Which one for a pickup truck handgun?

[Dr. Tad Hussein Winslow]

Have a quick-access safe bolted to the floorboard in the pickup. Have a new candidate for pickup truck handgun - which would you choose and why?

1. (Current one) - Springfield V16 longslide in .45 super/.45 acp, stainless steel, 6" bbl, loaded up with .45 acps* and two 10-round mags.

2. (New possible choice, recently acquired) - Smith & Wesson 610, 6-shot N-frame, 10mm auto, 6.5" bbl, stainless steel. Small buttload of moonclips.


Uses are emergency self-defense, and possibly opportunistic shots at small feral hogs, coyotes, or beavers when at the hunting lease. Leaning towards the revolver for the latter reason. Drawback of the revolver is cylinder gap blast (hearing protection concerns), and not as ergo/quick handling in my hands for self-defense use in multi-shot situation (I'm pretty comfortable with shooting 1911s; revolvers not as much).

*and yes, I have a lower powered spring to ensure that the acps cycle properly. I *could* switch to supers, however, at any time - they just cost more to buy and/or load up (brass cost).

 

[freakshow10mm]

The .45 Super would be my choice. The 10mm is also a good choice. The Super can handle heavier bullets and will edge out the 10mm in this regard.

FWIW, I have a 4 inch GP100 357 Mag in the truck.

 

[Quoheleth]

Drawback of the revolver is cylinder gap blast (hearing protection concerns), and not as ergo/quick handling in my hands for self-defense use in multi-shot situation (I'm pretty comfortable with shooting 1911s; revolvers not as much).

I think you answered your own question.

Q

 

[Ivy Mike]

CZ52

Cheap and should you run out of ammo, you could charge whatever you were shooting at and club it to death.

 

[gtmerkley]

Or you could give a calico a try 100 rounds of rock&role

 

[ChristopherG]

1) Put the bottom-feeder in the truck.

2) Buy or load a pile of .40 S&W, cheap.

3) Shoot that revolver, DOUBLE ACTION, until it's second nature, and you're accurate--and getting faster--with it.

4) Go back and find out how you've suddenly become a better shot with the 1911 and every other pistol you own. Then decide based on the gun what you want where.

 

[azredhawk44]

I think Chris here hit the nail on the head.

Use the one you're better with NOW, get better with the other one and make the decision based on aesthetics or sentimentality rather than life-saving functionality... after all, you put 1000+ rounds through the revolver, and you're gonna be a great shot with it.

 

[springfield30-06]

ChristopherG: Shoot that revolver, DOUBLE ACTION, until it's second nature

Go back and find out how you've suddenly become a better shot with the 1911 and every other pistol you own.

My first handgun was a 1911. After about a combined 700 rounds through my 'new to me' S&W 686 and S&W 29 (only about 1/2 of them were DA) I decided to take out the 1911 again... I had improved so much it was like someone else was shooting it!

 

[frogger42]

I think that a long barrel in tight confines (a truck cab) could be a mistake. I do like the idea of a revolver for a car or truck gun. Hot brass flying around inside a vehicle seems bad, but I'd stick with a 4" or shorter barrel. I do believe they make a 4" 610. That is a nice revolver and you have the chance to shoot both 10mm and .40 in the same moon clips.

 

[Dr. Tad Hussein Winslow]

I'm sorry. Let me clarify please.

I have two "pickup truck handguns". First a Makarov is in the middle console, unlocked. This is the true dire emergency, grab & shoot gun.

The second gun is the one in question here, which is locked in a safe on the floorboard (making comments about picking a cheap one off-base). This one is for when it's a more serious, prolonged self-defense scenario, perhaps, where I would have time to retrieve the pistol from the safe. Such an encounter would likely happen (if ever) outside the vehicle, not inside. So the Makarov is the inside emergency gun, and this one is the outside, semi-emergency and game-taking gun, when more oomph is needed than the Mak can offer.

Now, with that clarification, GO!

 

[Walkalong]

There ya go, keep em "On task" PremiumSauces.

I would go with the 1911, because I am very familiar and comfortable with them. The 610 would work just fine too, but I would be more comfortable defending my life with a 1911.

 

[RustyShackelford]

vehicle based defense handguns...

For general use, I'd go with the .40/10mm DA revolver for a vehicle weapon. A powerful 10mm round will work well and in a large revolver it will be a good fight-stopper!

A pistol may have spent brass flying all over too in a real CQB/car-jacking type event. Not good!

Rusty S

 

[Dr. Tad Hussein Winslow]

Hmmmm.....thanks guys. I decided to stick with the Springfield .45 at this point.

 

[bluetopper]

If you look up "truck gun" in the dictionary, there will be a picture of a Hi-Point there.
On icy roads Hi-Points also add weight on the rear wheels for traction if you toss it in the back in the bed of the truck.

 

[MrAnteater]

A Kel Tec P11 lives in my truck. I have a center console that has a hiding compartment which fits nicely.

Its cheap enough that I wouldn't be too heart broken if it's stolen. I would choose the cheaper option as a truck gun.

 

[machinisttx]

My car gun is a 4" S&W M66 that is double action only. I keep it for two legged problems, but if I thought the opportunity to shoot a hog might arise, I'd keep a speedloader or two full of 158 grain hard cast SWC handloads.

 

[phydaux]

My truck gun is a Smith & Wesson 4516-1 45ACP. Small, powerful, SS, 7+1 rds and has gone bang EVERY time I pulled the trigger! [1500+ times]

phydaux

 

[Eyesac]

I don't have a reason to put a gun in my jeep, but if I did, I'd vote for the 10mm. And a cheap on at that. Probably a glock in 10mm, and forget about it.

 

[Seven For Sure]

Glock 20 with DT 200 gr. beartooths.

 

[ExSoldier]

How About one of these???

This would be MY ideal truck gun with a couple 30rd mags clamped together.

 

[PAPACHUCK]

I like the idea of having a Springfield 45Auto in the truck, but..........my choice would be a XD45 Tactical,
13+1 of 230gr. +P HP's on tap.

 

[Rollwave88]

Premium,

Which safe did you use to bolt to the floor, looking to do the samething.

Thanks

 

[Dr. Tad Hussein Winslow]

Rollwave, welcome to the forum - there are several good choices out there, but this is the one I have:

Ooops, it's gone - it was from the people at www.handgunsafe.com , which is now defunct. But a google search has this archived about handgunsafe.com:

Sorry, we no longer manufacture handgun safes. Coming soon - Lock-boxes. R&D Enterprises, 9970 Mango St., Phelan CA 92371 All material is copyright © 1999-2007 R&D Enterprises

www.handgunsafe.com · Cached page

It had cost about $190 and it uses the push button combo lock to release (5 buttons in a row, programmable in any combo, and it's an analog, not electronic mechanism - no batteries). And it's bolted to the floor at the feet of the front passenger - it requires explaining everytime I go on a 1st date,since their feet are resting on it - helps me weed out the antis since it usually causes a conversation to start: "WTH is this?" "Oh, well it's for putting cash and valuables into when I'm traveling, or maybe a pistol.... [wait for response]"

Crap, I sure hope the locking mechanism doesn't break since they're out of business - would have to get a welder to open it up.

 

[rantingredneck]

Run what you run best, in this case the 1911.

This would be MY ideal truck gun with a couple 30rd mags clamped together.

I had the same thought and bought one of those for that purpose. Shot it a few times and came to realize that unless you can get hearing protection on quick there are better choices. Those things are LOUD.

 

[xx7grant7x]

(hearing protection concerns)

I'd throw a pair of el cheapo earmuffs in with the gun for the hunting part of it, obviously you're not going to ask Mr. Carjacker to "please hold on i need hearing protection" but the hog/rabbit/squirrels can wait the ten seconds