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Posted: 12/24/2019 6:22:00 PM EDT

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Your dad had it built for him by his buddy? Who know what kind of weird places he built into it!

Posted: 12/24/2019 6:22:21 PM EDT

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fuck me, I'm still alive and have this problem.

Where the hell DID I hide that Glock....

Posted: 12/24/2019 6:24:37 PM EDT

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You like beef stew OP? Cause I'm just about sick of it!

Posted: 12/24/2019 6:28:01 PM EDT

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I would fab up a metal T out of 3/8 rod with the top of the T 22" , go up in the attic grab the bottom of the T and shove the 22" piece down in the insulation , between the trusses until I hit Sheetrock then drag it until I found the gun .

Posted: 12/24/2019 6:28:28 PM EDT

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Do you have a 14 year old son? Tell him there is cool gun hidden somewhere in the house. Go to Ryan's Steakhouse for dinner. By the time you get home, he'll have the gun, a stack of Playboys, 2 roaches, and a vibrator stacked up on the coffee table for you.

Posted: 12/24/2019 6:32:24 PM EDT

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Has anyone mentioned pulling the medicine cabinets yet? Usually you can remove 2 screws and the whole thing pulls out.

Posted: 12/24/2019 6:33:53 PM EDT

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Has anyone mentioned pulling the medicine cabinets yet? Usually you can remove 2 screws and the whole thing pulls out.

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No removable medicine cabinets.

No basement either, slab on grade.

Posted: 12/24/2019 6:34:21 PM EDT

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I would fab up a metal T out of 3/8 rod with the top of the T 22" , go up in the attic grab the bottom of the T and shove the 22" piece down in the insulation , between the trusses until I hit Sheetrock then drag it until I found the gun .

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Not a bad idea...

Posted: 12/24/2019 6:38:58 PM EDT

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Please please please... If it is fiberglass insulation, please wear a suitable dust mask when disturbing it.

You might think nobody is stupid enough to not know this, but I know a very intelligent guy who didn't. He came to work all itchy and complained about his lungs hurting after removing old and installing new insulation.

Shit can cause silicosis.

Posted: 12/24/2019 6:39:43 PM EDT

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Just use a long-handle, three-tine soil cultivator and drag it through the insulation.

The tines are widely-spaced (as opposed to a rake) and shouldn't displace the insulation too much.

Be careful when you hit resistance so you don't damage any electrical cables or piping.

Posted: 12/24/2019 6:43:17 PM EDT

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I would fab up a metal T out of 3/8 rod with the top of the T 22" , go up in the attic grab the bottom of the T and shove the 22" piece down in the insulation , between the trusses until I hit Sheetrock then drag it until I found the gun .

Not a bad idea...

Good way to find electrical wiring in a house on a slab.

Posted: 12/24/2019 6:54:32 PM EDT

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I'd see if you can rent a thermal imaging camera, myself. One with a decent size screen.

Posted: 12/24/2019 6:56:50 PM EDT

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Do you think the gun is somehow magically going to be a different temperature than the environment it is in?

Posted: 12/24/2019 7:00:27 PM EDT

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I’d use a big magnet from below,where it sticks to the ceiling the gun or box is above. 1/2” Sheetrock is no problem for a big retrieval magnet

Posted: 12/24/2019 7:01:57 PM EDT

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Feel the tops of the doors for a compartment.

Check the fronts of built in cabinets for panels that come off.

Posted: 12/24/2019 7:02:55 PM EDT

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I can relate to this thread. Family story has a 9mm auto stashed in a house. The man that stashed it is long dead, and it was in his mothers house, and she's long dead and the house has been sold 2x since. If it's where the story has it, it'll never be found until the place is torn down, heavily remodeled, or burns unless you know it's there. Have thought about waiting for it to go up for sale and hope for an open house and to be left alone for the 5-10 minutes to retrieve it, but not worth becoming a thief to recover it - even worse if the story is false.

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If you know where it is, knock on the door offer $40 for the privileged of retrieving the firearm.

Lots of people would take that offer.

Posted: 12/24/2019 7:05:14 PM EDT

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OP al you need is one big ass x ray machine

Posted: 12/24/2019 7:09:21 PM EDT

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Did you check in the pockets of any coats hanging in closets?

Posted: 12/24/2019 7:10:23 PM EDT

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Your dad sounds like he was cool AF. I have a vacation home near Yuma. When I kick off, my son is going to shit his pants when he opens the safe and looks through all the hiding places. Plus there's about $8k US worth of pesos. I hope he spends the money wisely at the whorehouse in Los Algodones.

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Who the fuck has a vacation home in Yuma, Arizona? That's the hot and sweaty butthole of Arizona.

Posted: 12/24/2019 7:11:20 PM EDT

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When you find the pistol you must then post pics OP.

Posted: 12/24/2019 7:11:20 PM EDT

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OST. My stepdad told me that there was a .45 muzzleloader stashed in his attic somewhere but I’ve never bothered looking for it.

Posted: 12/24/2019 7:11:43 PM EDT

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Base boards...that and look around and ask yourself were you'd hide shit. Also look for signs in closets of new dry wall.

Posted: 12/24/2019 7:14:18 PM EDT

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Built for him.....

Start measuring adjoining rooms and closets to make sure they’re all the same size. Look for a thick wall or a small closet.

Do the same in all the cabinets.

Posted: 12/24/2019 7:24:37 PM EDT

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Did you look inside of the A/C air handler case in the attic? There is a lot of open unused space in it.

Posted: 12/24/2019 7:26:27 PM EDT

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If you have any AZ Arfcom types you trust, you could have them hunt for it if you don't locate it.

Posted: 12/24/2019 7:33:27 PM EDT

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I propose using a thin metal rod, but stiff, for probing into the insulation. Like a real long screwdriver or similar. You might be able to tell when it hits wood/drywall vs. a soft gun case.

Posted: 12/24/2019 7:50:43 PM EDT

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You sure he didn't bury it in the backyard?

Posted: 12/24/2019 8:05:33 PM EDT

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Did you find any weird porn?

Posted: 12/24/2019 8:07:38 PM EDT

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Thermal imaging spotter ? Black light to see if he left any clues written on the walls ?
Atb

Posted: 12/24/2019 8:11:17 PM EDT

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behind double ganged electrical boxes, kitchen hood, the space between the double sink.

Posted: 12/24/2019 8:25:14 PM EDT

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fuck me, I'm still alive and have this problem.

Where the hell DID I hide that Glock....

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YUP I know what you mean. I've been missing a Marlin 39a rifle since I went through a divorce in the 80's and I'm convinced its in the attic of a house I owned back then in San Antonio. It would cost me more in gas to drive there and knock on the door than it would to buy a replacement. I had a 1911 hid out in a trash can with a trash bag open above it and had an electrician come wire the house for 220 for a window AC in the 80s think his helper stole it never got a bill from him for the work so figured it was a wash value wise. Mom borrowed a pistol from me in the 80s when I got it back it was in a block of concrete that was painted green - WTF Mom? I hate to think of all the places I have put stuff before I owned a safe. Under the attic insulation is a highly likely spot within 6 feet of the entrance, but look hard at the furniture just like inside closets above the door its pretty easy to put a nail in something and hang something from it. Don't forget to look up. And remember Dad is looking down laughing his ass off.

Posted: 12/24/2019 8:37:55 PM EDT

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Metal detector and process of elimination.

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Metal detector will help pinpoint it. Large magnet if its loose.

Posted: 12/24/2019 8:44:39 PM EDT

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Does he have any scrap ends of appropriately sized and unexplainable PVC pipe and caps laying around the house?
If so, it may be.....cached....around the property...

or, in 77 years, the news of the day will be the equivalent of this

https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2005/04/14/Historic-Tommy-gun-found-in-wall/55051113502020/

https://www.buzznick.com/hidden-basement-room/

Posted: 12/24/2019 8:46:52 PM EDT

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Did you look inside of the A/C air handler case in the attic? There is a lot of open unused space in it.

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Lol. When I lived in an apartment my long guns were in the AC return...

Posted: 12/24/2019 9:07:51 PM EDT

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Look in the space below the cabinets? Check all the boards underneath them all, maybe one is loose. My grandma hid money under the bathroom vanity there.
She made sure to show me just in case. I was the only one who knew. Her surviving daughter was glad.

Posted: 12/24/2019 9:08:38 PM EDT

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Damn, I would have never thought to hide something in the return air vents. However so many people mentioned it, it seems like it might not be a great place. lol

This thread has me wondering how good is a "search warrant" search? Do they go into attics and search through insulation. Do they remove the vent covers and look behind cabinets and all the other places mentioned here? Say it is a really important murder case of something. Do they look in every possible place? How long does it typically take? More than a single day?

Posted: 12/24/2019 9:10:40 PM EDT

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I saw a guy hide cash below a sink. There was a hole in the sink in the back and he would stick it in the hole and it was basically on the counter but covered up by the sink. I thought that was a pretty good spot.

Posted: 12/24/2019 9:17:54 PM EDT

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If serious. I’d like to know more.

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Like to know if it works too.

Posted: 12/24/2019 9:19:10 PM EDT

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Like to know if it works too.

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If it did, he would be rich a shit.

Posted: 12/24/2019 9:24:34 PM EDT

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behind vent cover on cold air return.

Posted: 12/24/2019 9:24:37 PM EDT

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Possibly a floor safe or spot in the floor that is covered up? Maybe a false wooden floor hatch somewhere?

Is it tied to one of the rafters, perhaps on the backside where it isn't easily seen?

Posted: 12/24/2019 9:27:31 PM EDT

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Go to the sporting goods store and buy a tent. The one with the most poles. Then start fishing in holes.

Posted: 12/24/2019 9:28:52 PM EDT

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Go to the sporting goods store and buy a tent. The one with the most poles. Then start fishing in holes.

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Posted: 12/24/2019 9:35:20 PM EDT

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I've got a leather chair that could eat three or four full size shotguns and I wouldn't have a clue until i actually had to lift it for some reason .

Posted: 12/24/2019 9:46:00 PM EDT

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Pull out the appliances and see if he stashed it inside....

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I hid some guns in the filter space under the furnace/ air conditioner one time. I almost forgot them when I moved out.

Posted: 12/24/2019 9:53:05 PM EDT

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Metal detector.
Even if he hid it next to a truss plate it will give a higher signal than the rest of them,

Posted: 12/24/2019 10:01:43 PM EDT

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Divining rods. I know it sounds insane but a friend showed me it works. Buried valve was being looked for. It did not cross for pipes to and from. Only crossed for the valve he was looking for. Swore he saw a teacher demonstrate looking for hidden objects not connected to water in any way and it still worked.

Posted: 12/24/2019 10:03:09 PM EDT

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Not really, but I had been thinking if the gov really came looking how do you hide one where they can't find it..I figure they would be using a metal detector so wood walls and sheetrock won't hide it, but the appliances..yeah not much chance they would think of it....

ETA: Another good spot is the furnace where the filters go...real easy access but still well hidden....especially with a big magnet....

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There is enough space under insulation in hot water heater.