Most folks see a firearm as rifle, pistol, shotgun, ect.... I see a canvas.
I have shot probably 5-8 coyotes a month during the winter and 3 or 4 groundhogs a month during the summer out of the truck for 40 years. Add to this a few road hit deer, wild dogs, crows, raccoons, a whole bunch of hedgeballs and ditch lions. Not a swat team member, only a person that lives in a rural area
were suppose to get a permit to take the meat too but they don't enforce it unless you are pinched for violating and try to claim it was road kill. Dnr would rather see the meat used and they and the local police would much rather I clean a deer of the road fresh then they having to do it after it starts to smell. I once hit a deer with my truck. I was on the side of the road starting to gut it and a state tropper pulled up to see what the problem was. He ended up helping me gut it and I even pealed out a back strap for him to take home for his dad.
Funny Some people don't get the concept of "wild animal"...
Truck Gun - Depends, in eastern WA I'd carry some sort of varmint rifle, otherwise the "usual" one's been the AR-7 (waterproof) and 1911 on me unless I'm feeling wheelgunnish then the SBH usually. Depends on what's around, if you see Coyotes you have to be able to handle 'em
Deliverance?I always thought they a bit "uptown".....just sayin.Squeal like a pig round here and you're gonna get shot,haha.
Don't have too many opportunities for potshots here in Denver, but I have a S&W model 10 heavy barrel in the truck for two legged varmints. That revolver can stay loaded with all the springs at rest until the second coming, it won't hurt a thing.
"Experience is a series of non-fatal mistakes"
Disarming is a mistake free people only get to make once...
I like to keep the ole m1 carbine or my dpms lr10
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AR-15 pistol with sb-15 brace in 300 BO. since it is a handgun I can keep it uncased and loaded.
For me, a "truck gun" is one I can access quickly and easily. That shouts "handgun" to me. The classic gun-in-the-glovebox is the easiest and in many ways best solutions, except for being more easily stolen. But that's what I do much of the time, despite the risk. For that, any 4" .357 or .45 or short .44 special is just dandy. A box or plastic bag of spare ammo is a good idea. You never know what you might encounter these days! Another good option for those who want a long gun is one of the 16 1/2" barreled .357 mag rifles. The mags hold a good number of rounds and the long rifle barrel really heats up the .357, to boot! Carried in a soft case in front of the seat (if not bucket seats), it conceals pretty well, and is handy if only you can open the door to get it out.
AR-15's can be used, too, but a 10 or 20 shot mag is much preferable to the 30's if you really want it concealed fairly well. Really, it kind'a like the Sgt. said in boot camp: "Smoke 'em if ya' got 'em." Knowing when to reach for them can be crucial in a real encounter, but that's something most folks give little thought to, really.
Mine is a Kimber ultra carry crimson trace, 45 acp in a Springfield holster in town and "baby" in the country. Baby is a 41 mag Henry Big boy steel.
Steve,
Life Member NRA
Colorado Rifle Club member
Rocky Mtn Gun Owners member
NAGR member
BP | Bronze Point | IMR | Improved Military Rifle | PTD | Pointed |
BR | Bench Rest | M | Magnum | RN | Round Nose |
BT | Boat Tail | PL | Power-Lokt | SP | Soft Point |
C | Compressed Charge | PR | Primer | SPCL | Soft Point "Core-Lokt" |
HP | Hollow Point | PSPCL | Pointed Soft Point "Core Lokt" | C.O.L. | Cartridge Overall Length |
PSP | Pointed Soft Point | Spz | Spitzer Point | SBT | Spitzer Boat Tail |
LRN | Lead Round Nose | LWC | Lead Wad Cutter | LSWC | Lead Semi Wad Cutter |
GC | Gas Check |