[Ande]

Hey folks i have used my cable lock on another gun and have since moved losing where i placed my key. Is there a way to order a replacement key or is my only recourse - a bolt cutter?

 

[Sam1234]

Cut it off. Get a new one, they are cheap, $10.00

 

[gunsmoke92]

Cut it and call Springfield, tell them you're missing a lock, they'll probably send you one for free.

 

[CdnInAz]

Cut it, buy another gun to get a new (rather useless) lock

 

[TNAndy]

I have noticed that a few of my cable locks use the exact same key. If you have other key locks, before you cut off the one with the missing key, try those others. Maybe you get lucky.

 

[maxlight643]

Cut it and get a new one.

 

[Alferd]

Cut it off....and then don't worry about it.

That's mostly a joke. I have a lot of guns out on racks. I use trigger locks, not to protect the gun or stop thieves, but to protect grandkids and other people who's education and conduct I am not fully in control of.

I have several "safes" that are really just gun cabinets, and guns without a trigger lock or a cable go in them.

It's just me and the wife at home now, so I DO have a few guns that are not "secured". They are hidden, or out of reach, and some get moved when the little ones come home.

I would bet money that if you went to a dealer and asked, they'd give you a new lock for free.

In my AO, many of us walk out the door with the required lock they must include with a newly purchased gun, new or used, then turn around and walk back in to give "this lock I just found out on your entrance" back to the counter guys.