When I was a kid I was messing around in my Father's closet and found a Remington M51 in .380. It was jammed and on his top shelf (wasn't easy for me to get up there, let me tell you). I had never held a pistol before but the take-down process seemed natural to me and before long I had the slide off and the breech cleared.
When I took it to him to show him what I had done, the color drained from his face......
Fast forward to my 18th birthday and that M51 was my gift from my Father. I carried it on and off for years until my useless dog hating booze hound of an ex-wife claimed that it was stolen from her while we were separated. I still think to this day that she has it.
Now, Remington re-released the R51, modeled after the M51. The MINUTE one was available to me I purchased it. I have maybe 200 rounds through it and have had no issues. I know several other folks through various forums that have many more rounds through their R51 also with no issues.
I have a IWB Kydex holster coming from Multi Holsters, and when it arrives my new R51 will take it's place in my carry rotation.....
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People do not leave guns in the custody of your spouse if you are having issues or see problems on the horizon. Same thing happened to my son.
This is what storage companies are for. I know they are not really that secure, but, how secure is are your treasured guns, hunting and fishing gear?, all of this vanished from the house as soon as my son became separated from his ex wife.
She sold it not for the money but for the revenge because she knew how much it would piss off my son.
See marriage trouble coming?, go get yourself a small storage locker, wrap your guns in plastic wrap after oiling them up really well and then take them and your other valuable fishing and hunting gear, family photos etc and store them. Then make certain you have a very good lock and be sure to pay the storage bill.
Robert