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Originally posted by Ronin1069:
Oh man, that sucks so much! You'll get no lectures from me, I'd gather that more than one person on this board have left themselves vulnerable to this happening at least one in their lifetime.

I bought this for my 4-Runner, love the security of this. Fits custom snug in your vehicle's console.

http://www.consolevault.com/To...2010--2017_p_71.html

I have one of those for my Tundra.
So big the wife's purse can fit in it.

Lock'er Down Gun Vault

Modified mine with magnets to hold everything into place.
Used Chicago screws to mount the magnets.











I highly recommend the electronic lock.

Sorry you lost your blaster, great ideas here about securing weapons in vehicles here.

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Originally posted by walker77:

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Originally posted by ensigmatic:
*tsk* <wags finger at 12131>

Going forward: https://www.amazon.com/SnapSaf...ativeASIN=B00TONRU9S

Hope you get it back.

Really? And how long do you think it would take someone at a dealership to get into that? One hit with a hammer and a screwdriver would be more than enough to get in. Or just cut the cable with pliers.

Way better than nothing!

I can't and won't pile on here. 12131 is a good man and things happen. A lesson has been learned and any person who has the guts to publicize it in an attempt to remind others is a big man.

I hope you have good fortune getting it back.

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Originally posted by gw3971:

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Originally posted by walker77:

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Originally posted by ensigmatic:
*tsk* <wags finger at 12131>

Going forward: https://www.amazon.com/SnapSaf...ativeASIN=B00TONRU9S

Hope you get it back.

Really? And how long do you think it would take someone at a dealership to get into that? One hit with a hammer and a screwdriver would be more than enough to get in. Or just cut the cable with pliers.

Way better than nothing!

Yes. It is better than nothing.

It is one thing for a dealer employee to grab something that is stuffed into a space unsecured. It is quite another for a dealer employee to actively break into a locked container in a customer's vehicle.

I'm not saying anything new here, but it bears repeating -- most theft is a crime of opportunity.

Say what you will about those little safes, but they will go a long way to protecting you from the opportunistic thief.

A thief with tools and determination will be able to access most any safe. That doesn't mean you just give up, it just means you need to set your expectations appropriately.

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Originally posted by AH.74:
Yes. It is better than nothing.

It is one thing for a dealer employee to grab something that is stuffed into a space unsecured. It is quite another for a dealer employee to actively break into a locked container in a customer's vehicle.

And extremely unlikely in one hour between 8:30 and 9:30 in the morning.

On the other hand, when my truck was in for repairs that involved spending significant time in one dealership's body shop and some in another dealership's mechanical shop for reprogramming, the nanovault that was under the seat, cabled to the seat, locked closed, empty was stolen. Whoever did it beat the crud out of the coating on the cable trying to get it off, then obviously got better tools and forced the box open. Sigh...

UPDATE:

After all that, I located the gun.

sigmonkey's post on page 2 about his gun in the hotel room gave me the nudge to search the house again, and, the third time was the charm. Found it, in its case, in the garage, inside the the desk drawer of the AR15 work station that's now use as storage space. Maybe I put it there on the day I took the car to the shop, who knows. I can only speculate now, because I truly do not remember when I put it there.

I feel really bad, that because of my stupidity, I suspected innocent people of a crime that never happened. Apology went out to the dealership.
Also, let the SO know that I've found it.

One good thing that came out of this is a lot of of good advice/comments/opinions I got from the thread. Thank you, everyone, for your time.

Glad to hear this. Better head down to the shop w/ donuts.

If you contacted the dealership about this, write a note of apology to corporate HQ outlining the confusion and offering reasons why the dealership is exemplary.

Bring something to the dealership in question, lunch for instance.

People make mistakes, that's why pencils come from the factory with erasers on them.

It's not how you fall, it's how you get up again.

Congrats, no harm, no foul.

And yeah, next time you're in the area, perhaps a case of beer for the guys at your mechanics shop . To insure no hard feelings for future visits.

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Originally posted by 12131:
UPDATE:

After all that, I located the gun.

Ain't that a bitch? The unknown stirs up a raft of bad Karma. Same thing happened to me the other day. A new flush valve in an open box failed to operate. Naturally I suspected swapped parts, a counterman sabotaging my job, everything except the obvious. Which turned out to be excessive pressure - 102# p.s.i.

Glad you found your gun. I usually find keys or my knife in the most unlikely spot. But one fact unites and binds these events:

It is usually in the last place checked. But not always. 'Cause I've looked right at an item and missed it. Unless the angels are having their fun.

Yeah, no harm, no foul, unless you were the people at the dealership.

That is SOOOOO... AWESOME ....do not be embarrassed in the least...KARMA smiles on those deserving...of...GOOD KARMA!...that is you my friend ...my faith is restored by this good news!

Good for you!

You had it taken care of. Removed and stored the gun before leaving it for service.

Only problem was, after everything was taken care of, you forgot. That part of it wasn't a big deal. Next time just know that you've taken care of the "missing" item and look for it harder.

Glad it turned up in your possession, the best outcome.

[QUOTE]Originally posted by Woodman:



Wait a minute here. You're telling us you keep looking after you found the item? Of course its the last place you look, because for most of us we stop looking when we find the item. Really.

On the lost gun thing...A really good friend sold me a M60 back in 1973. I put it away and then couldn't find it. We had a break in about 1978 but I didn't think it was stolen in that incident. So we moved in 1995 and the gun didn't turn up. Thing happen and in 1997 I was selling the house. I went up to that house for one last walk through before turning over the keys. Our closet had 10' ceilings just like the rest of the house. On the far corner of the top shelf I spotted what looked like a sock. I couldn't reach it so I got a curtain rod and fished. Sure enough, in the sock was the M60. I often used old socks as gun rugs, but don't ever remember putting it up that high. So right now I'm only missing a couple of handguns. But I had sons so that may be where they went. I know a double barrel went with one. He says he'll bring it back. Probably for cleaning.

All's well, that ends well. - Wm. Shakespeare

Glad to read you found it. I would not be embarrassed by this.

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Originally posted by rburg:
On the lost gun thing...A really good friend sold me a M60 back in 1973. I put it away and then couldn't find it. We had a break in about 1978 but I didn't think it was stolen in that incident. So we moved in 1995 and the gun didn't turn up. Thing happen and in 1997 I was selling the house. I went up to that house for one last walk through before turning over the keys. Our closet had 10' ceilings just like the rest of the house. On the far corner of the top shelf I spotted what looked like a sock. I couldn't reach it so I got a curtain rod and fished. Sure enough, in the sock was the M60. I often used old socks as gun rugs, but don't ever remember putting it up that high. So right now I'm only missing a couple of handguns. But I had sons so that may be where they went. I know a double barrel went with one. He says he'll bring it back. Probably for cleaning.

You have socks big enough to conceal an M60? Wow!

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