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Truck/Camp Rifle?
- Thread starter Guy Miner
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flyingagg
Handloader
- Dec 16, 2019
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Beautiful. Dan Wesson?
cloverleaf
Handloader
- Sep 10, 2006
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Dog gone Fotis... that short barrel's gotta be a "flame thrower"!!! Smile and wait for the flash.... 
CL
CL
- Nov 4, 2004
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Very nice Fotis!
I like those snub nose 44 Mags.
JD338
I like those snub nose 44 Mags.
JD338
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flyingagg
Handloader
- Dec 16, 2019
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Friend of mine whas the 357. I love shooting it. I think 367 is my favorite revolver caliber.Yes sir. Got that one and the 357 mag
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Maybe some day I will track down the 22 LR.
azsixshooter
Beginner
- Apr 30, 2023
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I always have a Ruger SP101 3" on me, my daily carry gun. I load with Hornady 125 grain Critical Defense, but keep a speedloader of Buffalo Bore Heavy 158 grain loads in my pocket for woods carry. If I'm handgun hunting I have a 5.5" Ruger New Model Bisley Blackhawk in .41 Rem Mag in a Diamond D Guide's Choice chest rig I like. I have shot one small buck with that .41 using Remington HTP semi-jacketed flat points. He only went 30 yards but didn't leave a blood trail so I now use 210 gr XTP bullets with a maximum dose of H110.
When I lived in Arizona I used to have a Marlin 917V in .17 HMR that was my truck gun. I had a gun rack in my 96 Ranger and I would put that rifle in it when I was out in the desert or up on the Mogollon Rim. Once while trout fishing at Knoll Lake I saw the only black bear I've ever seen in the wild. With fish smell on my hands and a Springfield Armory XD9 Service I felt undergunned. I normally carried my S&W 4" 686 loaded with 180 grain Buffalo Bore Heavy Outdoorsman rounds when I was camping or bowhunting up there, but that time I was only up for the day visiting and fishing with a friend and had my city carry pistol.
Also in AZ I once saw a Lee Enfield Jungle Carbine in a pawn shop for $200. I looked it over and thought it would make a good truck gun, but I had wanted the Ishipore model in .308 Winchester and this one was .303 British so I passed. I wish I would have bought it.
These days I have a Palmetto State Armory AR15 I built just as a beater truck gun. It originally just had iron sights and I ran a tactical 2 gun course with it. She was great. Over the years it has morphed into my predator gun (even though it is just a 16" barrel) and wears a Burris LPVO. I've upgraded the furniture too with some Magpul stuff. It would make a fine truck gun for self-defense and any opportunistic shots on coyotes. I have a 1975 Ruger 10/22 Carbine and an 18" 870 12 gauge as truck options as well depending on what I was needing it for. About 2 years ago I ordered a side loading gate Henry All-Weather in .357 magnum but it never came in. I called the store recently and they said they never see them. Anyway, I think that would make a great deer gun for brush hunting or a fine truck gun.
One last thought, I knew a mountain man in AZ from Montana who lived in his truck and was always up in the tall pines or out in the desert. He liked a combination gun for his truck gun. I believe he had a .22 mag on top and a .410 on the bottom. I remember Savage used to offer those and they had combos like 30-30 on top and 12 gauge on bottom and .223 on top and 20 gauge on bottom. I think they had others too. Now it looks like they have a take down version with .22LR on top and .410 on bottom.
I love talking about truck guns and thinking about how free you feel when you're cruising the 2-track logging roads on a ridge with a trusty little rifle in the gun rack. Living in Southeast Michigan (unfortunately) now those days are over for me. Unless I can find a way to move to the UP. I went to the gun club today and shot my 10/22 and a Lyman Great Plains Rifle in .54 Cal Flintlock. I can't say I have ever seen a Hawken in a gun rack!
When I lived in Arizona I used to have a Marlin 917V in .17 HMR that was my truck gun. I had a gun rack in my 96 Ranger and I would put that rifle in it when I was out in the desert or up on the Mogollon Rim. Once while trout fishing at Knoll Lake I saw the only black bear I've ever seen in the wild. With fish smell on my hands and a Springfield Armory XD9 Service I felt undergunned. I normally carried my S&W 4" 686 loaded with 180 grain Buffalo Bore Heavy Outdoorsman rounds when I was camping or bowhunting up there, but that time I was only up for the day visiting and fishing with a friend and had my city carry pistol.
Also in AZ I once saw a Lee Enfield Jungle Carbine in a pawn shop for $200. I looked it over and thought it would make a good truck gun, but I had wanted the Ishipore model in .308 Winchester and this one was .303 British so I passed. I wish I would have bought it.
These days I have a Palmetto State Armory AR15 I built just as a beater truck gun. It originally just had iron sights and I ran a tactical 2 gun course with it. She was great. Over the years it has morphed into my predator gun (even though it is just a 16" barrel) and wears a Burris LPVO. I've upgraded the furniture too with some Magpul stuff. It would make a fine truck gun for self-defense and any opportunistic shots on coyotes. I have a 1975 Ruger 10/22 Carbine and an 18" 870 12 gauge as truck options as well depending on what I was needing it for. About 2 years ago I ordered a side loading gate Henry All-Weather in .357 magnum but it never came in. I called the store recently and they said they never see them. Anyway, I think that would make a great deer gun for brush hunting or a fine truck gun.
One last thought, I knew a mountain man in AZ from Montana who lived in his truck and was always up in the tall pines or out in the desert. He liked a combination gun for his truck gun. I believe he had a .22 mag on top and a .410 on the bottom. I remember Savage used to offer those and they had combos like 30-30 on top and 12 gauge on bottom and .223 on top and 20 gauge on bottom. I think they had others too. Now it looks like they have a take down version with .22LR on top and .410 on bottom.
I love talking about truck guns and thinking about how free you feel when you're cruising the 2-track logging roads on a ridge with a trusty little rifle in the gun rack. Living in Southeast Michigan (unfortunately) now those days are over for me. Unless I can find a way to move to the UP. I went to the gun club today and shot my 10/22 and a Lyman Great Plains Rifle in .54 Cal Flintlock. I can't say I have ever seen a Hawken in a gun rack!
Dog gone Fotis... that short barrel's gotta be a "flame thrower"!!! Smile and wait for the flash....
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KinleyWater
Handloader
- Jun 15, 2019
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Kills, cleans, and cooks; all with one pull of the trigger
Plus you can light your after dinner cigar.Kills, cleans, and cooks; all with one pull of the trigger
RL338
Handloader
- Mar 23, 2017
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Dang that bottom one is short. Does the recoil throw the unburnt powder back into your face?
8MMX57JS
Beginner
- Apr 14, 2022
- 95
- 497
My camping/hiking rifle for the off season is a old Husqvarna M98 in 8mm with 195gr Interlocks at 2500 fps. Shoots great and shoulders and comes up as if its an extension of my arm.
Alaska
Handloader
- Aug 20, 2006
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My camp long gun either my Benneli M4 or Rem 870. Always have pistol either my G20 or G21 (45 Super). If it’s in Bear Areas in Alaska always my Bear Electric Fence around camp. Always keep a few 12 Ga rubber slugs on hand to thump the bears. Had my dog a lab with me one year chased a big grizz off out of sight around the river bend at Montana creek AK while fishing. About 30 min later returned unhurt …..sure did pretty good for a Yellow Lab.
