Sipsey Street Irregulars: "9 Field-Tested Trunk Guns."

Thursday, September 17, 2015

"9 Field-Tested Trunk Guns."

From American Rifleman: A Trunk Gun is a sturdy, reliable, and not-too-expensive firearm that can be kept tucked away in a car or boat for plinking, hunting and, in a pinch, self-defense.

7 comments:

Anonymous said...: I am going to have to beg to differ on the Hipoint and 22 guns. My life is worth it enough to have something that I will not have to second guess if it will go bang or if it can take down a 200 pound guy without having to "find the sweet spot" in a hell of a hurry.

I am suprised the Garand or M1 carbine did not make the list. Yes, the 30. carbine is a crappy round but I would rather have that than a 22 anyday.; September 17, 2015 at 6:27 AM
Anonymous said...: I know folks will take issue with some of the firearms on this list. The Savage Rascal, while good, was just too small for me to handle, and I am not a tall or large man. It was perfect for my young niece and she loves it. One thing you need to remember is the first rule of a gunfight is to have a gun. And, I mean either on your person or within arm's reach. I do carry a trunk gun, but I also pack a .38 snub on my person even around the house. In my LEO experience, you just never know when and it all happens really fast.; September 17, 2015 at 8:27 AM
Anonymous said...: To me none of those will work for the intended stated, then again that could be another reason I told the NRA to take a hike in the 80's when they helped Ronnie Ray-Gun throw me under the bus to appease that stupid blond.; September 17, 2015 at 8:44 AM
doubletrouble said...: Pick-ups don't have a trunk, so my truck gun is a well used Sears model 53 (Winch 70) in .30-'06 picked up for a song @ an auction. S/u w/a rear peep, I feel well armed for whatever, except maybe bunny rabbits.; September 17, 2015 at 9:30 AM
Anonymous said...: no sks? fail.; September 17, 2015 at 3:01 PM
Anonymous said...: Pretty lame article. #1 reason would be for self defense.

And, for reasons of availability, relative low cost, cheap ammo, & reliability I'd go with the SKS, if anything in lieu of a riot gun.

Fixed mag, 30 caliber goodness, the steel core ammo will easily punch through 1/4" thk mild steel, accurate enough for most purposes, and out of ammo - deploy the bayonet, and it can be used as a club; September 17, 2015 at 4:40 PM
Anonymous said...: The lack SKS, or for that matter, any single barrel break action12ga shotgun- Clearly shows the author has not looked inside too many trunks!; September 18, 2015 at 7:55 AM

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