Schuey2002
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"Rural Oregon" is a cool place to live, isn't it?
Gun racks in trucks, dumb?
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"Rural Oregon" is a cool place to live, isn't it?
Fish Springs
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Things my rifle rack has held:
1. long guns: rifles and shotguns
2. hats
3. lariat
4. gloves
5. usgs topo maps
6. fly rod
7. ice axe
8. crampons
9. rope and gear rack
10. rain gear
11. umbrella
12. bagette
13. portable tape player--great hanger for head sets
14. morning paper
15. cattle prod
16. quirt
17. swim suit
18. lunch in a bag
19. canteen
20. tripod
21. wire cutters
22. an old mauser chambered for a fun wildcat--bait?
But, I am from Idaho and now live in Texas...what would I know?
1. long guns: rifles and shotguns
2. hats
3. lariat
4. gloves
5. usgs topo maps
6. fly rod
7. ice axe
8. crampons
9. rope and gear rack
10. rain gear
11. umbrella
12. bagette
13. portable tape player--great hanger for head sets
14. morning paper
15. cattle prod
16. quirt
17. swim suit
18. lunch in a bag
19. canteen
20. tripod
21. wire cutters
22. an old mauser chambered for a fun wildcat--bait?
But, I am from Idaho and now live in Texas...what would I know?
I never really understood this either. I especially like those people that keep their guns in tham when there's nothing in season. Either they gotta boost thier machismo or it's a hood prop.
To me they are just an advertisement saying "Hey, I gotta gun in easy access...want it!"
To me they are just an advertisement saying "Hey, I gotta gun in easy access...want it!"
jacketch
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Every time I see a gunrack I am reminded of the guy who was pulling a shotgun from the rack and it went off killing him. Now that was a big oops.
Sylvilagus Aquaticus
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20 years ago I noticed the decline in the number of gun racks in pickup cabs around my home area of east Texas. Usually, if they held a longarm, it was a model 94 or a shotgun of some provenance. Mostly, they were used for a handly place for ropes (aka lariats), pigging strings (ask a real cowboy), gloves, spare hats/caps, maybe a cane pole, and usually, depending on the age of the truck owner, a sturdy 'stock cane' or hot-shot.
I attributed the decline in sightings to the encroaching urbanization and rising crime/theft rate in the area.
Now that I have my grandfather's '69 Ford F100, I have been considering adding a rack to the cab. My grandfather used to carry his Benjamin air rifle in the open space of the seatback in his truck, but all that jute backing and open wire cage that suported the cushioning took quite a toll \on the finish of the old pumper. Yes, there is a gas tank mounted in the cab directly behind the seat that runs to within 5 inches of the bottom of the rear window. Trouble is, in DFW I'd never put a longarm in said rack, and with a toolbox in the bed why should I bother loading up an already cramped cab with more stuff? Besides, the only new rack I've seen for sale in the last 2 years was one of the plastic variety that won't hold its' own weight up when you hit a rairoad crossing too fast, let alone the weight of a M94.
Regards,
Rabbit.
I attributed the decline in sightings to the encroaching urbanization and rising crime/theft rate in the area.
Now that I have my grandfather's '69 Ford F100, I have been considering adding a rack to the cab. My grandfather used to carry his Benjamin air rifle in the open space of the seatback in his truck, but all that jute backing and open wire cage that suported the cushioning took quite a toll \on the finish of the old pumper. Yes, there is a gas tank mounted in the cab directly behind the seat that runs to within 5 inches of the bottom of the rear window. Trouble is, in DFW I'd never put a longarm in said rack, and with a toolbox in the bed why should I bother loading up an already cramped cab with more stuff? Besides, the only new rack I've seen for sale in the last 2 years was one of the plastic variety that won't hold its' own weight up when you hit a rairoad crossing too fast, let alone the weight of a M94.
Regards,
Rabbit.
redneck2
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Back in the "pre-drug" days...
before you had to worry about every punk stealing your stuff and getting away with it. We never locked the house.
we used to have a rack in the pick-up on the farm.
Trust me...my dad wasn't a guy that would try to impress anyone with an old .22
It was there mainly for varmints...groundhogs, skunks, etc. And yes, there was a gas tank that took up the room behind the seat.
before you had to worry about every punk stealing your stuff and getting away with it. We never locked the house.
we used to have a rack in the pick-up on the farm.
Trust me...my dad wasn't a guy that would try to impress anyone with an old .22
It was there mainly for varmints...groundhogs, skunks, etc. And yes, there was a gas tank that took up the room behind the seat.
Fish Springs
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Jacketch,
Gee...the only person I knew who experienced a self-inflicted long gun injury was pulling a loaded Browning shot gun from the back seat of his Buick--booom!
Maybe the second set of doors on sedans are leathal?
Not many living people carry chambered rounds in long guns, back seat or gun rack.:banghead:
Gee...the only person I knew who experienced a self-inflicted long gun injury was pulling a loaded Browning shot gun from the back seat of his Buick--booom!
Maybe the second set of doors on sedans are leathal?
Not many living people carry chambered rounds in long guns, back seat or gun rack.:banghead:
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I'd like to find a good three-gun rack like they use to make. With a three-gun rack the bottom gun can't be seen. The SKS is getting scratched up and it takes forever to get it out from under the stuff that accumulates on top of it behind the seat. My other truck is an extended cab and the gun rack would be out of reach in it.
If'n I find one I will hang an old beat up Mauser in it and be good to go.
I'm big on security and would never hang one in the open.
If'n I find one I will hang an old beat up Mauser in it and be good to go.
I'm big on security and would never hang one in the open.
mummac
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In my old truck, I had an umbrella on the gunrack. It came in handy when I would cart around my grandmother. I live in the city so toting a gun around like that wouldn't be too smart. A guy i worked with showed up to the jobsite (an office building we were replacing some lights in) after a weekend of hunting with a shotgun in his rack. The boss didn't like it too much. That guy was pretty cool. He'd go rabit hunting with a bow!
Smoke
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I used to put a gunrack on a pickup as soon as I got it. They are extremely handy for guns and other stuff. The way they make piclups now, at least the one I own, the back window is no longer a convienent place for one. In the old days before extended cabs it was the best place for one.
I still put a gun rack in my pickups, now it resides in the lockable across the bed toolbox. Out of sight. Won't bash me in a crash. More accesable than the back window.
And there are still some places in America where you can leave your gun in your truck, keys in the ignition, windows rolled down, and not have to worry about a dang thing. There are still honest people living in good places and I am fortunate to be in one of them.
I still put a gun rack in my pickups, now it resides in the lockable across the bed toolbox. Out of sight. Won't bash me in a crash. More accesable than the back window.
And there are still some places in America where you can leave your gun in your truck, keys in the ignition, windows rolled down, and not have to worry about a dang thing. There are still honest people living in good places and I am fortunate to be in one of them.
Sylvilagus Aquaticus
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Yeah, you've got it pretty good over in Bosque County, Smoke.
Regards,
Rabbit.
Regards,
Rabbit.
mummac
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Fish Springs, I forgot to ask: what is "16. quirt"
Smoke
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mummac,
A quirt is a short whip made with a loop in the end to go around your wrist. Ususally used when training young horses.
Sylvilagus Aquaticus,
You are familier with Bosque County? Leave the big city and come shoot sometime....
A quirt is a short whip made with a loop in the end to go around your wrist. Ususally used when training young horses.
Sylvilagus Aquaticus,
You are familier with Bosque County? Leave the big city and come shoot sometime....
TallPine
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Hey guys, in a few more years the EcoNazis will have outlawed pickups so you won't have nothin to put a "dumb" gun rack in anyhow.
As for me, they can have my 3/4 ton when they pry the four speed lever from my cold dead fingers.
Moron Labe - "come and take it, you idiot"
As for me, they can have my 3/4 ton when they pry the four speed lever from my cold dead fingers.
Moron Labe - "come and take it, you idiot"
Greg L
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jmbg29
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I've had several cops want to safe my weapons over the years during traffic stops. I've yet to see one who knew how to handle a 1911 cocked and locked, an AR 15, or a M1 Garand.
Where does it say that the long guns were loaded? If it said AR 15 locked and loaded, or something like that, I guess I would agree.
cratz2
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Even as late as the late 80s, even in urban areas in Texas it was not uncommon to see a rack with a couple long guns in the back window of a pickup truck. I never did it though.
I'm sure in more rural areas, there are plenty of long guns still hanging around clearly visible in vehicles.
I'm sure in more rural areas, there are plenty of long guns still hanging around clearly visible in vehicles.
JackM
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Gun racks were standard equipment in Saskatchewan, when it was in a free and civilized country, B.T. (Before Trudeau).
Bye
Jack
Bye
Jack
Rickstir
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Different Strokes for Different Folks
No, if I lived in a urban area I wouldn't carry guns in a rack either. I would lock my doors, even if I was in the house. But I don't live in an urban area, alas I am a hick. And it took years of saving and finding the right job so I could become an ex-urban. Three more correspondence courses and I'll be a certified hick. In Missouri its called one of the forms of "open carry". Right off any LEO will know you have a weapon. In our little hick town, people don't give it second thought. We also don't lock our doors much either, what with a chorous of four large dogs to great anyone who dares drive down our gravel road let alone pull in our driveway. When you don't live in a den of theives, you can relax a little. We carry them all the time because you never know when you are going to have to dispatch a deer that has been injured by a car (twice for me). Also if you have poultry, possums, coons, and foxes are open season all the time and they don't necessarly have to be on my property. It's called a gun rack, not a hat rack. Mine has bungy cords to keep the weapon in place. No round in the pipe. Carry a Marlin 336 in .35 cal and either a 12 or .410 gauge shotgun.
No, if I lived in a urban area I wouldn't carry guns in a rack either. I would lock my doors, even if I was in the house. But I don't live in an urban area, alas I am a hick. And it took years of saving and finding the right job so I could become an ex-urban. Three more correspondence courses and I'll be a certified hick. In Missouri its called one of the forms of "open carry". Right off any LEO will know you have a weapon. In our little hick town, people don't give it second thought. We also don't lock our doors much either, what with a chorous of four large dogs to great anyone who dares drive down our gravel road let alone pull in our driveway. When you don't live in a den of theives, you can relax a little. We carry them all the time because you never know when you are going to have to dispatch a deer that has been injured by a car (twice for me). Also if you have poultry, possums, coons, and foxes are open season all the time and they don't necessarly have to be on my property. It's called a gun rack, not a hat rack. Mine has bungy cords to keep the weapon in place. No round in the pipe. Carry a Marlin 336 in .35 cal and either a 12 or .410 gauge shotgun.
jmbg29
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I it really any wonder to anyone on this board why our rights are going straight down the tubes?
OH!!!! You have a gun rack, you ignorant hick you!
What I wouldn't give to go back to a time when everybody had the good sense to mind their own damn business. :banghead:
OH!!!! You have a gun rack, you ignorant hick you!
What I wouldn't give to go back to a time when everybody had the good sense to mind their own damn business. :banghead:
TallPine
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Me too, except I'm not sure it ever existed ...
People are just finding different business of other people to poke their nose into.
In the 50s it was your - um, relational behavior, and now it is your diet, what you smoke, what kind of vehicle you drive, and what kind of rack you put in it.
Ever hear that old Hank Williams (Senior) song: "... if you mind your own business then you won't be mindin' mine"
OMG: I am not only a "hick" - I am an old hick
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