Author Topic: Truck gun set (Read 1354 times)

canon6 · « **on:** October 28, 2008, 05:58:35 AM »

Here is my truck gun set up, it really belongs to my wife, but she lets me play with it.
30-30,357mag, 20 ga and 12 ga.Both rifle barrels have 2 1/2 power Simmons shotgun scopes, on Weaver #82 bases. Toothbrush holder has a break down cleaning rod. Doug

d_hiker · « **Reply #1 on:** October 28, 2008, 06:03:09 AM »

Very nice looking set up. All together and ready to roll. I bet your case weighs a fair amount with the ammo

quickdtoo · « **Reply #2 on:** October 28, 2008, 06:13:30 AM »

Looks "Handi" Doug!!

But as Doug mentioned, you probably have to get Cheri ta help ya carry it since it's so heavy!!

Tim

petemi · « **Reply #3 on:** October 28, 2008, 06:25:12 AM »

I love it, Doug!!! Just put a set on your Christmas list for me

Good Hunting this season. Pete

cwlongshot · « **Reply #4 on:** October 28, 2008, 06:41:49 AM »

Nice "KIT" you have there!!

I like it alot!!

CW

canon6 · « **Reply #5 on:** October 28, 2008, 07:01:00 AM »

Thanks for the kind words.The case with barrels weighs just over 18 pounds, but my Dodge truck does not complain ::)It was not meant to be hand carried. Doug

LONGTOM · « **Reply #6 on:** October 28, 2008, 07:07:29 AM »

As soon as I saw how short they were and the fact that he called it his truck gun I knew he had to own a Dodge.

If he had a Chevy he wouldn't have had to cut them at all!!

No just kidding cannon. That is a nice set up and ready for anything.

LONGTOM

dpe.ahoy · « **Reply #7 on:** October 28, 2008, 07:53:33 AM »

Looking good, Doug. Just brought 3 mulies back from camp, to warm, had to get them in to process. Let me know if you are headed this way. DP

canon6 · « **Reply #8 on:** October 28, 2008, 08:24:50 AM »

longtom, the only one I had to cut was the 30-30 barrel. All of the rest are standard NEF, some are "youth" versions, however. Doug.

quickdtoo · « **Reply #9 on:** October 28, 2008, 09:59:26 AM »

My travel case will hold a 26" barrel, it fits in the under deck storage of my Toyota too!! Shown with a 17hmr Sportster.

Tim

funshooter2 · « **Reply #10 on:** October 28, 2008, 10:13:09 AM »

Some nice truck set ups. Gives me some ideas on a grab and go bag, too.

dw06 · « **Reply #11 on:** October 28, 2008, 10:29:58 AM »

Wow,I like it!!

LONGTOM · « **Reply #12 on:** October 28, 2008, 05:10:05 PM »

Sorry cannon, the case didn't look that long in the pic.

LONGTOM

trotterlg · « **Reply #13 on:** October 28, 2008, 07:09:54 PM »

This is my travel rifle, 17 FB, but could just as easy be a 30-06. Packed in two layers in a standard brief case, airport legal (does surprise some people in the check in line). Larry

mike@nds · « **Reply #14 on:** October 29, 2008, 09:07:12 AM »

Bond, James Bond..........

Or, Jones, Buford Jones.

Great idea. I've been thinking of doing a similar set-up in a soft case.

Singleshotsam · « **Reply #15 on:** October 29, 2008, 11:32:42 AM »

Canon, thats a sweet setup... Were it mine I would scrap the 20 bbl for a .223, but sweet sweet setup nonetheless!

PigBoy Crabshaw · « **Reply #16 on:** October 29, 2008, 02:09:55 PM »

I love the idea but have had issues with keeping blued guns in hard cases with the gray padding. It ruined the blueing on one of my rifles. I'm not sure if it was a combo of the oil on the rifle and what chemical is in the padding? -g

db22 · « **Reply #17 on:** October 29, 2008, 02:23:58 PM »

Larry -- I really like the way you made a barrel band for the forend lug on your 17FB. That's just plain Parkerizing on the metal, isn't it? Did you use the sort of chemicals that Midway sells, or do you have a professional setup? I wonder if I can do that without goofing it up too bad.

So far my "truck gun" is a plain Pardner 12-gauge that is cased under the plywood floor of my stripped-out Escort wagon, sort of a poor-man's economy hook-and-bulletmobile. However, I have a light rifle project in mind, since there's a spare Handi frame on the shelf, with a plastic MC stock fitted, but no barrel. If I could find one of those light .243 barrels, maybe handloading would make it shoot resonably well. A .308 is another thought, since I already handload for that cartridge. I do want to keep it as light as possible, with minimum recoil. I suppose .30-30 is another one to think about, maybe bobbed to 20". But I would like to give the gun some kind of finish more durable than bluing.

quickdtoo · « **Reply #18 on:** October 29, 2008, 02:29:35 PM »

There's a link in the FAQs to Larry's parkerizing setup.

Tim

canon6 · « **Reply #19 on:** October 31, 2008, 02:03:37 PM »

PigBoyCrabshaw,I have had the same thing happen, so the barrels are all in gun socks when they are in the case. Doug

trotterlg · « **Reply #20 on:** October 31, 2008, 02:42:18 PM »

I used the Midway chemicals, I looked to see if I could find the setup in the FAQ's, but I could not. I've done it a couple of ways, best I have found is a piece of 3 inch (I think) black PVC tubing with a cap on the bottom with a 110 Volt water heater element in it. I just stand it up in a bucket and plug it in. I do have a thermostat in it, but I have found a few 175 degree little ones that would work even better, I just fill it up, takes less than a gallon of solution and plug it in, hang the barrel in it and in 10 minutes it is done, I have done atleast a Dozen and have only used half of the gallon I bougth from Midway. Anyone wants to build one I will take some more pictures and send them a thermostat, I have about a half dozen of them. Larry

quickdtoo · « **Reply #21 on:** October 31, 2008, 02:47:00 PM »

Quote from: trotterlg on October 31, 2008, 02:42:18 PM

I looked to see if I could find the setup in the FAQ's, but I could not.

Larry

Use Control F to search the page for parkerizing, it's been in the More Handi Info section since you wrote it.

Tim

Troyboy · « **Reply #22 on:** October 31, 2008, 03:03:56 PM »

would explain the control f and how to use it. I do not know how to make it work. thanks

Troy

PS way cool "truck guns"

quickdtoo · « **Reply #23 on:** October 31, 2008, 03:09:13 PM »

Hold the Ctrl key down and hit the f key, a find window will pop up, you can also click edit and select find on this page, type the search word and hit next, each time you hit next, it will highlight the searched for word on the page.

Tim

RonO777 · « **Reply #24 on:** November 01, 2008, 04:07:02 PM »

I see a couple have the scopes off. What kind of scope rings are you using? And do they return to zero?
Ron

trotterlg · « **Reply #25 on:** November 01, 2008, 05:57:39 PM »

I have 2 of these. The one in the picture is using some standard Weaver rings, the clamping side uses a cast type part to clamp with, it's return to zero is OK, if you tighten it down the same way and push the scope forward into the locking notches in the base. The best one I have is a .22 Mag with a scout mount scope, it can stay mounted to the barrel while in the case, so there is no return to zero issue at all. Larry