feralmerril
Absent Comrade
Every gun I own could be a truck gun! My truck will carry any one of em, so size really doesnt matter. Seriously, I guess I shouldnt joke about it.
First you have to know exactly what you want a gun for. A rancher neighbor of mine carrys a version of a AR-15 to open up on coyotes when he see,s one. I rode one day with him and we seen a yote running at about 600 yards off. I was entertained as he kicked up the dust around him. The next guy might be a hunter or a varmint shooter. The next guy wants protection. Me, I simply hate snakes. So I would think overall it would go like this, at least for me.
1. Know the perceived likely use. This is the first and most important thing to consider. One gun wont do it all!
2. I would want a fairly cheap version of it to rattle around in the truck.
3. Due to most states laws, I would like a box magazine if it were a rifle so I could get it in action quickly.
When I travel I am most apt to carry just a S&W model 40 in my pocket. My biggest activity is exploreing the boonies with our quad. Since I own many handguns it seems I usualy pack a different one every time I go, so I am not much help here! I like to keep trying one I have neglected from the back of my safe. If I were to recomend one, I like in the following order, .44 special, .45 colt and then .357. While I have a few, I am not so much of a auto guy as revolver. For quad purpose,s in the boonies, I dont feel a bit hampered by single actions either.
For my truck were I really to leave guns in it, (and I DONT!), it would be either my remington pump 760 with box magazine in 30-06, OR my .357 Puma 92 lever action. I own far better and more exspensive guns, but these will do the job and wont cost a fortune to replace, except the remington was dads, and I wouldnt want to lose it. So maybe I would leave the .357 puma, or my browning 92 in .44 mag in the truck. Decisions, decisions!
For a handgun, probley my .44 special S&W converted from a heavy duty, as it is somewhat beat up and not worth near as much as my good stuff and will do the job.
First you have to know exactly what you want a gun for. A rancher neighbor of mine carrys a version of a AR-15 to open up on coyotes when he see,s one. I rode one day with him and we seen a yote running at about 600 yards off. I was entertained as he kicked up the dust around him. The next guy might be a hunter or a varmint shooter. The next guy wants protection. Me, I simply hate snakes. So I would think overall it would go like this, at least for me.
1. Know the perceived likely use. This is the first and most important thing to consider. One gun wont do it all!
2. I would want a fairly cheap version of it to rattle around in the truck.
3. Due to most states laws, I would like a box magazine if it were a rifle so I could get it in action quickly.
When I travel I am most apt to carry just a S&W model 40 in my pocket. My biggest activity is exploreing the boonies with our quad. Since I own many handguns it seems I usualy pack a different one every time I go, so I am not much help here! I like to keep trying one I have neglected from the back of my safe. If I were to recomend one, I like in the following order, .44 special, .45 colt and then .357. While I have a few, I am not so much of a auto guy as revolver. For quad purpose,s in the boonies, I dont feel a bit hampered by single actions either.
For my truck were I really to leave guns in it, (and I DONT!), it would be either my remington pump 760 with box magazine in 30-06, OR my .357 Puma 92 lever action. I own far better and more exspensive guns, but these will do the job and wont cost a fortune to replace, except the remington was dads, and I wouldnt want to lose it. So maybe I would leave the .357 puma, or my browning 92 in .44 mag in the truck. Decisions, decisions!
For a handgun, probley my .44 special S&W converted from a heavy duty, as it is somewhat beat up and not worth near as much as my good stuff and will do the job.
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