Jagorilla
Regular Member
Hello everyone,
I have a S&W 642, and my very soon to be wife and I are looking into ways to make our gun owning household a little safer (especially for kids). I currently carry my 642, and keep it in the nightstand. Once we have children I would not leave the gun in the nighstand, and I was planning on getting a small biometric safe I could use instead, in case I need my gun during the night. While researching i found this thing called a Magna Trigger. Basically it's a conversion that prevents the gun from firing, unless the shooter is wearing a special magnetic ring. Without the ring, the gun can't shoot. I figured this would be great for when the kids are young, so they can never fire the gun accidentally (or on purpose). Also, if someone breaks into my safe (including kids) they can't use the gun. This also renders the gun useless if a perp wrestles it from me and tries to use my own gun on me. Does anyone here have experience with the magna trigger? And how do you like it or dislike it?
Now before the hounds are loose:
-I can purchase additional rings so I can use both hands, or an additional ring for my wife. Basically making her an "authorized user".
-Children do get a hold of guns, and do stupid things, no matter how great the parenting is. Especially around their friends who did not get great parenting.
- It's reliable (mechanically) and was used by a few Ohio police departments when revolvers were still the go to choice.
- I can wear the ring to bed.
- The ring would not become an obstacle if i were to become disoriented. I would already be wearing it, and the revolver is still point and shoot.
- No matter your training, sometimes the other guy is better trained, and a gun can be taken from you.
I have a S&W 642, and my very soon to be wife and I are looking into ways to make our gun owning household a little safer (especially for kids). I currently carry my 642, and keep it in the nightstand. Once we have children I would not leave the gun in the nighstand, and I was planning on getting a small biometric safe I could use instead, in case I need my gun during the night. While researching i found this thing called a Magna Trigger. Basically it's a conversion that prevents the gun from firing, unless the shooter is wearing a special magnetic ring. Without the ring, the gun can't shoot. I figured this would be great for when the kids are young, so they can never fire the gun accidentally (or on purpose). Also, if someone breaks into my safe (including kids) they can't use the gun. This also renders the gun useless if a perp wrestles it from me and tries to use my own gun on me. Does anyone here have experience with the magna trigger? And how do you like it or dislike it?
Now before the hounds are loose:
-I can purchase additional rings so I can use both hands, or an additional ring for my wife. Basically making her an "authorized user".
-Children do get a hold of guns, and do stupid things, no matter how great the parenting is. Especially around their friends who did not get great parenting.
- It's reliable (mechanically) and was used by a few Ohio police departments when revolvers were still the go to choice.
- I can wear the ring to bed.
- The ring would not become an obstacle if i were to become disoriented. I would already be wearing it, and the revolver is still point and shoot.
- No matter your training, sometimes the other guy is better trained, and a gun can be taken from you.