Question of the Day: What’s the Best Gun for Shower Carry?

May 19, 2012

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“The man shot by a Clovis police officer Wednesday had just raped a woman at gunpoint and was threatening officers with his pistol,” kqre.com reports. “Investigators said [Paul] Villanueva broke into his ex-girlfriends home on Wednesday. As she was attempting to take a shower, Villanueva approached her with a firearm and threatened to murder her . . . Villanueva held the alleged victim against her will for at least an hour before police arrived.” Me, I turn the alarm on when I shower, keep my gun close by and gin-up the Schnauzers. But let’s say a paranoid pistolero wanted a gun IN the shower. Which one and how would you secure it? (Alfred Hitchcock fans need apply.)

41 COMMENTS

Ralph May 19, 2012 At 15:21

A spear gun.
- APBTFan May 19, 2012 At 16:50
  
  You stole my thunder. As soon as I read the title that was my first thought. Second thought was a claymore by the sink, towards the door.
Garynyer May 19, 2012 At 15:56

I always have a gun in the shower 😉
- Ralph May 19, 2012 At 19:28
  
  A one-shot derringer?
Tom May 19, 2012 At 16:08

Squirt Gun.
Oh… where is my doggie shower alarm? Mangy Mutt!
Tom May 19, 2012 At 16:11

On a serious note:
A good knife with Jaques and Squeaker going ballistic would be a decent combo.
Elliotte May 19, 2012 At 16:29

Obviously it’s a Glock, everyone knows they’re made entirely out of plastic.
Ted May 19, 2012 At 16:31

Walther PPQ NAVY
Tim McNabb May 19, 2012 At 16:37

Mossberg 500 stainless
SD3 May 19, 2012 At 16:46

Titanium Heizer .45

Duh.
Blackout May 19, 2012 At 16:57

Colt on a rope?
- Mark N. May 19, 2012 At 17:04
  
  Or just a good old Colt Nay, right?
Guardian May 19, 2012 At 17:09

Detatchable shower head. Hot water @ highest temperature then let ’em have it.
cmd May 19, 2012 At 17:13

I too turn on the alarm. I have an HK 45 in the bathroom but not in the shower.
Dan May 19, 2012 At 17:26

Mosin Nagant. If it can survive 80 years in a Russian Gulag, it’ll be fine in the shower.
Paul May 19, 2012 At 17:34

Sig MK25, it can take a little water.
Bob May 19, 2012 At 17:48

How will the powder in your cartridges survive several steamy showers?
Brody May 19, 2012 At 18:00

Double-barreled Coach Gun. If it’s good enough for The Duke it’s good enough for me.
ttp://m.youtube.com/index?desktop_uri=%2F&gl=US#/watch?v=7lCYxEOOCRU
- peter December 13, 2012 At 18:16
  
  Fixed:
  http://youtube.com/index?desktop_uri=%2F&gl=US#/watch?v=7lCYxEOOCRU
Sean May 19, 2012 At 18:07

I have a Charter .44 Bulldog in the bathroom, just a arms reach away from the shower. Stainless, wrapped in a oily rag to prevent rust.
Rich Keagy May 19, 2012 At 19:10

1911.. Anything. Just FrogLube it.
Eric May 19, 2012 At 19:20

Remington 870 SuperMag.
Gun Mercchant Service May 19, 2012 At 19:24

For shower protection, I say a basic revolver. Keep it simple.
Mogg May 19, 2012 At 19:56

The perfect shower carry weapon
is any handgun you wish
as long as you can find
a ziplock bag to fit it.
- Kelly in GA May 19, 2012 At 23:44
  
  Glock on a gun magnet bolted in the top corner away from the shower head. Less metal, less rust.
Matt Gregg May 19, 2012 At 20:07

How about the soviet APS?
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/55/APS_underwater_rifle_REMOV.jpg
bob May 19, 2012 At 21:13

HK416. Over the beach capability. Or, HK M27 IAR with the Armatac SAW Mag.
Roadrunner May 19, 2012 At 22:27

Next you’ll need to decide on a holster.
Aaron May 19, 2012 At 22:36

Mossberg Mariner.
Of course, my Wet Tunes Shower Radio would be turned to the most annoying station possible, now THAT’s a deterrent…
DJ May 20, 2012 At 00:39

I believe this has already been tackled over at ARFcom; I think this was a photo of the solution:

http://img839.imageshack.us/img839/3929/showerglock.jpg
- Don May 20, 2012 At 03:22
  
  winner!
- John May 20, 2012 At 16:20
  
  It would be a challenge to rip that open with slippery, soapy hands. You’d better keep a knife or a pair of scissors nearby if you go that route.
Chas May 20, 2012 At 04:41

I’m one of those kooks who takes my weapon in the shower with me using a Safepacker holster that I wedge in between the towel rack and the tile wall. Works for me.
- Mark May 20, 2012 At 10:19
  
  Safepackers are great!
virtualjohn May 20, 2012 At 07:07

I sing in the shower. My voice is so beautiful that human ears con not tolerate the exquisite tones and dazzling melodies. At least I think that’s why my friends all turn on the radio when I start singing, … or throw things at me.
Alan Rose May 20, 2012 At 11:05

A little research reveals that the SEALS and DEVGRU use the Sig 226 Navy (phosphate corrosion resistant internals) and the HK45CT. If they are good enough for beach assaults, they should be good enough for the shower. I also understand that there is a Glock mod for firing underwater. Still, high maintenance to ensure peace of mind.
- Buzzy243 May 21, 2012 At 00:09
  
  Yeah, get the marine spring cups for the Glock:
  
  http://www.lonewolfdist.com/Detail.aspx?PROD=640139&CAT=186
Ropingdown May 20, 2012 At 11:12

An AWC Ruger Amphibian integrally-suppressed 22LR seems an appropriate choice. Singing is bad enough in a shower, but large-caliber pistol fire? The Amphibian was designed to endure repeated submersion: A few shots at 1 meter should suffice. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CXUhpc1QEeI. Take a beach ball into the shower and you can work on both kinds of seal training.
RobinGoodfellow May 21, 2012 At 22:42

This question has been around for some time …

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iCB3fnXDzew“
Michael May 24, 2012 At 00:08

I think a simple magnetic bar placed high up out of the waters path, attached with some sort of adhesion would be easy enough to do. If fact… I might just go ahead and do this myself.

Something like this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d9mPlW6au9c
jimf August 29, 2012 At 09:47

maybe move to a different neighborhood where you don’t need a gun in the shower…so that one nearby out of the shower will be close enough…