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10-20-2009, 04:04 AM
Mention a gun rack to a city slicker and the first images that may come to mind are stereotypical images of an old rusted Dodge pickup truck with a gun rack in the back window holding three or four shotguns. Perhaps the driver has southern accent and is chewing on a stalk of some sort.
Well, that image isn't necessarily true, and that hick driving that rusty pickup with the long guns in it is probably a hunter putting food on his table, a rancher going out to protect the herd, or in the modern sense, a police officer in a Crown Victoria.
As that image changed, so too did the way long arms were mounted in vehicles. With population growth on the rise in large cities we had to start locking not only our doors but the long arms in our mobile domiciles. Not so much a statement on the need to lock up arms, but rather a statement on society and theft.
I'll get out of the rocking chair here and move on to the point of this review. The folks at Santa Cruz Gun Locks recently gave us the chance to sample something that most of us civilian shooters do not normally use nor have access to: one of their weapons retention systems.
The model we previewed was the SC-917-B Adjustable Wall/Trunk Lock.
The hardware not only allows you to safely store a long arm within the confines a home or vehicle, but expands on that by giving you some variety in the means of securing it, accessing it and the ability to use it to store multiple items. Whether car, truck, bulkhead or a closet in the home, there is a solution to be had.
As it comes out of the box:
http://230grain.com/images/articles/santa/tn_santa/tn_lock_kit.jpg (http://230grain.com/images/articles/santa/lock_kit.jpg)
Lock, wiring kit, and quick release button.
http://230grain.com/images/articles/santa/tn_santa/tn_bars.jpg (http://230grain.com/images/articles/santa/bars.jpg)
Long bar and a short bar. Both 1/8" bars are made of 10-gauge steel.
http://230grain.com/images/articles/santa/tn_santa/tn_buttplate1.jpg (http://230grain.com/images/articles/santa/butt_plate1.jpg)http://230grain.com/images/articles/santa/tn_santa/tn_buttplate2.jpg (http://230grain.com/images/articles/santa/butt_plate2.jpg)http://230grain.com/images/articles/santa/tn_santa/tn_buttplate3.jpg (http://230grain.com/images/articles/santa/butt_plate3.jpg)
Adjustable Butt Plate
Although we did not cover it in this review, Santa Cruz offers other mounting options if your installation will not make use of the butt plate. Below we show their L muzzle support bracket with a muzzle plug.
http://230grain.com/images/articles/santa/tn_santa/tn_muzzle_cup_support.jpg (http://230grain.com/images/articles/santa/muzzle_cup_support.jpg)
L muzzle support base with muzzle cap. (Not included in the 917-SB kit)
http://230grain.com/images/articles/santa/tn_santa/tn_L_bracket_1.jpg (http://230grain.com/images/articles/santa/L_bracket_1.jpg)http://230grain.com/images/articles/santa/tn_santa/tn_L_bracket_2.jpg (http://230grain.com/images/articles/santa/L_bracket_2.jpg)
Supplied 'L' Bracket used at the base of the system.
The top of the L bracket base plate has open slots on top which are used to mount the butt plate. The lower portion of the L bracket has pre drilled channels for surface mounting. Generally you will likely use only three or four of the holes, arranged as needed for your most secure fit. But with nine holes in total you can bolt it to pretty much anything.
How it all comes together:
http://230grain.com/images/articles/santa/tn_santa/tn_butt_plate_bracket.jpg (http://230grain.com/images/articles/santa/butt_plate_bracket.jpg)
Mount the butt plate to the L bracket with a set of nuts and flat bolts...
http://230grain.com/images/articles/santa/tn_santa/tn_lock_channel.jpg (http://230grain.com/images/articles/santa/lock_channel.jpg)
Slide one of the supplied bars through the receiver slot on the back of the lock.
...and then use the system depending on your needs:
http://230grain.com/images/articles/santa/tn_santa/tn_bar_short.jpg (http://230grain.com/images/articles/santa/bar_short.jpg)
Short bar (fixed, non adjustable) setup
http://230grain.com/images/articles/santa/tn_santa/tn_bar_long.jpg (http://230grain.com/images/articles/santa/bar_long.jpg)
Long bar (fully adjustable) setup
The Lock:
The hardened lock weighs more than two pounds and is encased in rubber shield to protect a longarm from being scratched, nicked, or dented. The lock secures the firearm by means of a ratchet system similar to a set of handcuffs.
http://230grain.com/images/articles/santa/tn_santa/tn_lock_open.jpg (http://230grain.com/images/articles/santa/lock_open.jpg)
The lock now opened. Note the teeth on the exterior wall of the shackle and the retaining channel on the left of the lock.
http://230grain.com/images/articles/santa/tn_santa/tn_lock_closed.jpg (http://230grain.com/images/articles/santa/lock_closed.jpg)
The closed lock. Note how the teeth move into the channel. The lock is now secured.
http://230grain.com/images/articles/santa/tn_santa/tn_pawl.jpg (http://230grain.com/images/articles/santa/pawl.jpg)http://230grain.com/images/articles/santa/tn_santa/tn_teeth.jpg (http://230grain.com/images/articles/santa/teeth.jpg)
Closer view of the pawl and teeth.
There are two methods to release the lock, electronic and manual.
The electronic method is simple and versatile: At the rear of the lock are two exposed wires which connect to a solenoid inside the lock itself. Power one of the wires up and it will release the locking mechanism. If your longarm is mounted in the front of the vehicle, you would simply press the button, grab the firearm and exit the vehicle. As other installations mount the longarm in the rear or trunk of the vehicle, options such as a timer must be employed.
http://230grain.com/images/articles/santa/tn_santa/tn_timer.jpg (http://230grain.com/images/articles/santa/timer.jpg)
Sc-7009-a delay timer
The knob on the top can be adjusted for the amount of time needed to access the lock. There is also a push button supplied. The timer will hold the lock open for the set amount of time you've programmed, after which the lock will re-engage.
Of course you should be concerned with security at this point--you cant have the open wires exposed or it would defeat the purpose of the lock. The folks at Santa Cruz also thought of this and left a channel on the top of the lock body to accommodate a cable harness. (The kind used for old telephone receivers would be perfect.)
http://230grain.com/images/articles/santa/tn_santa/tn_top_lock.jpg (http://230grain.com/images/articles/santa/top_lock.jpg)
If you omit the electronic lock or it fails, as electronics are prone to doing, we have the manual means:
http://230grain.com/images/articles/santa/tn_santa/tn_key.jpg (http://230grain.com/images/articles/santa/key.jpg)http://230grain.com/images/articles/santa/tn_santa/tn_keyhole.jpg (http://230grain.com/images/articles/santa/keyhole.jpg)
Despite the fact that the target audience for this product is police departments, the variety of mounting options go past that and well into the civilian market.
Mounting options:
The rotating circumference of the lock design measured point to point is 2.631 inches, meaning the lock can accommodate many different styles of fore-stocks with or without accessories and other tactical accouterments.
http://230grain.com/images/articles/santa/tn_santa/tn_diameter.jpg (http://230grain.com/images/articles/santa/diameter.jpg)
2.631 inches
The design of the lock has a ledge/cradle which is used to give additional support to the firearm when the lock is used in a horizontal position.
http://230grain.com/images/articles/santa/tn_santa/tn_tri_guard.jpg (http://230grain.com/images/articles/santa/tri_guard.jpg)
The above image shows how you would take advantage of the horizontal ledge/cradle when storing the longarm. It also shows how the lock clamps around the forestock.
In the vertical position, you would only use the ledge/cradle as a guide. In the horizontal position the lower portion of the lock itself offers a ledge on which you can place the firearm to balance it out while quickly securing and closing the locking arm around it.
Here we have it mounted in a closet with a variety of longarms to show its versatility.
http://230grain.com/images/articles/santa/tn_santa/tn_sc1.jpghttp://230grain.com/images/articles/santa/tn_santa/tn_sc2.jpghttp://230grain.com/images/articles/santa/tn_santa/tn_sc3.jpg
Standard length shotgun, short barrel AR-15 rifle, and a standard 20” AR-15 rifle with triangular hand guards.
What we especially liked about this system was that with the toss of a shirt and cap, it is hidden from all but the most prying eyes.
http://230grain.com/images/articles/santa/tn_santa/tn_uncovered.jpg (http://230grain.com/images/articles/santa/uncovered.jpg)http://230grain.com/images/articles/santa/tn_santa/tn_covered.jpg (http://230grain.com/images/articles/santa/covered.jpg)
(Editor's note: Next time use a longer shirt ;))
Since the stock is sticking out there lets talk about it for a bit.
At the bottom of the locking system you will note that the longarm is held securely in place by the butt plate. Regardless of which system you use (butt plate or muzzle plate) the longarm is held in place at two separate points. When locking a longarm with a collapsible stock, that the stock should be in its shortest position.
http://230grain.com/images/articles/santa/tn_santa/tn_sc4.jpg (http://230grain.com/images/articles/santa/sc4.jpg)
The key might be a bit difficult to maneuver in the dark, but it's no different than putting a key into a safe, turning the safe knob, or pressing the keypad. It goes from firmly locked to ready to rock in the space that it took you to read that last sentence.
While the gun was mounted in the rack, we hung a lot more clothes on it, kicked it, tried to pull it from the wall, tried to leverage it out of the lock, and took a soft mallet to it. No dice. The system holds the weapon firmly; there was no rattle to report and no weak spots to exploit.
This is not to say that the lock or the overall product cannot be defeated because, much like safes, the only real obstacle here is time. If someone is in your home or car and they have enough time and privacy to defeat your safe/alarm/gun mount, it will be theirs.
We did swap out the bolts from Santa Cruz with a set of bolts we purchased at a local hardware store. We did this primarily so that we could hang weights off the lock for testing, but it also occurred to us that some people would be interested in the hex bolt nut approach.
http://230grain.com/images/articles/santa/tn_santa/tn_bolts1.jpg (http://230grain.com/images/articles/santa/bolts1.jpg kit.jpg)http://230grain.com/images/articles/santa/tn_santa/tn_bolts2.jpg (http://230grain.com/images/articles/santa/bolts2.jpg)
Screw comparison.
Santa Cruz supplied (right sides) vs. 70mm Torx screws (left sides)
Enough already with the inside lighting, all these words, and all you civilians. Lets take this outside.
Vehicle mounting, car:
Here you see a mild mannered family sedan.
http://230grain.com/images/articles/santa/tn_santa/tn_sedan1.jpg (http://230grain.com/images/articles/santa/sedan1.jpg)
Here you see a prepared family sedan.
http://230grain.com/images/articles/santa/tn_santa/tn_sedan2.jpg (http://230grain.com/images/articles/santa/sedan2.jpg)
http://230grain.com/images/articles/santa/tn_santa/tn_sedan3.jpg (http://230grain.com/images/articles/santa/sedan3.jpg)http://230grain.com/images/articles/santa/tn_santa/tn_sedan4.jpg (http://230grain.com/images/articles/santa/sedan4.jpg)
That mounting was accomplished using the short bar on the lock, and two of the nine bolt holes on the 'L' bracket:
http://230grain.com/images/articles/santa/tn_santa/tn_short_bar_car.JPG (http://230grain.com/images/articles/santa/short_bar_car.JPG)http://230grain.com/images/articles/santa/tn_santa/tn_two_bolts_car.JPG (http://230grain.com/images/articles/santa/two_bolts_car.JPG)
Vehicle mounting, truck:
Here we have mounted the gun lock in the rear of a SUV using a pillar bar. These pictures give a better impression of the lock, since we were not confined to wall mounted options. We used Santa Cruz overhead brackets and u-bolts.
http://230grain.com/images/articles/santa/tn_santa/tn_bracket1.jpg (http://230grain.com/images/articles/santa/bracket1.jpg)http://230grain.com/images/articles/santa/tn_santa/tn_bracket2.jpg (http://230grain.com/images/articles/santa/bracket2.jpg)http://230grain.com/images/articles/santa/tn_santa/tn_ubolt.jpg (http://230grain.com/images/articles/santa/ubolt.jpg)
The locking system as mounted:
http://230grain.com/images/articles/santa/tn_santa/tn_Santa_Cruz_007.jpg (http://230grain.com/images/articles/santa/Santa_Cruz_007.jpg)
Profile of the butt plate mounting:
http://230grain.com/images/articles/santa/tn_santa/tn_Santa_Cruz_008.jpg (http://230grain.com/images/articles/santa/Santa_Cruz_008.jpg)
The lower mounting hardware: Butt plate, L bracket,bar and overhead bracket:
http://230grain.com/images/articles/santa/tn_santa/tn_Santa_Cruz_009.jpg (http://230grain.com/images/articles/santa/Santa_Cruz_009.jpg)
http://230grain.com/images/articles/santa/tn_santa/tn_truckmount1.jpg (http://230grain.com/images/articles/santa/truckmount1.jpg)http://230grain.com/images/articles/santa/tn_santa/tn_truckmount2.jpg (http://230grain.com/images/articles/santa/truckmount2.jpg)
We pulled and hung from the lock, the bar, and the base, all to no avail. The bar will bend, but not to the point that you can extract the long arm from it.
And just in case you've mounted the weapon in your truck and you live near a large multinational corporation that tends to spill toxic waste in the town's drinking supply, or a troop of witch doctors invades your small town, the folks here at 230grain have you covered with your very own Zombie Defense Kit:.
http://230grain.com/images/articles/santa/tn_santa/tn_truckmount3.jpg (http://230grain.com/images/articles/santa/truckmount3.jpg)
So if you are in the market for a rugged, dependable longarm locking system for your home, mobile office or vehicle, give the guys at Santa Cruz a call or a visit.
Santa Cruz Gunlocks, LLC.
450 Tyler Rd. Webster, NH 03303
General phone: (603) 746-7740
Order phone: (800) 847-5428
Fax: (603) 746-7764
Business hours: 8:00 - 6:00 Eastern Time Zone
Website: Santa Cruz Gun Locks (http://www.santacruzgunlocks.com/index.html)
E-mail: info@SantaCruzGunlocks.com
Stay safe, shoot straight.
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Well, that image isn't necessarily true, and that hick driving that rusty pickup with the long guns in it is probably a hunter putting food on his table, a rancher going out to protect the herd, or in the modern sense, a police officer in a Crown Victoria.
As that image changed, so too did the way long arms were mounted in vehicles. With population growth on the rise in large cities we had to start locking not only our doors but the long arms in our mobile domiciles. Not so much a statement on the need to lock up arms, but rather a statement on society and theft.
I'll get out of the rocking chair here and move on to the point of this review. The folks at Santa Cruz Gun Locks recently gave us the chance to sample something that most of us civilian shooters do not normally use nor have access to: one of their weapons retention systems.
The model we previewed was the SC-917-B Adjustable Wall/Trunk Lock.
The hardware not only allows you to safely store a long arm within the confines a home or vehicle, but expands on that by giving you some variety in the means of securing it, accessing it and the ability to use it to store multiple items. Whether car, truck, bulkhead or a closet in the home, there is a solution to be had.
As it comes out of the box:
http://230grain.com/images/articles/santa/tn_santa/tn_lock_kit.jpg (http://230grain.com/images/articles/santa/lock_kit.jpg)
Lock, wiring kit, and quick release button.
http://230grain.com/images/articles/santa/tn_santa/tn_bars.jpg (http://230grain.com/images/articles/santa/bars.jpg)
Long bar and a short bar. Both 1/8" bars are made of 10-gauge steel.
http://230grain.com/images/articles/santa/tn_santa/tn_buttplate1.jpg (http://230grain.com/images/articles/santa/butt_plate1.jpg)http://230grain.com/images/articles/santa/tn_santa/tn_buttplate2.jpg (http://230grain.com/images/articles/santa/butt_plate2.jpg)http://230grain.com/images/articles/santa/tn_santa/tn_buttplate3.jpg (http://230grain.com/images/articles/santa/butt_plate3.jpg)
Adjustable Butt Plate
Although we did not cover it in this review, Santa Cruz offers other mounting options if your installation will not make use of the butt plate. Below we show their L muzzle support bracket with a muzzle plug.
http://230grain.com/images/articles/santa/tn_santa/tn_muzzle_cup_support.jpg (http://230grain.com/images/articles/santa/muzzle_cup_support.jpg)
L muzzle support base with muzzle cap. (Not included in the 917-SB kit)
http://230grain.com/images/articles/santa/tn_santa/tn_L_bracket_1.jpg (http://230grain.com/images/articles/santa/L_bracket_1.jpg)http://230grain.com/images/articles/santa/tn_santa/tn_L_bracket_2.jpg (http://230grain.com/images/articles/santa/L_bracket_2.jpg)
Supplied 'L' Bracket used at the base of the system.
The top of the L bracket base plate has open slots on top which are used to mount the butt plate. The lower portion of the L bracket has pre drilled channels for surface mounting. Generally you will likely use only three or four of the holes, arranged as needed for your most secure fit. But with nine holes in total you can bolt it to pretty much anything.
How it all comes together:
http://230grain.com/images/articles/santa/tn_santa/tn_butt_plate_bracket.jpg (http://230grain.com/images/articles/santa/butt_plate_bracket.jpg)
Mount the butt plate to the L bracket with a set of nuts and flat bolts...
http://230grain.com/images/articles/santa/tn_santa/tn_lock_channel.jpg (http://230grain.com/images/articles/santa/lock_channel.jpg)
Slide one of the supplied bars through the receiver slot on the back of the lock.
...and then use the system depending on your needs:
http://230grain.com/images/articles/santa/tn_santa/tn_bar_short.jpg (http://230grain.com/images/articles/santa/bar_short.jpg)
Short bar (fixed, non adjustable) setup
http://230grain.com/images/articles/santa/tn_santa/tn_bar_long.jpg (http://230grain.com/images/articles/santa/bar_long.jpg)
Long bar (fully adjustable) setup
The Lock:
The hardened lock weighs more than two pounds and is encased in rubber shield to protect a longarm from being scratched, nicked, or dented. The lock secures the firearm by means of a ratchet system similar to a set of handcuffs.
http://230grain.com/images/articles/santa/tn_santa/tn_lock_open.jpg (http://230grain.com/images/articles/santa/lock_open.jpg)
The lock now opened. Note the teeth on the exterior wall of the shackle and the retaining channel on the left of the lock.
http://230grain.com/images/articles/santa/tn_santa/tn_lock_closed.jpg (http://230grain.com/images/articles/santa/lock_closed.jpg)
The closed lock. Note how the teeth move into the channel. The lock is now secured.
http://230grain.com/images/articles/santa/tn_santa/tn_pawl.jpg (http://230grain.com/images/articles/santa/pawl.jpg)http://230grain.com/images/articles/santa/tn_santa/tn_teeth.jpg (http://230grain.com/images/articles/santa/teeth.jpg)
Closer view of the pawl and teeth.
There are two methods to release the lock, electronic and manual.
The electronic method is simple and versatile: At the rear of the lock are two exposed wires which connect to a solenoid inside the lock itself. Power one of the wires up and it will release the locking mechanism. If your longarm is mounted in the front of the vehicle, you would simply press the button, grab the firearm and exit the vehicle. As other installations mount the longarm in the rear or trunk of the vehicle, options such as a timer must be employed.
http://230grain.com/images/articles/santa/tn_santa/tn_timer.jpg (http://230grain.com/images/articles/santa/timer.jpg)
Sc-7009-a delay timer
The knob on the top can be adjusted for the amount of time needed to access the lock. There is also a push button supplied. The timer will hold the lock open for the set amount of time you've programmed, after which the lock will re-engage.
Of course you should be concerned with security at this point--you cant have the open wires exposed or it would defeat the purpose of the lock. The folks at Santa Cruz also thought of this and left a channel on the top of the lock body to accommodate a cable harness. (The kind used for old telephone receivers would be perfect.)
http://230grain.com/images/articles/santa/tn_santa/tn_top_lock.jpg (http://230grain.com/images/articles/santa/top_lock.jpg)
If you omit the electronic lock or it fails, as electronics are prone to doing, we have the manual means:
http://230grain.com/images/articles/santa/tn_santa/tn_key.jpg (http://230grain.com/images/articles/santa/key.jpg)http://230grain.com/images/articles/santa/tn_santa/tn_keyhole.jpg (http://230grain.com/images/articles/santa/keyhole.jpg)
Despite the fact that the target audience for this product is police departments, the variety of mounting options go past that and well into the civilian market.
Mounting options:
The rotating circumference of the lock design measured point to point is 2.631 inches, meaning the lock can accommodate many different styles of fore-stocks with or without accessories and other tactical accouterments.
http://230grain.com/images/articles/santa/tn_santa/tn_diameter.jpg (http://230grain.com/images/articles/santa/diameter.jpg)
2.631 inches
The design of the lock has a ledge/cradle which is used to give additional support to the firearm when the lock is used in a horizontal position.
http://230grain.com/images/articles/santa/tn_santa/tn_tri_guard.jpg (http://230grain.com/images/articles/santa/tri_guard.jpg)
The above image shows how you would take advantage of the horizontal ledge/cradle when storing the longarm. It also shows how the lock clamps around the forestock.
In the vertical position, you would only use the ledge/cradle as a guide. In the horizontal position the lower portion of the lock itself offers a ledge on which you can place the firearm to balance it out while quickly securing and closing the locking arm around it.
Here we have it mounted in a closet with a variety of longarms to show its versatility.
http://230grain.com/images/articles/santa/tn_santa/tn_sc1.jpghttp://230grain.com/images/articles/santa/tn_santa/tn_sc2.jpghttp://230grain.com/images/articles/santa/tn_santa/tn_sc3.jpg
Standard length shotgun, short barrel AR-15 rifle, and a standard 20” AR-15 rifle with triangular hand guards.
What we especially liked about this system was that with the toss of a shirt and cap, it is hidden from all but the most prying eyes.
http://230grain.com/images/articles/santa/tn_santa/tn_uncovered.jpg (http://230grain.com/images/articles/santa/uncovered.jpg)http://230grain.com/images/articles/santa/tn_santa/tn_covered.jpg (http://230grain.com/images/articles/santa/covered.jpg)
(Editor's note: Next time use a longer shirt ;))
Since the stock is sticking out there lets talk about it for a bit.
At the bottom of the locking system you will note that the longarm is held securely in place by the butt plate. Regardless of which system you use (butt plate or muzzle plate) the longarm is held in place at two separate points. When locking a longarm with a collapsible stock, that the stock should be in its shortest position.
http://230grain.com/images/articles/santa/tn_santa/tn_sc4.jpg (http://230grain.com/images/articles/santa/sc4.jpg)
The key might be a bit difficult to maneuver in the dark, but it's no different than putting a key into a safe, turning the safe knob, or pressing the keypad. It goes from firmly locked to ready to rock in the space that it took you to read that last sentence.
While the gun was mounted in the rack, we hung a lot more clothes on it, kicked it, tried to pull it from the wall, tried to leverage it out of the lock, and took a soft mallet to it. No dice. The system holds the weapon firmly; there was no rattle to report and no weak spots to exploit.
This is not to say that the lock or the overall product cannot be defeated because, much like safes, the only real obstacle here is time. If someone is in your home or car and they have enough time and privacy to defeat your safe/alarm/gun mount, it will be theirs.
We did swap out the bolts from Santa Cruz with a set of bolts we purchased at a local hardware store. We did this primarily so that we could hang weights off the lock for testing, but it also occurred to us that some people would be interested in the hex bolt nut approach.
http://230grain.com/images/articles/santa/tn_santa/tn_bolts1.jpg (http://230grain.com/images/articles/santa/bolts1.jpg kit.jpg)http://230grain.com/images/articles/santa/tn_santa/tn_bolts2.jpg (http://230grain.com/images/articles/santa/bolts2.jpg)
Screw comparison.
Santa Cruz supplied (right sides) vs. 70mm Torx screws (left sides)
Enough already with the inside lighting, all these words, and all you civilians. Lets take this outside.
Vehicle mounting, car:
Here you see a mild mannered family sedan.
http://230grain.com/images/articles/santa/tn_santa/tn_sedan1.jpg (http://230grain.com/images/articles/santa/sedan1.jpg)
Here you see a prepared family sedan.
http://230grain.com/images/articles/santa/tn_santa/tn_sedan2.jpg (http://230grain.com/images/articles/santa/sedan2.jpg)
http://230grain.com/images/articles/santa/tn_santa/tn_sedan3.jpg (http://230grain.com/images/articles/santa/sedan3.jpg)http://230grain.com/images/articles/santa/tn_santa/tn_sedan4.jpg (http://230grain.com/images/articles/santa/sedan4.jpg)
That mounting was accomplished using the short bar on the lock, and two of the nine bolt holes on the 'L' bracket:
http://230grain.com/images/articles/santa/tn_santa/tn_short_bar_car.JPG (http://230grain.com/images/articles/santa/short_bar_car.JPG)http://230grain.com/images/articles/santa/tn_santa/tn_two_bolts_car.JPG (http://230grain.com/images/articles/santa/two_bolts_car.JPG)
Vehicle mounting, truck:
Here we have mounted the gun lock in the rear of a SUV using a pillar bar. These pictures give a better impression of the lock, since we were not confined to wall mounted options. We used Santa Cruz overhead brackets and u-bolts.
http://230grain.com/images/articles/santa/tn_santa/tn_bracket1.jpg (http://230grain.com/images/articles/santa/bracket1.jpg)http://230grain.com/images/articles/santa/tn_santa/tn_bracket2.jpg (http://230grain.com/images/articles/santa/bracket2.jpg)http://230grain.com/images/articles/santa/tn_santa/tn_ubolt.jpg (http://230grain.com/images/articles/santa/ubolt.jpg)
The locking system as mounted:
http://230grain.com/images/articles/santa/tn_santa/tn_Santa_Cruz_007.jpg (http://230grain.com/images/articles/santa/Santa_Cruz_007.jpg)
Profile of the butt plate mounting:
http://230grain.com/images/articles/santa/tn_santa/tn_Santa_Cruz_008.jpg (http://230grain.com/images/articles/santa/Santa_Cruz_008.jpg)
The lower mounting hardware: Butt plate, L bracket,bar and overhead bracket:
http://230grain.com/images/articles/santa/tn_santa/tn_Santa_Cruz_009.jpg (http://230grain.com/images/articles/santa/Santa_Cruz_009.jpg)
http://230grain.com/images/articles/santa/tn_santa/tn_truckmount1.jpg (http://230grain.com/images/articles/santa/truckmount1.jpg)http://230grain.com/images/articles/santa/tn_santa/tn_truckmount2.jpg (http://230grain.com/images/articles/santa/truckmount2.jpg)
We pulled and hung from the lock, the bar, and the base, all to no avail. The bar will bend, but not to the point that you can extract the long arm from it.
And just in case you've mounted the weapon in your truck and you live near a large multinational corporation that tends to spill toxic waste in the town's drinking supply, or a troop of witch doctors invades your small town, the folks here at 230grain have you covered with your very own Zombie Defense Kit:.
http://230grain.com/images/articles/santa/tn_santa/tn_truckmount3.jpg (http://230grain.com/images/articles/santa/truckmount3.jpg)
So if you are in the market for a rugged, dependable longarm locking system for your home, mobile office or vehicle, give the guys at Santa Cruz a call or a visit.
Santa Cruz Gunlocks, LLC.
450 Tyler Rd. Webster, NH 03303
General phone: (603) 746-7740
Order phone: (800) 847-5428
Fax: (603) 746-7764
Business hours: 8:00 - 6:00 Eastern Time Zone
Website: Santa Cruz Gun Locks (http://www.santacruzgunlocks.com/index.html)
E-mail: info@SantaCruzGunlocks.com
Stay safe, shoot straight.
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