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GPS type tracking device for guns?

TWalker
Does anyone manufacture a small tracking device that could be placed in the stock of a gun? It might help find a stolen gun and the thief. I'm not a high tech person so I appreciate any information on these devices. I know they are used in computers, cars, and motorcycles.
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  • bnocenti
    It could probably be done I haven't heard of any one making one though. I believe the items you stated have tracking devices is because they run on electric and you would need an electric source to use a tracking device. With that being said the tracking device would only be as good as the battery it was hooked up to.
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  • golferboy426
    Interesting idea but no battery is needed .Do it just like you microchip pets, Need a technology improvement but its feasible. Too much "big brother" in my opinion though
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  • TWalker
    I thought of the microchip which could be used for identification in case the serial number is destroyed, but what I need is a unit with a transmitter that will let me track the gun to someones car or house. Maybe put the sending unit and battery in the stock or extended mag.tube of an 870 pump or the 12 round magazine of a Saiga shotgun, or hidden in a false bottom of a metal pistol case with a motion sensor to activate transmitting so the battery won't go dead when the gun is sitting in the rack. Then if the item is taken it will start transmitting and could be tracked with a computer program on the internet or a monitoring company. I'm not interesting in protecting a single item, but if someone steals, say 50 guns, it might help to get them all back if just one of them has a transmitter.
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  • partsman
    Are you out of your ever loving mind. Do you want every F--King goverment agancy on you door step looking to take your gun away from you. Think man Think
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  • nmyers
    No such thing exists.

    Some government agencies have run operations using RFID chips in guns. Results have been poor, due to limited range & the stupidity of political appointees.

    If you are worried about theft, your best bet is the low-tech gun safe.

    Neal
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  • kevind6
    If you want your transmitter to send out a signal you can track it's going to need a battery.....pet microchips can only reflect a signal from an external source held next to it.

    I have both GPS and telemetry collars that I use for tracking my hounds. Both kind have a battery about the size of a "C" cell flashlight battery. The battery on my GPS collars last about 17 hours on on a 5 second transmit signal and the battery on my telemetry collars last 16,000 hours emitting a radio pulse that I can track every 2 seconds. In addition, both have 12 inch antennas that need to have an unobstructed view to get maximum range.....a dog can crawl into a hole after a racoon and I loose signal even if I am standing right next to it. Range on both types of tracking collars is around 5 miles depending on terrain.

    I don't think current technology presently on the market has been able to shrink the size of a battery, transmitter, and antenna to point that it could be easily concealed in a gun.
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  • rsnyder55
    As everyone states, a battery source is required and typically, they only last 24 to 48 hours.

    When ATMs are stolen and they lose connection with their primary power, they switch to their battery and begin broadcast their location, but that is generally through the cell network so you would also have a monthly bill. Again, the battery only lasts about 12 to 24 hours.

    Another option would be to make the gun unattractive to someone who would want to steal it by removing something like the bolt, cylinder, barrel, etc. and storing that in another secure location.
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  • gunnut505
    The GPS technology exists nowadays, but power for a month is not.
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  • TWalker
    Thanks for your replies and suggestions. I am going to work on this with an engineer friend of mine and see what we can come up with. I will report on our progress in a few months.
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  • llama girl
    Dear Lord man have you given the EVIL ones a new idea or do you know what the next obama administration has up it's sleeve? I am as paranoid as anyone outside the happy factory can be. I keep my throw away cell phone in an aluminium foil envelope with my credit cards right beside my tin foil hat but too much technology on so simple of things is dangerous. The only thing that could come in handy for is finding that mossy oak camo 12 gauge in the woods if it falls over while a person is dressing their deer.
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