Been sleeping great

[hogan]

Picked up my new SR40 last weekend. This was after the long 48 hour wait before you shoot someone law.
Have been shooting almost daily and what a sweet heart it is.
Been sleeping soundly with her under my pillow.

 

[Verndog]

...Been sleeping soundly with her under my pillow.

Thanks for confirming....I've wondered if anyone really did that. If I was ever that scared of where I lived...I'd move...but thats me. :shock:

 

[ArmedinAZ]

Thanks for confirming....I've wondered if anyone really did that. If I was ever that scared of where I lived...I'd move...but thats me. :shock:

You don't really have to be scared of where you live to be aware of what can happen in any neighborhood and take measures to be prepared. Lots of people go through life blissfully unaware and play the odds that the bad stuff will happen to someone else. That used to be me, until I made the decision to not ever be a victim if I could help it.

 

[Verndog]

...Lots of people go through life blissfully unaware and play the odds that the bad stuff will happen to someone else. That used to be me, until I made the decision to not ever be a victim if I could help it.

True, but there is a fine line between being obsessed, paranoid and it effecting every move, and using some caution without letting it controling your every move. IMO a gun under the pillow refered to as "sweetheart" crosses that line. No offence to the OP as I know there are people that go to great lengths well beyond where I draw the line. Again...that is me, to each his own. One thing I know for sure though...If I look for trouble hard enough, I will find it.

 

[ArmedinAZ]

Never mind the paranoid HD discussion....back O/T:wink:

Hogan, how about a detailed range report??

 

[Blizzard]

It is not paranoia; it is good sense to be prepared for the worst. I sleep with my P345 under my pillow, locked and loaded or at arms reach under the bed. A young lady asked me the other day, when I told her father of that practice, why I did that. I asked her if she thought the police would be able help if she awoke and found a BG in her bedroom. I told her that if I heard an intruder in my home while I was in bed, I would ask my wife to call 911 and that I would yell to the intruder that I had done so and that if he entered my bedroom I would blow his head off with my 45. I would hope that this would cause him to leave, but if it didn't ... This process allows the police to do their job, but also gives me the ability to protect myself if they can't.

 

[hogan]

Not paranoid my RF friends. Just meant it to be a bit of humor. I do not sleep with it under my pillow, and I do leave the chamber empty.
Our home is in a very quiet neighborhood, closest neighbor about a half mile away and our house sits off the road about a quarter mile. Verrrry peaceful, but also very remote. Just thought that I would better my odds against the BG.

 

[ArmedinAZ]

No shooting report hogan?

To each his own but it would seem possible (if one were to actually keep a loaded pistol under his pillow) to have a dream about shooting guns and get ahold of it and....wake up wondering who in the heck was shooting. :shock:

 

[Verndog]

It is not paranoia; it is good sense to be prepared for the worst.....

That much we agree on. Just how to prepare is what I question. IMO sleeping on a loaded gun there a greater danger of an accident then a BG showing up. There are plenty of ways to be prepared and be safe also.

 

[blume357]

I too don't like the 'under the pillow' location.

I much prefer under the mattress or on the bedside table, both of which I use depending on which bedroom at my house I'm sleeping in.. no, I'm not Mormon.

 

[Ethang]

So I am the only one that sleeps with my full rig on? :wink:

 

[Mike J]

I too don't like the 'under the pillow' location.

I always figured if I went to sleep with a loaded pistol under my pillow I'd wake up right after I had shot myself or something else. I agree with the nightstand being fine.

 

[hogan]

Never mind the paranoid HD discussion....back O/T:wink:

Hogan, how about a detailed range report??

Little early for range reports. Still getting used to the gun, but at approx. 15 yds it is hitting about a 3" pattern. Trigger is a bit gritty yet but has improved alot since coming out of the box.
Still shooting the El Cheapo Wally world FMJ to get the thing broken in.
Have not had any ftf's.

 

[ArmedinAZ]

Little early for range reports. Still getting used to the gun, but at approx. 15 yds it is hitting about a 3" pattern. Trigger is a bit gritty yet but has improved alot since coming out of the box.
Still shooting the El Cheapo Wally world FMJ to get the thing broken in.
Have not had any ftf's.

Perfectly acceptable accuracy at 45' and no FTFs. Nice.

Now back to the thread hijack in progress:

Blume, no need to explain why you sometimes sleep in different bedrooms.. :shock: Buy some roses.:wink:

 

[9isFine]

ArmedinAZ wrote:

Blume, no need to explain why you sometimes sleep in different bedrooms.. Buy some roses.

Thinking the same thing, chocolate also helps.

 

[btrumanj]

Hmmm, To each his own, but I've been sleeping with a gun under my pillow for years. A revolver in a nylon holster most times but my P97 for the last few years. Never shot myself or any other problems so far. Don't think I'd do it with a Glock or similar type pistol. Am I paranoid?? Nope, I just like a gun handy.
BT

 

[Mike J]

I didn't mean to be critical of anyone else BT. We all make our own choices. I just get too restless in my sleep at times.

 

[btrumanj]

Mike J, like I said I wouldn't do it with all guns. Found out q long time ago if something makes one nervous about guns, shooting or reloading, it's best to avoid the practice regardless of what someone else does.
BT

 

[K_Mac]

My reason for not sleeping with a handgun is pragmatic. My wife would not sleep with both...

 

[oilcangary]

I sleep with my P95 under the pillow, my P97 on the nightstand and a 308 L1A1 in the bed beside me and I'm not paranoid.........what's that.



Just kidding I usually sleep with on on the nightstand or in my case the computer desk next to my bed.I have slept with one under my ex-wifes pillow a few times after we split of course.

 

[NixieTube]

I think it's a very worthwhile thing to note for a lot of people: having the ability to defend yourself and your family with a well-made gun actually makes sleeping at night much easier.

I know that after I bought my SR9 and S&W4040PD I slept much better at night. I bought the SR9 because of the visual/tactile loaded chamber indicator and manual safety because I knew that both of them added a level of redundancy to the safeties inherent in the DA trigger that would *allow* me to keep the gun loaded and chambered but close to my person while I was sleeping.

You touch the gun and you know whether it's chambered. No noise, no drama, no press check, in the dark, in the rain, in the middle of a hurricane. I can't imagine the stress involved in press-checking a firearm at 2 a.m. in the dark when you don't want to make noise, and I don't want to ever try it. I want to know the instant I pick it up without any noise. And with the manual safety on you can honestly say it would take an amazingly exceptional event to cause the gun to fire accidentally, probably something that would blow the house down anyway. When I looked at the alternatives I wanted a pistol I could keep under my pillow every once in a while without worrying.

I've slept better ever since I bought it. I have friends who have asked whether I've slept with it under my pillow and I tell them: Yes. And I sleep better when I want it there.

It's a very safe gun and yet with just a bit of instruction in the manual of arms it's a very ready weapon. I don't want to be in the position of press-checking a firearm at 2:00 in the morning in the dark. I also want a pistol that I can keep literally under my head if I need to, but sleep safely in the knowledge that it's a quick series of operations away from firing, while also being almost impossible to fire otherwise. Safe *and* secure, and that's why I like it.

 

[Yawn]

I think it's a very worthwhile thing to note for a lot of people: having the ability to defend yourself and your family with a well-made gun actually makes sleeping at night much easier.

I know that after I bought my SR9 and S&W4040PD I slept much better at night. I bought the SR9 because of the visual/tactile loaded chamber indicator and manual safety because I knew that both of them added a level of redundancy to the safeties inherent in the DA trigger that would *allow* me to keep the gun loaded and chambered but close to my person while I was sleeping.

You touch the gun and you know whether it's chambered. No noise, no drama, no press check, in the dark, in the rain, in the middle of a hurricane. I can't imagine the stress involved in press-checking a firearm at 2 a.m. in the dark when you don't want to make noise, and I don't want to ever try it. I want to know the instant I pick it up without any noise. And with the manual safety on you can honestly say it would take an amazingly exceptional event to cause the gun to fire accidentally, probably something that would blow the house down anyway. When I looked at the alternatives I wanted a pistol I could keep under my pillow every once in a while without worrying.

I've slept better ever since I bought it. I have friends who have asked whether I've slept with it under my pillow and I tell them: Yes. And I sleep better when I want it there.

It's a very safe gun and yet with just a bit of instruction in the manual of arms it's a very ready weapon. I don't want to be in the position of press-checking a firearm at 2:00 in the morning in the dark. I also want a pistol that I can keep literally under my head if I need to, but sleep safely in the knowledge that it's a quick series of operations away from firing, while also being almost impossible to fire otherwise. Safe *and* secure, and that's why I like it.

I can't tell you how big of a +1 I am about this! Excellent post on the load indicator. Mentioned some aspects I hadn't even thought about. Went shooting with my friend and hiw 380 was having chambering problems a bit. We only found out when we pull the trigger and then had to invesitgate.