On the Texas highways, which gun would you take?

[ReadyontheRight]

G-19, 870 and one of your .22s for wabbits.

Also a cell phone, a big old mag light at hand, new-ish tires and a tuned-up vehicle with gas purchased as often as possible at places that look safe.

 

[Min]

Well, I really don't expect to run across any Bandidos (except maybe in Lubbock), and if I do, I'd be real polite.

I was bringing up a possible (and not TOO far-fetched) source of trouble.

I'd like to bring a couple of firearms with me anyway, just to have while away from home.

 

[Smoke]

Why not just carry the gun you shoot the best?

You're more likely to need a weapon in Houston than in Giddings, unless you're looking for range time.

Smoke

 

[natedog]

Oh, come one, M-1 Carbines are down-right CUTE.

 

[Min]

Never took a shine to the M-1 carbine. It's cute, sure, but the cartridge could be substituted with so many others in terms of performance.

For me, I like (in a long arm) .357 mag, .44 mag, 5.56, 7.62 x 39, 7.62 x 51

 

[cratz2]

Glock on your hip, 686 in the center console, 870 in the trunk.

Hard to argue with that!

 

[MrMurphy]

Glock on your hip. Smith in the glove box. 870 on the floor. In case of real deep crapola in the middle of nowhere, the M4 and six mags in the trunk. I once broke down on the CA/AZ border with three kids, their dad, and nothing but a Ka-bar. Firepower is a good thing.

 

[mondocomputerman]

I agree, glock on the hip, smith in the console, and 870 on the floor.

 

[TamThompson]

I'd take the 686, the Glock, and the 12-gauge. Ammo: 18 rounds for the 686, with two speed-loaders, 50 rounds for the Glock, 20 for the 12-gauge.

Have fun--the bluebonnets might be starting to come out!

 

[DigMe]

Good grief! Do you really need help deciding what gun to bring every time you drive 100 miles?! If I had that problem I'd have a new thread just about every week.



brad cook

 

[Min]

Good grief! Do you really need help deciding what gun to bring every time you drive 100 miles?! If I had that problem I'd have a new thread just about every week.

Yes.

Choices, choices...

OK looks like the 870, the Glock, and the Smith gets to go on a road trip, and I might sneak in a .22.

 

[Eskimo Jim]

DigMe,
Go ahead, just give us warning so we can cut and paste our answers from trip to trip.

There you go Min, take a bunch a long
Very rarely is a 22lr out of place

-Jim

 

[Kurt S.]

Ah, Yes- Decisions, Decisons

I logged a few Austin Chalk wells around Giddings back in the 80's. Nice drive this time of year.

Let's see, limited to one handgun & one long gun, to Giddings....I'd take the Smith .357 and the Marlin if I had your set of guns, but that's just me. Now, when then wife & I go out to Brewster County, we generally have 3 or 4 handguns and 2 or 3 long guns, and I still get hammered from my buddies out there for not bringing enough guns.

A Kentucky trip usually finds us with the NAA Guardian, a S & W Model 60, a .22 rifle and a .22 handgun of some sort. Both my brothers-in-law and mom & dad have plenty of space to shoot up there.

 

[MeekandMild]

From your list I'd take the Glock 19 and the Beretta and a few boxes of Wally World White Label.

 

[J Jones]

Wheelgun, tupperware and the 870.

 

[Art Eatman]

Been driving 290 between Austin and Houston halfway regularly since 1963. The biggest problem I ever found was deciding where to get a bite to eat, or where to gas up the car or truck. Saw an "almost" road-rager in Houston, one time, back around 1970.

The Bandidos aren't given to bothering folks, particularly out on the road. Not their style. You go to one of their hangouts and run your mouth, that's a different story. Most folks are smarter than that, however.

There's a good little country cafe not far west of the Brazos river, at a little wide-spot community. A good restaurant--with reasonable prices--on the east edge of Giddings, out by the WalMart. And, yeah, the sausage from the Meat Market in the middle of town is just plumb to die for! And for some reason, the gasoline prices in Giddings are often a few cents lower than elsewhere.

Dunno about a place to shoot; I wuz always just Passin' Through.

, Art

 

[Min]

Have to remember...Meat Market in central Giddings...


I will take a .22, probably the Marlin. Lever actions and small towns go together well. Then, I will take the 870 for trunk defense gun, and the Glock 19 for always-with-me gun. I will take the 686 for center console gun. That ought to do it.

I really hope I find a place to shoot around there this weekend. And if not a range, so much the better. My car is not going to get good gas mileage with all that lead to haul!

I will also pack a digicam.

Thanks for all the suggestions.

 

[J Jones]

My car is not going to get good gas mileage with all that lead to haul!

Put duct tape over the seams to get a few extra mph or mpg.

 

[DigMe]

I've also heard that Monzi's Fine Cuisine is excellent.

brad cook

 

[CB900F]

Fella's;

There's NO question in my mind that the 870 would go with me, 'cause it does. One thing I haven't seen mentioned, if you want to take the tire(s) off a threatening vehicle it's gonna be easier with the shotgun.

I'd probably take the Smith also, were I he. But since I'm not & I have something else, I'll take the H&K USP compact in .40.

900F

 

[Jim Washburn]

I shot at the Fayette County Gun Club once, and it was fine. They charged me five bucks as a non-member. It's on 77 between Giddings and La Grange.

http://www.fayettecountygunclub.com

Jim

 

[Min]

I'd probably take the Smith also, were I he.

I DO like the .357 magnum cartridge a lot. Out of this compact but heavy gun, it makes a loud boom and fireball flash, and a very satisfying thump of a recoil. I don't have to tell you what it does to the target!

 

[Roboshred]

Well, I took my 586

I took my 586 when driving across Texas on highway ten. I used it daily to prop my eyelids open and to lock the steering wheel in place so I could sleep while I drove.

 

[MicroBalrog]

Historically though the biker gangs have avoided conflict with civilians.

Weren't most biker clubs non-violent in the first place?