Just curious as to how you store your home defense guns?
I don't like how I have my revolver setup right now and am looking for an idea.....
I keep it in a drawer in its factory plastic box..... loaded and unlocked....
Its a taurus model 627 and the key lock on it would be to slow in a emergency....
I however have the luxuory of not worrying about kids or anyone getting into it and I need it "ready" so if the women in the house need it they can grab it and it be ready...

So what would you all suggest?
Getting just a holster to put it in as opposed to the case?

If I am not wearing my .357 Rossi it is in its holster on a shelf above kiddies reach, if I am in the house. If I am out of the house, and not carrying it (as I should be), then it is locked up in a gunsafe. The reason for this is that, under our laws, one can be found to be criminally negligent if your fire arm is stolen and you have not done everything reasonably possible to have prevented that theft. Locking up in a drawer does not count, and neither does having the gun concealed somewhere in your house (except in a gun safe).

One of the small lockboxes with the buttons on top which can be opened quickly. I forget the brand name but there are several different ones available.

If I'm awake, it's in my pants pocket!

Since you don't have to worry about kids getting their hands on your gun, keep it loaded and ready at hand. A small box as suggested works fine. That's what I use. In other words, if and when you need it, probably around 3 a.m., in a dark room, you what to be able to grab, point and shoot.

If there are no kiddies around, why not put it on top of your nightstand every night?

I pull my S&W Mod. 66 .357 out of the nightstand drawer every night before I hit the hay and back in the drawer in the morning.

Opening a drawer then a box are two extra steps that you don't need to take.

In the headboard of the bed, Berretta 92 with Crimson Trace grips and a Surefire light. I have children, they shoot also.

How do you keep it in the headboard?
I'd like to get a quick/top open safe that would fit in my nightstand.....
I don't want to leave it just laying out because sometimes I can sleep pretty sound, and wouldn't want to wake up to a situation where someone was on top of me pointing my gun at me!!

Howdy folks,
I will make this embarrassing reply and maybe it will help some of you.
BE DARN CAREFUL WHERE YOU PUT YOUR GUN AT NIGHT!!
Backing up 16 or 17 years ago when the wife and I first set up housekeeping I kept a model 63 smith .22 on my night stand. I don't do that anymore however. It started Saturday morning. I had been out loafing and put whole bunch of lead bullets through the gun. Decided it needed cleaned and laid it up in a different place. Bedtime came the gun was still uncleaned so I did not put back in its place on the nightstand.
It was raining when I went to bed and the sound of the rain on the tin roof of the trailer I was living in was good. I was sleeping sound!. Now my can not stand dripping water. This was fall of the year and some leaves had evidently stopped up the gutter some time during the night. It started a drip outside the bedroom window. Now it did not wake me but as I said before I was sleeping sound and the wife hates a drip. The water was dripping on a metal trashcan lid that was kept just outside the bedroom. She, hating a drip, went to move the can. She did not wake me on the way out. All the movement and door screaking finally got to me. I heard the back door quietly close when she came back in. Trying to keep it quiet so she would not wake me up. I looked up half asleep and sure enough the bed was lumpy and it looked like she was there. But it was dark. Just as I was getting up to see what was going on the bedroom door opened. Now as I said. The wife was in the bed. It looked like it in the dark.
So here I go, clawing my night stand for the revolver there. My wife seen what was happening and shouted "its me don't shoot".
Having said all this had my gun been in its place I would have shot her as sure as I am setting here. Needless to say I have NEVER laid a gun on my night stand at night. It is now kept under the matress. It requires enough effort to get it that it would give plenty of time to think a little first. Also a would be crook would not find it and shoot me with it before I woke up.
Now here is some good advice I have not seen in the other posts. Get a good flashlight and put it on the night stand. Make **** sure what you are fixing to shoot. It would temporarily blind anyone for just a second. Maybe giving you enough time to get your gun or take the intruders. I cannot stress the importance of GETTING A LIGHT. A good strong bright light. It may be your wife or childs life you save. If you are good sleeper don't put the gun on the night stand. You are setting yourself up to hurt someone you love.
Crookedshot

crookedshot,

Sure glad you didn't shoot the little lady. That is scary. I also keep a large beam flashlight nearby my gun. I did mention that, but deleted it from my post. Didn't want to get to technical. But, you have a valid point. Especially, if the intruder has been in your home for awhile and got his night vision working. Close your eyes and a strong beam to his face will wipe out his night vision. Every second counts. Good point. Regarding keeping a gun in the open, I'm not keen on that. Have been on several burglary calls when the suspect has walked throughout the house from room to room. And the homeowner was unaware of his presents. Rifled through pants pockets, purses, drawers, etc. Some even take food. It's a tough decision to make. You have to feel comfortable and safe with your decision.

sig p-245 acp45 compact i have a head board that is a wood and iron mixture...i took a canvas tactical holster and superglued velcro onto the holser and the headboard with the pistol hanging upside down...laying on my back all i have to do is stick my hand up and behind the headboard and click the strap...not much time to release...works for me...no kids

Our headboard has a sliding wood door. It takes some thought and effort to open, the pistol is stored with a magazine about half inserted. Arming the gun takes enough actions and thought to ensure I am awake and able to recognize danger.

I keep mine loaded in its case under the bed skirting, within arms reach. All I'd need to do is reach under, flip open the case and Im good to go. Obviously, no kids here either.

i have learned a few technique from reading this thread. you guys are super great and smart too.

i keep 4 speedloaders and my revolver loaded for the house. it is hard to have an accidental discharge with revolver because the the super heavy trigger pull. i have a laser taped to the long barrel. it is good enough for 3 shots before the tape melt off. a home defense gun fight should be either over or turned into war mode by now. if it is war mode, i'll grab that ak47 and no body is going to go home that night beside me and my family.

i prefer revolver over autopistol for home defense and conceal carry. sometime, simplicity is the key to success. i have a kimber custom 2 and a glock 27, which i have no problem using to defense myself. however, they're not the first gun i go to because they're not cocked when i am at home.

i can't tell you guys where i keep my guns and how many i have for home defense purpose. however, i can leak this much classified information, everything is within arm reach.

I keep my S&W right be side the bed when I am asleep. If I am a wake it is in a safe place.

may i asked which model is your s&w?

model 908 cal. 9mm

This is how we do it in Australia. If I detect intruders, I invite them upstairs and sit them down on the sofa to watch a DVD while my wife makes them a cup of tea or pours a cold beer, and I ask them to excuse me while I go downstairs to unlock the gun-room, unlock the 2 locks on the pistol safe, take out my DW and unlock its case and then its trigger lock, go to the separate, locked ammo cabinet, undo its 2 locks and 2 padlocks, take out 6 rds of 158gr SJSP .357, take them all back upstairs, and carefully pointing the DW in a safe direction, load the rds. The intruders will then caution, "You're not going to alarm us by pointing that thing at us, are you, because if you are, we'll need counselling and we'll sue you." So then I pour them another beer and ask them to hang around while I wait 45 mins for the nearest police to drive up the mountain.
In that time I reverse the process and lock everything back up again, so that when (if) the police arrive, it won't be me they arrest for having an unsecured firearm.

it is very sad. i am fondling my desert eagle and taurus 627 6.5 inches barrel .357 magnum now as i read your post. i understand what these guns mean to me now.

i am going to go to the range and feed my guns some fresh rounds. after, i am going to take them for a walk. upon arriving home, i'll give them a nice clean both with mobil synthetic oil and some hoppe #9. i'll put some militec skin moisturizer on them and dap them with gun vaseline (tetra grease) and give them a few drops a mobil 1 synthetic baby oil.

i want to thank you richard for making me proud to be an american.