best trunk gun?

[atek3]

All the macho chest-beating aside...

Which is more likely:
a) you get in a car accident in which your trunk is opened
b) your car gets stolen
c) your trunk is opened by an anti-gun police officer
d) the next Cho Seung-Hui decides to go on a massacre farther than pistol range but closer than 911 range.

(Psst... it's probably not d) )

Given those odds, I'd much rather keep a 100 dollar enfield and a couple hundred rounds of ammo on stripper clips vs. an uber-tactical m4. That way if it gets stolen, big whoop, and if it gets discovered, you're okay in almost every jurisdiction.

atek3

 

[jakemccoy]

I've been thinkin' a Saiga 308 and a hunting license...

http://www.raacfirearms.com/Saiga_308.htm

I don't mean the hunting license is just for show. I mean it would be good to get a hunting license and go on at least one trip a year for real.

 

[monkeykevin]

I say a Ruger 10/22 or a Marlin 60... Head Shots will take anyone down at 100yrds and TWO your follow up shot should be easy like a walk in a park. Even if its not HS, body shot will slow him down or maybe you'll hit vital points. "IF" you do miss which you migh since your heart rate will be up - blood pumping feeling all Supermanish you may miss a shot is why I say go with a .22, lesser chance of calateral damage "IF" you do miss.

 

[possum]

if it is an active shooter situation then i am gonna do everything that i can to stop the loss of life.

people have different opinions on what a truck gun is and what they are used for. i would go the ar route, as that is what i am best with. some folks opt for something that they don't mind getting knocked around since it will be in the trunk. for those folks i recommend a ak, varient, sks, lever gun etc.

an m1a varient like the scout or one of the socom models would fit the bill too. but many folks don't have the money to put that much into a "trunk gun".

 

[TomB7777]

You know, it doesn't necessarily need to be a shooter to make you wish you had a trunk rifle.
I remember as a senior in high school when my neighbor flagged down my car one morning.
Her druggie husbands Pit Bull was mauling their 5 yr old daughter in the front yard.
Perfect situation to use an SKS in the trunk.

 

[monkeykevin]

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2002641156_mallshooting23

I just remember! We had a Mall shooting in Tacoma Washington when a guy stormed into a shopping mall with a AR shot SIX people including a CCW who "FOR" some reason didn't take a shot for god knows why he didn't and took a bullet leaving him paralyzed from the waist down. He is currently gaining some lower movement but I don't know how much.

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2002641156_mallshooting23m.html

When ***** hits the fan with a gunman near you, you will say one thing now and it turns out to be different. Reality is a LOT different from Movies and Games. Adrenalin pumping, heart rate rising, and fear will change anyone in a split second.

I don't want to be rude, but if your going to pull out a gun to confront a shooter means you have "A" BALL, but you don't got BALLZ when you didn't even fire a single round to stop a shooter.

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2002641156_mallshooting23



PS: If their is a shooter and you "DO" decide to take him down, don't you think the police/CCW might mistaken you as a shooter too and take you down by ACCIDENT thinking your part of the shooting.

Protect others before myself is how I see it.

 

[biscuitninja]

When I was going to the range alot, I had the Thompson in the back quite a bit. Nowadays its an M44 or the 91/30 (a little bit unweildy). I only keep them there as I go to the range quite a bit. Anyways good luck and don't work too hard.
-bix

 

[CajunTim]

Mine cost less than $200 to build and I know it will function if neglected.

 

[TexAg]

Since I don't have a good place for a long gun I currently go with a 6" GP 100 .357 with snake shot and 200 grain hard cast available for reloads and 125 gr heaters loaded. With that I can cover alot of situations like finding a rattler near the house, a pig, deer or coyote on the lease (in case the primary gun malfs or breaks etc. ) or a two legged predator up to a pretty good distace away.