Creative ways to hide gun in car

[Zach S]

Hasnt this been covered in in other threads during the past three years? Anyway...

Here's the setup I used in my decomissioned police Caprice:
(Pics were taken at night, and I didnt have a battery in the car)

The holster is a blade-tech, I made the mount myself. I got stopped one day for something minor, and when I informed the LEO of the gun I had on me, and the one mounted under the dash, he wanted to see the mounted one. He liked it. We got to talking about guns and he forgot why he stopped me, but jokingly warned me not to do it again.

I want to do a similar mount for my current caprice, but I use the cupholder occupied by that space pretty often. I'm going to keep the holster in mind when I'm buidling my console.

You think that's gross, try being the only driving male in a house full of hormone-enraged females. Nothing proves your manliness like walking up to the cashier at your local grocer at 11pm with the jumbo box of sanitary napkins.

Pads are great improvised field dressings. I actually have a box in my car. I didnt buy them though.

I've got more than a few "good thinking" comments by going to the ER with a Kotex taped to my arms/leg/shoulder/whatever needed sticted up...

 

[akodo]

I remember seeing Robert De Niro using a very large SLURPPY cup to hide a little back-up palm pistol .38 revolver type in a movie once. He left the straw in the cup. I can't remember the name of the movie right now.

I was watching 'heist' the main theif bought a bag of 'pickmeuppills' dumped them out and put a baby browning in the bag. Step 2 was put baby browning in a medium sized coffee cup. Went to metal detector, set coffee cup on TOP of the pacakge screening, he and his package each went through, grabbed cup back up and smalltalked guard until the guard turned and he could fish gun out. Of course, until he fished the gun out the audience had no idea that it was in the coffee.

 

[mp510]

There was a bad guy on cops last night that had a Smith 642 (IIRC) hidden in the fuzebox of his car.

 

[LaVere]

I am left handed and it is hard for me to retreive or shoot with my left hand in my car. I mounted an inexpencive holster to the seatbelt post on my rightside. 99% of the time my gun is IWB and on my left side. At times I have pulled and placed it in the seat holster. That way I can pull and shoot without the door or seat belts getting the way. I do practice shooting one handed using my right hand. At 3 to 4 feet it would be hard to miss.
I have also practiced shooting from with in the car with my left and right hand. I was not driving I was stopped at the time and it was in a safe location and I had hearing and eye protection on.
I do not leave or store the gun in that location ever. I have a lock box or it is on my person.



Looks like it is time to vacuum the van.

 

[CoRoMo]

Creative ways to hide gun in car

I bought a nice quality holster that fits my pistol perfectly. I then mount the holster inside my waistband, on a good quality gun belt. This method is superior to anything I've read here.

 

[bigfatdave]

CoRoMo, that won't allow you to run to your car and retrieve your pistol, though.

 

[Warhawk83]

If I have it in the car it never stays there,I keep it in an open cubby under the radio while driving. Open carry is legal in my state. While on my college campus I can't even have it in the damn car, if they saw it they could expel me.

 

[CCWB]

I blame The Best Defense for this posting. Either the holstered pistol is in the console just to the right of my kne, or it's on my person. As far as locked up, the glove box or another location under double lock. There is really no in between. I only take it off my person for a longer drive. 90% of the time we know our stops prior to leaving, so there really is no excuse unless the only crapper serves alcohol. Either way, you $h 1 t outta' luck.

 

[StealthyBlagga]

I made a mount with integral holster (cheap nylon type) that installs inside the center console of my Toyota 4Runner and holds my Kahr MK40 in its own pocket holster - just grab the holstered pistol and go, or draw right from the mounted rig. Cheap and easy to make:

























As for leaving the vehicle, my 4Runner also has a neat "hidden compartment" in the glovebox that evades casual inspection, and it is big enough for my pistol. The whole glovebox locks, so there is additional security there too.

For long guns, I run a thick cable through the action and secure the other end to the tie-down rings in the trunk. This can be defeated with tools, of course, but slows down the casual smash-and-grab thief.

Overall, the 4Runner is about as good as it gets for packin' heat

 

[Guillermo]

Stealthy is way too organized for me

 

[DFW1911]

I store mine on the top of my vehicle, in plain sight. I really don't have any problems with traffic or people trying to break into my truck.

Fuel price is nothing compared to the ammo it uses...

This thing is called an Ibis Tek Jackal: search it and check it out (better pics in their pdf brochures).

No, I don't own one.

 

[Guillermo]

CoRoMo must never go anywhere that he can't carry. Or he ignores the law.

 

[bigfatdave]

Guillermo, it really isn't hard to avoid CPZ's, and when one must disarm, there isn't really a need to hide a pistol in a quick-access spot. CoRoMo, it seems, has thought through the actual possibilities of a SD situation, and realizes that a pistol on your person is better than one you can only reach from the driver's seat.
That being said, StealthyBlagga has a pretty good solution there, I like it because the pistol doesn't need to exit the CC holster.

 

[Guillermo]

it really isn't hard to avoid CPZ's

Post Office, government buildings, schools and hospitals are off limits in Texas. I do not know how to avoid these places.

I have spawned and am sending said offspring to school. This evening she is receiving an academic award. Should I carry and break the law or skip the event? I choose to attend and hide my sidearm in the car. When in the car my gun is on my hip but I cannot carry everywhere.

 

[KarenTOC]

I once had a friend whose car was so messy that the trash on the rear floor was above seat level (the trash on the seat leveled it out). I'm sure she could have hidden ANYTHING in her backseat without fear it ever being stolen. A smash-and-grab thief probably would probably not even bother with her car.

Just a thought...

 

[9MMare]

Stealthy is way too organized for me

And his car is way too clean.

 

[kennjen]

My good friend in Japan is friends with a Son of a major Yakuza head. Since he had a reasonable risk of being kid napped by a rival yakuza, he had a secret compartment above the sun visor. BTW, he also had an indoor shooting range in his house. (And he is not even supposed to have a gun)

I've also heard of a fellow with an serect compartment in the side sill frame of a car. The compartment had a combination lock on it. The real kicker and the secrect feature is that the compartment had 2 different combination. You can set the dial to one number ...say 123 and the compartment would slide one way revealing one compartment. Yet, you set it to another number..... say 789 and it would slide the other way revealing a second compartment with a gun.

Implication is that you can open it to a one of the two compartment you chose to. If a cop forces you to open it, you can open it to a compartment that doesn't have the gun and likely satisfy his curiosity.

That is slick !!

 

[SharpsDressedMan]

I have a sports water bottle that has a blue nylon insulated cover that houses a Walther PPk or Chief Special sized gun inside the plastic bottle (it has a slit cut out the length of the body of the bottle; just wedge your hand in, come out with the gun, after unzipping the nylon cover). It lays on the front or rear seat, within easy reach, and does not look anything like a weapon.

 

[bigfatdave]

Guillermo, well, I can say that I wouldn't fault you if you happened to forget.
But I would fault you if your car was stolen/broken into and your firearm went missing because you didn't secure it properly.

I imagine the guilt from arming a criminal would cause a lot more lost sleep than the guilt from forgetting to disarm for a CPZ.

 

[Guillermo]

Dave,

Respectfully disagree that I would have any responsibility if a criminal were to break into my vehicle and steal my gun.

When I have to go to a county building there is no "forgetting" as they sport metal detectors. There I have no choice but to leave my sidearm (or two) in the vehicle.

Today I did not forget to disarm. Put my PM9 in the console, parked near the well travelled entrance and watched the kiddo be inducted into the National Honor Society. (sorry for bragging but I am a proud pappa.)

 

[bigfatdave]

Congrats on the NHS induction.
I agree that metal detectors actually make a CPZ effective, so do armed security. I don't make a habit of violating "gun-free-zones" on purpose, I'm more of an avoidance type (the post office can be avoided, government facilities are a dedicated trip without CCW most times, schools and hospitals aren't an issue), but I'll admit that I've actually noticed the sign on the way out, or not seen it until I was already in a few times ... oddly there wasn't a force-field, and nobody panicked ... but I imagine that turning around rapidly right in front of a CPZ sign might garner a bit more attention.

If the right thing to do is to put the pistol in your vehicle, what about someone taking the bus, anyway?

While you may not be liable legally for a stolen firearm, and you might not even be personally responsible for the use it might be put to after a theft, I'd think that you wouldn't be feeling very good if it went missing and moved into the black market. I make an effort not to arm car thieves or their scummy friends, and when I stash my CC, I don't do it anywhere near where I get out if I can avoid it ... and I lock it up in the trunk at a minimum. A cash-box with a key is $20, and with some foam it will hold 2 pistols (MrsBFD packs too) with a reload for each ... add in some steel cable (free from work) and a cheap padlock and you have a good pistol box easily secured to the structure of your vehicle.

 

[Gamera]

Stealthy: Awesome job dude, I'll have to look into doing that to my 4Runner too

 

[Guillermo]

Dave,

thank you for the congrats. I know she is an outstanding young lady as she currently has a 4.15 at a VERY good college prep private school. The public acknowledgment is kind of fun. She is also a gun girl. I gave her a Smith 19 for her 15th b day. She really wants a 1911. I am considering giving her a Fusion 45 kit for Christmas. But enough of my popped vest buttons.

I again must respectfully disagree that if I have a weapon stolen that I have any moral obligation. I drive an SUV so I have no trunk. In addition to my carry gun (a PM9 or Colt DS) I usually have a "bug out bag" that has a bunch of stuff, including tactical flashlight and a Springfield XD45. While I try to put it between the flipped seats in the rear if I am going to be gone for any length of time, the THIEF is the one that is doing the bad thing.

We honest folks have the right to keep anything in our locked car. If some scum steals it such is the thief's fault, not the victim.

 

[AmazING]

Hello there,

I've just read your post about a secret gun compartment with 2 different combinations.

What is the name of this product?
Is it available int the US?

Thanks.