Truck gun

[686 Shooter]

Does anyone carry a long gun in their truck? One that is always there. Shotgun, high power rifle, pistol caliber carbine?

 

[Zoub]

Yes, I have all, but never left full time. Maybe for days or weeks but not always.

#1 choice is a Remington 870, 12 gauge, 18" barrel, +2 mag, Knoxx folder

Keltec 9mm in a laptop bag, uses Glock mags
Remington 870 youth 20 gauge
AR broken down in a case.

When things are "hot" a soft 3-gun case (kit so to speak) with shotgun, rifle and handgun go in the truck.


Key is cheap, Ok to lose it with or from the vehicle. A basic SKS makes a lot of sense for this purpose. I just prefer small and/or light weight in case I have to go on foot.

 

[zoglog]

A basic SKS makes a lot of sense for this purpose.

Yep, an sks is always in the truck. Never hurts when you check irrigation at 0130.

 

[Yeah]

I switch a 243AI Kimber Montana back and forth between my truck and UTV. If it's trapping season and I'm trapping I add a CZ452 + AAC Pilot.

 

[Cwood]

I have two dedicated truck guns, a M&P 45 and a AR

 

[Regionnus Rattis]

If the thought is that of carrying a long gun in a truck, why limit it to that and not include a car? Same principle applies.

 

[JML]

I also have two dedicated truck guns a shotgun and a AR.

 

[Zoub]

I have two dedicated truck guns, a M&P 45 and a AR

Fail for getting off topic! Your account has been locked

 

[plowman766]

I carry a savage 93 .22 magnum in the truck for groundhogs and coyotes it also goes on the tractor or combine with me if it gets knocked around I dont figure Im out much and has been a pretty accurate rifle for me.

 

[willie69]

my friend mike had a truck gun rack in his chevy truck and he stopped at a truck stop on a recent hunting trip to get a bite to eat when he came out his back window was smashed in all guns gone it's getting scary out there

 

[Zoub]

Just food for thought but for me there came a day when I realized shooting a gun in and among vehicles AKA windshields and doors was different then on the move on foot to get home.

This day was when a whack job approached my truck in traffic in Atlanta. I was in 6-8 lanes of traffic at a red light and boxed in at a major intersection. Of all the vehicles and all the people there that day my ex wife had found a way to get this guy to focus on her. He never went directly in front of my truck so I could not run him over. No electric windows in a 1981 C-10 so I could not take control of her window and roll it up.

So for me, 12 or 20 gauge slugs are my preference. Also, no dumba**es in the truck. Add to that, at least for the moment, no more big city living either.

No, a shotgun in the vehicle does not solve the problem described above, but it made me decide what I wanted in general if I stepped out of my truck.

 

[Hoosier45]

Shotgun here. And a range bag w/shoulder strap with slugs, buck shot, and a couple different size shot shells.

 

[savage 1212]

Most of the time I have a Savage Model 12 LPV behind the seat and either a S&W 442 or Glock 21 between the seats.

 

[malern28us]

I am considering welding up an aluminum "false floor" for my Montero so I can safely store and transport an old rifle and ammo. Just need to decide how big to make it.

 

[LPMan59]

i kept my sidefolder Tantal in my trunk before i sold it. this served two purposes- one ridiculous and one practical:

1) a long gun with 30 round capacity in the infinitely miniscule chance i would need it
2) so the wife wouldn't know i had bought yet another rifle

 

[tv1217]

Used to have a Rem 870 but that Express finish rusts if you look at it funny.

Maybe I should just tie an AK to the bumper and drag it with me

 

[patience0830]

usually

I go to a lot of High school ball games so my stuff is in and out a lot. but I've got a 10/22 in a BC sidefolder behind the seat as a cat gun most days and my sig on my belt or the XD in my man bag. I don't get out much in the POV these days.

 

[DaKruiser]

I've considered making my Century C91 my truck gun, I just hav'nt yet. My thought is there shouldnt be much I couldnt stop with .308. Its a cheap gun with even cheaper parts (mags .97cents) and it likes the cheap ammo

 

[Cavman]

I keep an old 12gauge coach gun with hammers loaded with buckshot

 

[driver4562]

Fail for getting off topic! Your account has been locked

The M&P backs up the AR. ha ha

I can't carry a long gun or hand gun in my vehicle - work has prohibited it. but If I did I would go with my Mini 14 with 30 rd mags. looks pretty tough.

to go with it either a 1911 or Springfield XD.. depending on weather.