Author Topic: Travel gun(s) (Read 4520 times)

SHOOTALL · « **on:** October 05, 2012, 08:30:05 AM »

So on a daily basis and on long trips what would be worth while to pack ? Differen't parts of the country might cause differen't choices .
I like a handgun ,shotgun and rifle. Depending on where I go it can be all three or just one or two.

Empty Quiver · « **Reply #1 on:** October 05, 2012, 05:03:32 PM »

A handgun within easy reach first and foremost. Depending on local laws a coyote rifle in a gunrack might be second. Third would be a shotgun in the trunk or behind the seat of your p/u. If traveling out of state you had better study well and thoroughly before carrying anything in your car. Most certainly unloaded, seperated from the ammo, in a commercial guncase, and seperated from the passenger compartment, would be a good starting point

FPH · « **Reply #2 on:** October 05, 2012, 05:12:15 PM »

Hand gun for personal protection, possibly a shotgun. Still two warm for a good pelt from the "road lease", so no rifle.

Ranger99 · « **Reply #3 on:** October 05, 2012, 06:46:05 PM »

for me depends on destination, route,
what i'm going for,etc.

.22 handgun always
.45 auto sometimes
contender sometimes
AR-7 always
AK or mini sometimes
proper firearm for hunting destination w/ ammo
.22 LR ammo always

lotta factors at play here

FPH · « **Reply #4 on:** October 05, 2012, 06:56:34 PM »

Good idea on the AR-7.

Ranger99 · « **Reply #5 on:** October 05, 2012, 07:15:15 PM »

also 2 extended mags for same

FPH · « **Reply #6 on:** October 05, 2012, 07:33:37 PM »

Just found the AR-7 in my Dads things after him being gone 25 years. I'll need to find the mags. if they still make them.

Ranger99 · « **Reply #7 on:** October 05, 2012, 07:40:32 PM »

they can be found.
cheaper than dirt in ft worth has 'em.
joco emprise use to have them if they are
still around - 214-986-8158

the ramline extended i don't know how
lucky you might be finding them.
they were purchased at the start of the
Klinton administration.

Ranger99 · « **Reply #8 on:** October 05, 2012, 07:41:26 PM »

should be one mag in the stock

FPH · « **Reply #9 on:** October 05, 2012, 07:58:27 PM »

It is NIB and has never been fired,,,,,,it does come with one mag. He bought it in 84 for $89.00.

Ranger99 · « **Reply #10 on:** October 06, 2012, 07:12:15 AM »

probably bought mine around the same time frame. . .
charter arms . . .gave 80 some odd for it nib
good rig to have for a jic gun
a lot of folks don't like 'em , but i don't think they're
supposed to be used for your one and only everyday
use .22 - it's like a visiting and go on an unexpected
squirrel hunt / have in the backpack jic / under-the-truck-seat
type deal - way better than a sharp stick

good luck with it

FPH · « **Reply #11 on:** October 06, 2012, 07:31:31 AM »

Quote from: Ranger99 on October 06, 2012, 07:12:15 AM

probably bought mine around the same time frame. . .
charter arms . . .gave 80 some odd for it nib
good rig to have for a jic gun
a lot of folks don't like 'em , but i don't think they're
supposed to be used for your one and only everyday
use .22 - it's like a visiting and go on an unexpected
squirrel hunt / have in the backpack jic / under-the-truck-seat
type deal - way better than a sharp stick

good luck with it

Thanks......I also see it as a JIC back up.

vacek · « **Reply #12 on:** October 06, 2012, 04:04:11 PM »

As from my earlier post ... A Glock 17. Also an H&R 45/410 Survivor with 25 rounds of 410 and 25 rounds of 45. The case also has a container with about 250 grains of W231, 100 Large Pistol Primers, a 45 Colt Lee Loader, and 50 lead bullets (20 at 200 grain and 30 250 grain Keiths). Case also has a leatherman and a nice hunting knife. Also a firestarter.

SHOOTALL · « **Reply #13 on:** October 08, 2012, 05:44:14 AM »

I looked into travel a while back. What I found is federal law allows to to carry guns if legal where you leave from and where you end up. You need to have them as mentioned locked up away from people and seperate from ammo. States and local laws differ. Something to consider is your guns may be taken by police in an illegal act. They know it will cost more to get them back than replace them.
I have traveled around the East and Mid-West often towing a duck boat with no trouble . No handgun most of the time as we entered Canada and seldom a rifle .
I would say that in most cases you would have to do something to get checked. But it might be a traffic stop or such .

SHOOTALL · « **Reply #14 on:** October 08, 2012, 05:45:10 AM »

My concern is now when you travel there is more chance of a 9/11 type crisis taking place .

jlwilliams · « **Reply #15 on:** October 08, 2012, 06:40:49 AM »

Takedown rifles like the AR7 or the Papoose make a lot of sense. Being dissassembled satisfies many state's requirements that you don't have a gun ready for use. If you have time to get a rifle out, you have time to put it together. It's not like a handgun that you keep loaded and on your person for no-time-to loose emergencies.
A nice 30-30 takedown would be a great option, though a bit pricey. An AR type rifle could be carried broken down into top and bottom halves, but that would lose some of the Fudd acceptability or even run afoul of some state's AWBs, if that's a concearn.

SHOOTALL · « **Reply #16 on:** October 08, 2012, 06:45:33 AM »

I like a shotgun alot for travel. A 870 pump with a 28 inch bbl and some #8's for sporting clays ( yea I know its not the best choice of gun

) and a 18-20 inch bbl also and a old box for 8's filled with buck. The gun can travel broken down . With a rifle a good bolt gun with bolt removed would be nice to have.

cwlongshot · « **Reply #17 on:** October 08, 2012, 07:06:30 AM »

Quote from: FPH on October 05, 2012, 07:33:37 PM

Just found the AR-7 in my Dads things after him being gone 25 years. I'll need to find the mags. if they still make them.

IINM, Henry rifles still makes them in New York!

Drop them a line they have a rotating add here.

CW

FPH · « **Reply #18 on:** October 08, 2012, 08:59:52 AM »

Quote from: cwlongshot on October 08, 2012, 07:06:30 AM

Quote from: FPH on October 05, 2012, 07:33:37 PM
Just found the AR-7 in my Dads things after him being gone 25 years. I'll need to find the mags. if they still make them.

IINM, Henry rifles still makes them in New York!

Drop them a line they have a rotating add here.

CW

Thanks

jpshaw · « **Reply #19 on:** January 09, 2013, 04:07:44 AM »

Glock to start with (your choice of model) mine will be a G19. Followed by by polymer stocked Ruger 10-22.

Couger · « **Reply #20 on:** January 18, 2013, 06:44:55 AM »

All these silly whatiff scenarios!

Has it occurred to anyone ...... ?

Would the plans and prepararions you make possibly be predicated on a .....

carefully scouted, studied and KNOWN route you might find yourself?

If the FITT hit the PROVERBIAL SHANN?

Also, by being aware of what route you might travel and your preparations ......

Whould that help determine whether it was smart to leave home? Or go to work? travel? etc. (on a particualr day or time when the NEWS and society [in general] was tense and uptight?)

At least by knowing [intimately] where or how I might travel would help me know if a .22 or shotty was enough for defense, or where I might be ambushed ..... where cops or gandbangers might setup a roadbloack ......

My travel "plans" for a SHTF-times are fairly specific more than 95% of the time!
(just sayin'

)

My sidearm is also a 9 or .40.
Too bad Ruger discontinued their 10/22 magnum!

I like the suggestion someone made earlier about putting a 16in 10/22 on a folding Choate stock!

BTW, on Gunbroker.com I have bought (and seen others available since) 16inch replacement barrels for the 10/22 (with sights

).

Dee · « **Reply #21 on:** January 18, 2013, 06:49:24 AM »

In Illinois your a felon if your carrying "even in your car" as far as a handgun. Shotgun your ok. Most of the time, I carry both and stay out of Illinois.

Couger · « **Reply #22 on:** January 18, 2013, 07:05:46 AM »

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...... Most of the time, I carry both and stay out of Illinois.

Good for you Dee. Fortunate for me the furthest east I'll be going this next year (from woorsheengtun state) is Colorado.

But certainly not as fast east as Denver! Where they've been known to sometimes pull that Illinois-snot (gun confescation from motorists!) on the I-25 corridor.

Mike in Virginia · « **Reply #23 on:** January 23, 2013, 05:32:26 PM »

My SR9 stays empty in a drawer awaiting my annual qualification, except when I go away overnight. Then I load it with the 10 round magazine and carry the 17 round magazine in my left pocket.

mcwoodduck · « **Reply #24 on:** January 23, 2013, 06:02:14 PM »

SHHH don't tell.
But a S&W 642 with a pocket holster lives in my car.
Along with 4 speed loaders and 5 loose CTGS.
I also have a Savage 520 pump shotgun that is cut down and comes apart into two equal parts, lives in an Army mechanics bag in the trunk along with a dozen buck shot and 3 slugs. Also some water, a flash light, and hiking boots with good socks.
I live in earth quake country and at any time I can be stranded as freeways drop. and the ability to walk home with what I have is a plus. The scatter gun is a deterant and the pocket pistol is someting that can be hidden at any time depending on the need.

Ranger99 · « **Reply #25 on:** January 23, 2013, 06:14:48 PM »

don't forget to add a quality compass
and space blanket first chance you get

mcwoodduck · « **Reply #26 on:** January 23, 2013, 06:31:36 PM »

Quote from: Ranger99 on January 23, 2013, 06:14:48 PM

don't forget to add a quality compass
and space blanket first chance you get

Wool blanket and a GPS with spare batteries and a high power flash light as well as a jacket.
But it is LA and even the cold days walking are still pretty warm. But a Zippo and a can of fluid are always in the car.
I would like to add a Palm One bullet proof vest for both work and for a disaster.

SHOOTALL · « **Reply #27 on:** January 24, 2013, 01:37:59 AM »

Quote from: Ranger99 on January 23, 2013, 06:14:48 PM

don't forget to add a quality compass
and space blanket first chance you get

better add a map with that compass

SHOOTALL · « **Reply #28 on:** January 24, 2013, 01:57:17 AM »

Well lets expand , in the truck is always "gear" for incase .
Carhartt bibs , Carhartt jacket and vest. socks , etc.
snacks and a few MRE's or canned food ( sometimes I get to work where stores are not close so it helps to have something .
shovel, axe , rope, tarp, saw, mech tool kit and all my plumbing and hvac tools.
camera , lots of bottle water , some iced down in cooler other stored in tool box.
first aid kit, bio kit, eye first aid kit , welders first aid kit + all meds and extra glasses etc.
I-pad and cell phone + family radio because it has 5 weather stations . on long trips CB radio and SW radio.
blanket , water filter , pack, several ways to make a fire , rubber boot covers , chain , tow straps and assortment of shakles , on long trips a 5 ft jack and come along and snatch block. and anchor.
of course leatherman tool and good fixed blade knife and machette etc.

Mike in Virginia · « **Reply #29 on:** January 24, 2013, 03:40:51 AM »

SHOOTALL, I don't have quite that much stuff in my truck, but almost. I think a major item that people don't take along is water. Yesterday I was away from home and thirsty. Retrieved one of my canteens and found the thing was frozen. No drink for me. I don't know how one might get around that problem unless he takes a fresh bottle each time he leaves home. Keep it up front where the heater is. I don't like to admit it, but in my younger days I loved to go in the wilds when it was really, really cold. I liked the challegne of dressing for the adventure. Anyway, I mixed by canteen water half and half with Chardonnay. A dumb thing to go hunting with alcohol, but it didn't freeze.