Truck guns?

[Fireman78]

A truck gun? Like this one?

[John E]

AR-7 (Henry Survival Rifle):




Or M6 (.22 over, 410 under):



Or Savage 24C (Everythign from .22 over, 410 under to 30-30 over 12 gage under):

Hmmm.....

Already have a real AR-7, made by Armalite, fun little gun and it's head and shoulders better in quality of make then the Charter Arms or the Henry version but it's still a bit of a toy.

The M6 hasn't been made in years, when you can find them they're prohibitively expensive and I can't get past the whole trigger/lever thing personally.

I could be wrong, it's happened before but I don't think the Stevens combo guns are available any more either. Is Stevens even a company any more?

And for what it's worth, none of the above offer the storage room, ease of use, simpleness of the H&R in my opinion. I've got a stainless steel/polycarbonate stock Ruger 10-22 that I've modified a bit, made the butt plate removable and I use the hollow stock to store extra ammunition and some survival tools too but I like the idea of the larger round offered by the H&R. Given that it's really just an excuse to buy another rifle that's about all the reasons I can come up with to justify getting one...;^) Ironically, the H&R doesn't cost all that much more than the Ruger did.

[robert]

I almost always have one on me but I also keep a PA63 in a lockbox. Depending on where I'm going I'll throw a long gun in the truck; the two that get carried the most are a Marlin Papoose 22.LR or a H&R 20ga that I chopped at 18.5" and had threaded for a choke tube. It's also got a set of Choate synthetic furniture on it, a sling and a cheap nylon buttcuff holding five extra rounds. With the addition of the choke tube and a modified choke it's amazingly versatile- before the choke tube it'd barely hit the side of a barn with birdshot.

[morrisster]

honestly, a cheap rugged gun that I keep in my truck is the High Point 995 (9mm carbine). cheap ammo, eats anything, ghost ring sights that work really well. the only setback I see is the 10 round mag.

If I could have found a kel-tec sub2000 I would have gotten one of those. I did pay only $150 for my HP used though.

[Mr. Leary]

Taurus Judge with a spread of different .410 shot types as well as .45LC.

[zuren]

been thinking about this for a "trunk" or "truck" gun, don't have a trunk or a truck at the moment so mine would be a "hatchback" gun, but indulge me.

H&R "Survivor" rifle in either .308 or .223.

Single shot, break open action. Synthetic stock with storage space in the butt stock as well as the forestock to fit a decent amount of survival gear in as needed. ie, small knife, fire starting tools, etc.

Sling with ammo carrying capability or a butt stock carrier to have 20-30 rounds on hand with enough other tools stored in and on the gun itself to get you home if the worst occurs while on the trail.

Very reasonably priced, under $300 from any dealer for either version. Maybe not the absolutely most needed piece of gear in the world, but plenty of cool factor points. From what I've read they're plenty accurate for meat hunting. Also available in a shotgun/rifle "Handi Rifle" combo setup but the hollow stock won't fit according to the folks at H&R.

There's a great thread about modifying one as described above on the Zombie Squad forums.

Is this the thread?:

http://zombiehunters.org/forum/viewt...p?f=14&t=72375

Very interesting indeed! I have a stainless T/C Encore with the .45LC/.410 pistol barrel.

[zuren]

Hmmm.....

Already have a real AR-7, made by Armalite, fun little gun and it's head and shoulders better in quality of make then the Charter Arms or the Henry version but it's still a bit of a toy.

The M6 hasn't been made in years, when you can find them they're prohibitively expensive and I can't get past the whole trigger/lever thing personally.

I could be wrong, it's happened before but I don't think the Stevens combo guns are available any more either. Is Stevens even a company any more?

And for what it's worth, none of the above offer the storage room, ease of use, simpleness of the H&R in my opinion. I've got a stainless steel/polycarbonate stock Ruger 10-22 that I've modified a bit, made the butt plate removable and I use the hollow stock to store extra ammunition and some survival tools too but I like the idea of the larger round offered by the H&R. Given that it's really just an excuse to buy another rifle that's about all the reasons I can come up with to justify getting one...;^) Ironically, the H&R doesn't cost all that much more than the Ruger did.

Agreed. I've held a Henry US Survival .22 and it feels cheap. I have also heard that the semi-auto mechanism can have issues with jamming.

I looked for an M6 for a while too and found the same thing - too expensive for a gun that will see real use. Collectors are snapping them up so the supply is low. The "lever trigger" was designed to be easily used with mittens in cold climates but I agree, not my cup of tea either.

[Lone Ranger]

Sucks we can't carry handguns in the bush with us up here this side of the border, otherwise it'd be my Citadel .45. Cheap, reliable, and good enough for truck use.

I usually have my Ruger 10/22 or Marlin .45/70 GG with me. Fairly compact, hits hard enough to drop anything offensive up here, and I don't mind getting it wet or dirty. LR

[zuren]

Sucks we can't carry handguns in the bush with us up here this side of the border, otherwise it'd be my Citadel .45. Cheap, reliable, and good enough for truck use.

I usually have my Ruger 10/22 or Marlin .45/70 GG with me. Fairly compact, hits hard enough to drop anything offensive up here, and I don't mind getting it wet or dirty. LR

I'm not familiar with Canadian firearms laws. You can't carry a handgun at all, concealed or open?

[skysix]

Nope.

I lean towards a 12ga - very versatile and can fire flares as well in emergencies (7.62 tracer rounds being kinda illegal...) Now that Kel-Tec has their bullpup KSG in the market - maybe the NS-2000 will become available in the US (it already is in Canada). 13-15 x 2.75" is more than enough for most things, especially when you can choose buck or slug without skipping a beat.

The Wild West Guns co-pilot packs down real small and can fire .410 for small stuff. Never mind the fancy scope in the PR pic - bears that need to be shot will be to close anyway (15'-ish or they don't need to be culled... you are on their turf)