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Firearm placement for driver

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I was curious if anyone could recommend an easily obtainable location for a pistol. Unfortunately I need to use the console for the radar detector, napkins, etc.

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A holster on your belt where it belongs.
 

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A holster on your belt where it belongs.
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Not sure that will work if you are right-handed. Even being a left-hander, having a holster on your hip with a seatbelt on seems counter-productive to draw time.

OP - I would look into a magnet (there are companies that make them and they usually require drilling into the vehicle panels).

For storage, you can buy a Vaultek safe and stow it under your seat or in the glove box.
 

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Not sure that will work if you are right-handed. Even being a left-hander, having a holster on your hip with a seatbelt on seems counter-productive to draw time.

OP - I would look into a magnet (there are companies that make them and they usually require drilling into the vehicle panels).

For storage, you can buy a Vaultek safe and stow it under your seat or in the glove box.
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I’m right handed and carry in a TT Gunleather OWB at 3:30…and have for 25+ years. I have no issues drawing from a seated position even with a seatbelt on….you practice at things that you may need to do some day. Training is vital.
Those magnets are ridiculously stupid and a recipe for a hole in your foot…and there’s countless instances of negligent discharges using those pieces of trash.
 

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I’m right handed and carry in a TT Gunleather OWB at 3:30…and have for 25+ years. I have no issues drawing from a seated position even with a seatbelt on….you practice at things that you may need to do some day. Training is vital.
Those magnets are ridiculously stupid and a recipe for a hole in your foot…and there’s countless instances of negligent discharges using those pieces of trash.
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Fair points.

But damn, you're old bro! j/k

Not everyone has the same mindset as you, and the training part is left out. Some people want extremely fast access with little-to-no training, which is not a good option.
 

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Fair points.

But damn, you're old bro! j/k

Not everyone has the same mindset as you, and the training part is left out. Some people want extremely fast access with little-to-no training, which is not a good option.
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And that’s the issue right there…everyone wants instant results with no training. Those are the people that carry that I’d rather not have around me if things ever go south.
I’d bet money a well trained person could draw and be on target from a holster in a seated position before a beginner could swipe a handgun off a knee level magnet and get on target. Hell…there was a guy bragging about using one of those in a FB group this week that said he wasn’t worried about a negligent discharge because he doesn’t keep a round chambered. At some point just leave it at home…because you’re not ready. lol
 

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I’m right handed and carry in a TT Gunleather OWB at 3:30…and have for 25+ years. I have no issues drawing from a seated position even with a seatbelt on….you practice at things that you may need to do some day. Training is vital.
Those magnets are ridiculously stupid and a recipe for a hole in your foot…and there’s countless instances of negligent discharges using those pieces of trash.
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I agree. I have carried mine on the right since I started in law enforcement in 1970. Never had a problem drawing while seated in a vehicle with a seat belt.
 

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I agree. I have carried mine on the right since I started in law enforcement in 1970. Never had a problem drawing while seated in a vehicle with a seat belt.
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I agree. I have carried mine on the right since I started in law enforcement in 1970. Never had a problem drawing while seated in a vehicle with a seat belt.
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Ahhhh, come on! In 1970 you had a Barney Fife dangler with a revolver and probably a bench front seat with plenty of room in a Ford. Lmao!
My orig from circa 1981:




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Thank you for your service guys.
 

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You can always try Vaultek's Slider and mount it to the passenger seat. I usually just leave it on though.

Last year going to the NRA show in Indy, we stopped at a populated Cracker Barrel and 5 minutes before we left, some car pulled up and broke the window of my buddy's truck and stole all our stuff. They probably thought they hit gold when they saw my small gun travel safe, only for it to be empty because it was on me lol... Sucked losing some stuff that was priceless to me.
 

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Eljaber said:
You can always try Vaultek's Slider and mount it to the passenger seat. I usually just leave it on though.

Last year going to the NRA show in Indy, we stopped at a populated Cracker Barrel and 5 minutes before we left, some car pulled up and broke the window of my buddy's truck and stole all our stuff. They probably thought they hit gold when they saw my small gun travel safe, only for it to be empty because it was on me lol... Sucked losing some stuff that was priceless to me.
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Sorry to hear.
 

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+1 for carrying on your person and +10 for practice. Or you'll end up on TV not being able to holster your weapon.....
 

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