Help me with "clamshell" safe

[Chap]

A while ago (year?) I was surfing the web and found a type of quick access gun "safe" that held the gun in a clamshell that was mounted to the wall. There were different sizes for shotgun, small pistol/revolver, large pistol/revolver. It only clamped around the receiver of the gun, was not very expensive ($50?), and used a tubular key to open the clamshell.

Of course now I can't find them at all, which either means that they didn't work and went out of business, or I just don't remember what they were called.

I would very much like to mount a shotgun, 44 or similar in such device that allows fast access, but I can't find them!!!!

Help out a forgetfull gun nut.

Thanks.

 

[skeeter1]

This isn't exactly what you're looking for, but it just might do:

http://www.stack-on.com/securityplus/gun_security/gc-500-5.html

 

[Hedley]

Is it something like these lockable racks?
http://gunracks.tylerrose.com/

 

[Chap]

Not quite

The gun cuff is closer. The mystery case would hold a single pistol or shotgun and the plastic/metal case covered the action and trigger.

What I really liked about was that it could hold a shotgun that you could have fast access to, yet was fairly secure for those that did not have a key.

 

[Chap]

Found it!!

I'm not going crazy... http://www.mogulsecurity.com/lifejacket/intro.html

Anyone have any experience with these?

 

[HiPowering Along]

Not too impressed with the materials

"constructed of high strength polycarbonates"...

Plastic. Hates cold. Shatters under really cold temperatures and a good whack with a hammer. Take a can of "freeze-it" (like what computer techs use to rule out bad capacitors/electronic connectors - freezes them with the spray), freon or whatever will significantly lower the temperature of it, spray it around the lock, and whack with a hammer.

I wouldn't bet the ranch or the safety of my family that it wouldn't crack and say bye-bye to the firearm....

Just my fairly educated $0.02...

 

[FPrice]

I use them and find them to be very good. Very large revolvers with big grips usually don't fit but most other handguns do. One of the pluses I have found is that it protects the finish from scratching better than most other types of locks.

Nothing short of a safe fastened to a very hard surface will provide fool-proof security, super-cold sprays or not. And even those can be defeated by a determined thief with time and equipment.