Thanks for the info. Ya they are young 5 and 3, i'm a big fan of education as well when they are older, but I still do not think they should have access to it without me, even in their teens. But only time will tell my opinions on the matter in the future.
Im fairly new to guns in general, the spx is my first gun. I got it mainly for a defense when bow hunting big game (on the ground) and doubling as home defense. I'm 26, for some reason I was sold on an auto loader, everyone tried to tell me to get a pump. I just feel like I would have to put a couple hundred into a pump to get it where I wanted to be, and it would have little to no resell value. The spx came out of the box what I wanted, and seems to hold's it's value well, which is important to me if I decide to get rid of it later. I had been shopping around for awhile, going back and forth educating myself on various models, and was pretty sold on the spx. I ran into one at my local dick's, apparently it had been sitting in the back for awhile, it was the only one I could find so I figured I should grab it.
It is just really frustrating that there are tons of super quality bio-metric pistol safes for under $200. Even getting a quality safe for a shotty is $400-500 minimum, all of the cheaper one seem to have very mixed reviews. Which would be fine if I was planning on owning more long guns, I am currently not.
Im thinking I'll keep the magazine loaded, camber empty, safety on, and up high out of sight for the time being, until I can find good safe. I am also considering keeping a snap cap in the camber and first up in the mag as extra precaution. Has anyone had any experience with the brass pro-shot snaps? How do they cycle? The only other ones I've found that seem to be great quality are the Beretta snap caps, but they are running ~40 a pair.