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Old 03-12-2017, 10:43 PM
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NAA .22 mag. A true pocket revolver
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Old 03-12-2017, 10:57 PM
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Originally Posted by beepster
Ruger LCP or LC9 will work nicely. My old 38 snubby fits perfectly w/ no hangups...
LCP 380 with critical defense loads , perfect for the hidden area . Also easy access !
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Old 03-13-2017, 09:03 PM
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Originally Posted by L8ter
They're not clips, they're magazines.

The one on the left is commonly called a stripper clip.
This is a clip.




And I'll bet more people would know what you were talking about if you said clip than magazine.
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Old 03-13-2017, 09:14 PM
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I use the center console, as my 9MM Taurus 708 Slim does not fit in the center screen area. I just wish there was some way to lock the center console.
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Old 03-13-2017, 09:27 PM
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I have a LCP in 380 and as someone else posted I have a Kimber Solo 9mm both fit nicely.
I also have a Glock 26 I haven't tried this one but I think it would be a tight fit nice gun though. All my other guns are too big to fit well I guess my 38 snub but I don't like carrying this gun just not one of my favorites!
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Old 03-14-2017, 04:22 PM
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Originally Posted by rdrnr
S&W Bodyguard 380, accurate small and light with built in laser.
Fits well and I have it on the shelf divider. You still need to position it correctly but it works great
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Here's another 9mm that fits perfectly laying down on its side. It comes with an extra magazine plate that is flat and I had to put it on but once I did it fit perfectly.



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Old 03-14-2017, 04:52 PM
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Originally Posted by dprestidge
The one on the left is commonly called a stripper clip.
This is a clip.




And I'll bet more people would know what you were talking about if you said clip than magazine.
And the one in your picture is called an En-bloc Clip aka bloc clip, as I'm sure you well know.
Just trying to keep things simple, and help root out ignorance perpetuated by the media, too many authors, and Hollywood.
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Old 03-14-2017, 05:08 PM
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Originally Posted by tolnep
What gun is that?
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Old 03-14-2017, 05:54 PM
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I think it's a Phaser set to the stun setting.
Actually it's Deckard's Blaster from the movie BLADE RUNNER.

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Old 03-14-2017, 06:57 PM
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Performance center Shield 9 that's either holstered on me or within easy reach in the glove box. No way I'm waiting for the secret window if I need to get to it fast.

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Old 03-14-2017, 08:15 PM
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Originally Posted by mike-ss1
I am a big fan of the Keltec 380.
Yep, it fits and it is pretty inexpensive to boot.
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Old 03-14-2017, 08:30 PM
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Originally Posted by Zap City
Performance center Shield 9 that's either holstered on me or within easy reach in the glove box. No way I'm waiting for the secret window if I need to get to it fast.
If I were to carry a 9mm Shield it would be in a small corvette fanny pack that I would have attached to the front of the seat and sit within easy reach between my legs.
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Old 03-14-2017, 09:23 PM
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Sig 938...perfection! Xd9 in glove box, 45 dessert eagle 1911 in rear compartment.
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Old 03-15-2017, 10:27 AM
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When we used to live so far out in the woods we had to go toward town to hunt, my wife and I practiced immediate action drills regarding intruders and threat risk scenarios. Police response was 20-30 minutes to our home. My wife successfully ejected a man, who we later had the sheriff confirm was a convicted rapist, from our property when he attempted to come to our front door. He decided to return to his car and leave with the help and persuasiveness of a 1911 government model 45 cocked and locked in her hand.

In my mind we need to do the same preparation in our C7s. There are wolves in our world. We can either be sheep or sheep dogs. I choose the later.

Our threat antenna is still very sensitive. The slightest quiver of alertness to a potential threat should concurrently prompt us to look for both evasion and defensive options. This could initiate a u-turn, a screen drop and extraction of a firearm from that source or our carry weapons being made ready for use by both me and my wife. Evasion tops a firefight in nearly every instance and our vehicles don't offer us much protection from serious threats.

I recall having my early days of using a GPS set to "shortest route" mode. I was directed off of a major highway and into a drug slinging neighborhood near Memphis. I spotted what I was about to drive into a bad situation a block ahead of me and did an about face. That was the last time I used that mode.

If the threat develops so quickly that you are facing a muzzle of a weapon against your driver door glass while stopped you both do what you need to do to stay alive. No sudden moves or heroics need be attempted. Hopefully your key fob stays with you as you relinquish the vehicle if that is the only goal of the perpetrator.

As far as the compensating comments made earlier, I like the story of the officer who stopped an elderly lady for a routine traffic issue and something about her demeanor prompted him to ask her if she had a weapon in her car. She said, " Yes, I have a pistol in my glove box." He said, " anything else?" She said, "Well, I have a revolver in my purse." He asked, "Is that it?" She said, "Actually I also have a shotgun in my trunk."

He said, "If you don't mind my asking what are you afraid of?"

She replied, "Not a damn thing."

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Old 03-15-2017, 03:47 PM
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SW Shield 9mm. Sig P938 9mm. Bersa Thunder .380. SW Airlite .38.
They all fit fine but there ate other areas to place them as well.
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Old 06-05-2018, 12:01 PM
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Old thread but maybe this will save someone else some frustration.

Picked up an M&P 40C and was hoping it would fit behind the screen. After playing tetris with it and double checking clearance, I found a position where it looked to be about a perfect fit and wouldn't slide around. Great! Screen went up just fine but on the way back down, the pistol and screen managed to create one hell of a wedge and locked everything in place. The front sight got wedged behind some hidden ledge/indentation on the back of the screen and the screen only went down about 2" leaving little room to work with. A royal PITA! Screen wouldn't go up or down and the pistol was completely wedged in there. Safety first of course and the pistol was clear but I had to use a small pry bar to push the trigger guard down and away and after about 30 minutes of cussing, the screen finally came down.

Lesson learned, even if the dimensions work, be aware of how the pistol is oriented when you put it in there and the hidden indentations and ledges on the back of the screen that like to catch things.
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Old 06-05-2018, 12:21 PM
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Look at Rick Corvette Conti's video where one got jammed similar to yours. Costed this customer around $350 for a complete dash disassembly to free it. The video of what they had to do starts at 6 minutes. Very detailed and interesting to watch.
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Old 06-05-2018, 12:25 PM
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Insert anything you wish to get lodged in there and not get out!
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Old 06-05-2018, 12:27 PM
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I've seen a lot of Ricks videos but unfortunately missed that one!lol
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