What do you consider to be the perfect "truck gun"?
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TrickyDick
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mossberg 16.25 stainless steel 30-30 lever action rifle.small,simple,meets standards pretty much everywhere.ammo is available locally.
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A lifetime Marlin 81 22 LR worked for me on the farm forever, because small varmints were the primary mission and it is accurate at short range. But since the politics went bad, I figured I needed something semiauto with mag. My M1 Carbines seemed the right choice, but they are too special to beat up. I just can't decide. Maybe the Ruger Single Six in 22WMR would be more convenient than a long gun, but it's the wife's gun. Ah, heck...just throw the J-Frame in the front pocket of the bibs, and get on with it
Ed Ames
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I think a combloc tokarev is a good truck/car handgun. Fairly cheap, accurate, effective. Not really ideal for concealed carry (the whole safety/chambered round/half cock thing) but if you have the time to fetch a gun from your truck you have time to work the slide, and it is easy to conceal in a pinch.
I don't have as strong an opinion on long guns. I suspect it varies more. If not for silly laws it would be an M4gery, but silly laws are a factor.
I don't have as strong an opinion on long guns. I suspect it varies more. If not for silly laws it would be an M4gery, but silly laws are a factor.
I don't know that it's perfect, but I have a bonds ck2000 with 000buck in my truck all the time. I also have some 45lc hollow point with me. Easy to stick in my pocket when I leave the truck. Also have some bird shot .410 for grins.
Neo-Luddite
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AK or Mini--but in practical terms I don't regularly have a long arm along for the ride.
JustinJ
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As there are no situations in which i would stop and shoot an uninjured animal, my CCW is my "truck gun". There is no realistic situation in which i would stop my vehicle to get in a gunfight.
Gun Master
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Perfect Truck (Maybe Car) Gun
As in the above ( post #25), loaded long guns are not allowed in my area.
Count one vote for either Hi-Point .45ACP pistol or ArmsCorps .38 special.
Both efficient and inexpensive.
As in the above ( post #25), loaded long guns are not allowed in my area.
Count one vote for either Hi-Point .45ACP pistol or ArmsCorps .38 special.
Both efficient and inexpensive.
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I don't leave guns in vehicles, but if I did I think the SKS might be a good choice. The more cosmetically challenged, the better.
I also think a Ruger Blackhawk would probably be a good pick also, from a handgun standpoint.
I think the other option I might consider would be a single shot 12-gauge. That would fill the role well, I think. Good choice on a number of levels.
Trouble is - anything halfway nice or desirable, I'm not going to want to leave at risk of theft. So "perfect" would probably be option #3 above for me... hypothetically speaking.
I also think a Ruger Blackhawk would probably be a good pick also, from a handgun standpoint.
I think the other option I might consider would be a single shot 12-gauge. That would fill the role well, I think. Good choice on a number of levels.
Trouble is - anything halfway nice or desirable, I'm not going to want to leave at risk of theft. So "perfect" would probably be option #3 above for me... hypothetically speaking.
george burns
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Last night I95 was closed down near me, apparently someone shot another driver or passenger in a moving vehicle. I guess you don't have to stop to get in trouble, this is not the first one I have heard of in FL.
A few years ago, a boyfriend of a married woman shot her husband on 95 while coming home from work, in traffic.
People are nuts, trouble can come a knocking, but would a truck gun do any better than your carry if they missed the first time?
I just asked my wife, she said it was a grey haired man, and that it was "road rage" don't think they got him yet.
I can't imagine shooting while doing 80MPH, at night with cars around you filled with family's. I found the story,
http://www.wpbf.com/news/deputies-called-to-shooting-on-i95/27256792#!btjFwJ
A few years ago, a boyfriend of a married woman shot her husband on 95 while coming home from work, in traffic.
People are nuts, trouble can come a knocking, but would a truck gun do any better than your carry if they missed the first time?
I just asked my wife, she said it was a grey haired man, and that it was "road rage" don't think they got him yet.
I can't imagine shooting while doing 80MPH, at night with cars around you filled with family's. I found the story,
http://www.wpbf.com/news/deputies-called-to-shooting-on-i95/27256792#!btjFwJ
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deputy tom
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Glock G17. YMMV. tom. 
Zach S
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I dont have a dedicated car gun, but do own a G19 with a TLR1, purchased NIB specifically to be a beater. The TLR1 recently replaced an M3. When I bought it, the Insight/Streamlight M3 was the light to buy if you couldn't afford or justify the cost of a Surefire. I couldn't justify the cost for a beater.
Beater rifle was a converted 7.62 Saiga with an LED G2 mounted with a cheap scope ring. Gone now, hard times, had to pay rent...
Beater shotgun was my only shotgun, a mossberg 590 with a surefire fore end.
They fill the truck/trunk gun role well. The pistol goes with me quite a bit. Long arms, not so much.
I normally took the AK to the lake cabin, it was compact due to the folding stock. When camping (real camping), I normally took the shotgun, but the AK would sleep in the truck unless I was with another trusted adult.
If I were shopping today, specifically for truck guns, I would probably pick up a cheap used Mossberg 500 without a vent rib, and cut the bbl down to 18.5" (with a pipe cutter), and swap my old 590 stock onto it (synthetic, stippled, chopped).
The rifle would probably be a cheap Fudd milsurp.
I miss the days of being able to sink hundreds into a beater... I like ARs, but would prefer .30 cal for four legged critters. If I had the cash I would consider a .300 blackout kit from Model 1 Sales since it doesn't look like the AR47 will ever be.
Beater rifle was a converted 7.62 Saiga with an LED G2 mounted with a cheap scope ring. Gone now, hard times, had to pay rent...
Beater shotgun was my only shotgun, a mossberg 590 with a surefire fore end.
They fill the truck/trunk gun role well. The pistol goes with me quite a bit. Long arms, not so much.
I normally took the AK to the lake cabin, it was compact due to the folding stock. When camping (real camping), I normally took the shotgun, but the AK would sleep in the truck unless I was with another trusted adult.
If I were shopping today, specifically for truck guns, I would probably pick up a cheap used Mossberg 500 without a vent rib, and cut the bbl down to 18.5" (with a pipe cutter), and swap my old 590 stock onto it (synthetic, stippled, chopped).
The rifle would probably be a cheap Fudd milsurp.
I miss the days of being able to sink hundreds into a beater... I like ARs, but would prefer .30 cal for four legged critters. If I had the cash I would consider a .300 blackout kit from Model 1 Sales since it doesn't look like the AR47 will ever be.
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I would use a jitterbug and sand the big orange steal me logo off of it...
I have a few drill cases I plan on turning into gun cases. The problem has been once I cut the dividers out, they're handy for other things as well...
I have a few drill cases I plan on turning into gun cases. The problem has been once I cut the dividers out, they're handy for other things as well...
zfk55
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This goes in the truck when I do, and it leaves when I do.
It started with a S/S Mini-14 I bought new sometime in the 80's and somewhere along the line, the stock was trashed.
I bought a Muzzlelite stock and quickly found out what everyone else knew. It was complete junk, but I didn't throw it away.
One day I was sitting there looking at it, took it apart and pulled out the plastic guts. I machined every part out of steel and replaced them. I cut the worthless sight tower, sandwiched (drilled and tapped) the flat of the carry handle between two pieces of steel, installed a weaver rail and a Red Dot.
Now it's a very handy, compact and rather accurate little rifle for whatever vehicle I'm in.
The only plastic left is the outer shell.
It started with a S/S Mini-14 I bought new sometime in the 80's and somewhere along the line, the stock was trashed.
I bought a Muzzlelite stock and quickly found out what everyone else knew. It was complete junk, but I didn't throw it away.
One day I was sitting there looking at it, took it apart and pulled out the plastic guts. I machined every part out of steel and replaced them. I cut the worthless sight tower, sandwiched (drilled and tapped) the flat of the carry handle between two pieces of steel, installed a weaver rail and a Red Dot.
Now it's a very handy, compact and rather accurate little rifle for whatever vehicle I'm in.
The only plastic left is the outer shell.
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Marlin lever gun.
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I don't know about "perfect" but my truck gun is a RRA M4ish with an ACOG and offset irons.
I think just about any rifle or shotgun makes a good truck gun, depending on your needs. Do NOT leave a gun unsecured. It's you lock your vehicle and store in a garage, i think that's sufficiently secure. My truck is parked in the driveway, though so I take the rifle inside with me when I get out of the truck.
I think just about any rifle or shotgun makes a good truck gun, depending on your needs. Do NOT leave a gun unsecured. It's you lock your vehicle and store in a garage, i think that's sufficiently secure. My truck is parked in the driveway, though so I take the rifle inside with me when I get out of the truck.
For decades I carried an AR-7 (original) in my Jeep. Long story short, a problem in the desert with three fellows who had destroyed their vehicle and wanted mine (no shots were fired as I had the "drop" on them). That little AR-7 that was such a joy just to toss in the back pack and go suddenly felt very, very small.
I began a search for a "better" Jeep gun and finally modified an old Mossy 500 in .410 to be the "Perfect Jeep Gun".
A couple of photos show the difference in size, both assembled and broken down. While many will question the .410 caliber I know it is very useful for the types of furred and feathered critters one would want to take in a "survival" situation.
Also, a .410 slug will certainly discourage any two legged critters.
I began a search for a "better" Jeep gun and finally modified an old Mossy 500 in .410 to be the "Perfect Jeep Gun".
A couple of photos show the difference in size, both assembled and broken down. While many will question the .410 caliber I know it is very useful for the types of furred and feathered critters one would want to take in a "survival" situation.
Also, a .410 slug will certainly discourage any two legged critters.
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