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I see you already bought a solution, but for the other folks reading out there- I put in the Tuffy center console and upgraded to the 3 digit combo lock so I don't have to shut off the truck and fiddle with a key to open it. My favorite part is that it sits low enough that the Ford tray still fits on top for all my little items. Works perfect to ditch the pistol while visiting a no carry area.
As for Mr. Arkansas open carry person- not every state is an open carry. Florida for example is not, you'll get arrested.
I found that yesterday and was going back and forth between the Tuffy and the E&G. Tuffy was a lot cheaper, but the E&G is better designed IMHO since the hinges are concealed and it's a complete box. I also like the fact I won't have to remove the tray every time I open it like I would with the Tuffy.
Bad guy sees your open-carry. He makes you his first target and gets the jump on you. I’m concealed carry, watch him shoot you, then I shoot him, because he didn’t know I was carrying. no one needs to know I’m carrying. That sense of security is for me, not them. And more importantly, I prefer the element of surprise and to be underestimated, it’s proven to be quite beneficial.
If I am in my truck.. my firearm is most likely on already my person.
For this annoying instances where I am FORCED to release myself of my weapon, I have a combo safe that fits nicely under my seat, hooked to a carbide cable, where I store it when I have to.
There are a multitude of those cable safes available on the internet.
The E&G Flow Through Console Vault arrived today. Install was pretty straight forward, but it would have been nicer to have some longer mounting screws. It was a PITA to get all 4 bolts threaded. But besides that I'm pretty impressed. The factory console tray is a snug fit and prevents it from moving which I like. The concealed hinge is nice and the latch is robust. Still trying to figure out how I am going to mount my EDC inside the vault, but until that happens, I lined it with some velcro dividers from a range bag that I had. Perfect fit and it'll work for now.
My vault finally got here yesterday but I am not going to mount for a few days. Since I use Sticky holsters for my cc I have used these in my last few vehicles. I just keep the holster on my side and mount this in the console when I need to lock it away. Mounts with a huge velcro pad and you can tilt as you like.
That's a great solution and wish I would have seen it earlier. I found a 2 pack of gun magnet mounts on Amazon by Rymmes for $28. They are super strong and holds my pistol very securely, but it does take quite a bit of force to draw it. It will definitely take some getting used to. Put one in the vault to hold the pistol in a position I can easily get a grip on and one under the drivers seat to conceal it but still be easily accessible when driving.
