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Cable lock vs Trigger lock

PAshooter
So my question is thus. For a semi-auto pistol I've seen a lot of cable style locks that fit up thru the slide and prevent chambering and mag insertion, but does storing this way put more stress on the recoil and hammer springs? I've been using a trigger lock for just this reason but it seems to me that the cable lock offers more security. I want to be safe but I also don't want to cause any avoidable future problems.

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  • bobski
    just curious, when you store your gun, do you dry fire it to release the trigger or do you store it loaded next to your bed?
    point is, if you keep it loaded with a trigger lock, all you do is take it off and youre in business, but all the while everything is cocked and putting wear on springs, the same way if you had a cable. if you dry fire the gun to store it empty, you put stress on the firing pin. no matter which way you go, youre gonna put wear on your gun, so it doesnt really matter. personally, i like the trigger lock for home defense reasons. cables are good for long term where kids or idiots can get near it.
    dont take offense, but if your gun is in a safe place to begin with, neither of these items are needed. hope i helped.

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  • forthhorseman
    I don't like either and never use them. But if you have to use a lock because you've got kids or something I think I'd prefer a locking box with a quick combination lock or something that I could put the gun in and have it locked away from the kids but that I could still get to it pretty quickly. I hate attaching anything to my guns no matter how padded or rubber coated or whatever, they still seem to leave marks on the finish eventually and scratches if you accidentally bump it with one of the metal parts of the lock putting it on or taking it off. A quick combo lock gun box seems a much better option to me.
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