Need to swap out my current for something a little more PC friendly. Was thinking maybe a Henry lever action. First thought was .22 WMR, 2nd thought was why not full bore .44 magnum. I'm retired and once a month we stay somewhere in indiana ( if I have my way I'll never leave the state again). Any thoughts?
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I still have my EDC, just don't like being to far away from a long gun. And the less I have to debate with some blue pill cop if I get pulled over the better I'll like it.
.44 mag out of a rifle does impressive things. A .22 is still a .22.
Not sure I would use a full-sized lever-action rifle for a 'trunk' gun...
I'd probably lean more towards a Kel-Tec Sub-2000 in either 9mm or .40 S&W (depending on the sidearm caliber you carry?)
Stashes in a sling-pack, takes Glock magazines...the guys I know who have them love them!!!
thunderchicken
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And given how easily it conceals in a small bag, you can slip it into a hotel room with you and not have to leave it in the trunk
Why would you carry a pistol caliber long gun when you have a pistol caliber pistol on your hip?
If I'm bringing a rifle, I'll want a rifle caliber. I'd pick something in 5.56 or 308.
If you don't want an AR style semi auto, maybe get creative on the design? Maybe a short scout style bolt action with irons or a small RDS? Standard magazine fed would be a real plus.
Maybe I'm just biased being a bolt gun guy? Levers are cool, but a bolt gun does the work. They are light short and can rival the speed of a levergun vs a semi-auto.
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If I'm bringing a rifle, I'll want a rifle caliber. I'd pick something in 5.56 or 308.
If you don't want an AR style semi auto, maybe get creative on the design? Maybe a short scout style bolt action with irons or a small RDS? Standard magazine fed would be a real plus.
Maybe I'm just biased being a bolt gun guy? Levers are cool, but a bolt gun does the work. They are light short and can rival the speed of a levergun vs a semi-auto.
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Pre safety SS Rossi 92 in 45Colt, 16" barrel...something along these lines would be excellent
Mini-14 in wood. Done.Why would you carry a pistol caliber long gun when you have a pistol caliber pistol on your hip?
If I'm bringing a rifle, I'll want a rifle caliber. I'd pick something in 5.56 or 308.
If you don't want an AR style semi auto, maybe get creative on the design? Maybe a short scout style bolt action with irons or a small RDS? Standard magazine fed would be a real plus.
Maybe I'm just biased being a bolt gun guy? Levers are cool, but a bolt gun does the work. They are light short and can rival the speed of a levergun vs a semi-auto.
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But personally I don't give two shits what someone thinks of what I own. If you're that easily swayed by popular opinion why even have a gun to start with? Don't ya know they're all bad?
snapping turtle
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Do it. Better to have one with you. Love for the Lever gun.
Truck gun AK. Home defense gun AK. Part time deer gun AK. Only time I use 5.56 is with the MAG or with others who do not AK. So far many MAG members have acquired AK's also. But I am off subject
I do not feel at all undergunned with my Marlin 44 mag but it is a shorty 16 inch against the AK or AR.
my ideas do not come from a LEO background or military background but from my Hoosier roots and I have always carried a level action since a kid. I ahoot them much better than I see the others shoot PCR AR's or 9mm carbines. Standing kneeling anything but prone they work as well in prone well others are better.
Truck gun AK. Home defense gun AK. Part time deer gun AK. Only time I use 5.56 is with the MAG or with others who do not AK. So far many MAG members have acquired AK's also. But I am off subject
I do not feel at all undergunned with my Marlin 44 mag but it is a shorty 16 inch against the AK or AR.
my ideas do not come from a LEO background or military background but from my Hoosier roots and I have always carried a level action since a kid. I ahoot them much better than I see the others shoot PCR AR's or 9mm carbines. Standing kneeling anything but prone they work as well in prone well others are better.
Good value 16in, or pinned and welded, AR15 with a basic red dot. Non NFA.
Relatively low loss value if seized, and highly effective.
Two mags in case one goes down. In a nondescript bag that hides it's profile.
Relatively low loss value if seized, and highly effective.
Two mags in case one goes down. In a nondescript bag that hides it's profile.
What do you plan to do with your trunk gun? A cheap Mossberg 88 would be a great shotty. Get a Ruger or SW 5.56 AR. Not as cheap but cheap. Both offer options depending on what your needs are.
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Get one of the old Ruger .44 carbine "Deerstalker" autos.
Get a hard laminate stock made for it, and maybe glue in a steel recoil plate. Add (via T-nut) an MDT Tactical Pic rail/QD Sling plate up front.
Drop a Holosun HS507 sight on top. Stick chosen forward light underneath. Sling it.
Load up.
Get a hard laminate stock made for it, and maybe glue in a steel recoil plate. Add (via T-nut) an MDT Tactical Pic rail/QD Sling plate up front.
Drop a Holosun HS507 sight on top. Stick chosen forward light underneath. Sling it.
Load up.
No offense intended to the OP, but I have zero cares what anybody thinks of my self-defense plans. Anybody that thinks I'm not PC can sit on a tack.
That being said, if you don't want a scary AR I guess a Ruger PCC isn't a bad choice. Ugly as sin. Can still take extended mags (unless you are concerned about those being not PC). Can still put a bunch of lead downrange in a hurry if you need it.
Or you can take Ol Demented Joe's advice - get a shotgun. Prob go with semi - auto with an extended mag tube.
That being said, if you don't want a scary AR I guess a Ruger PCC isn't a bad choice. Ugly as sin. Can still take extended mags (unless you are concerned about those being not PC). Can still put a bunch of lead downrange in a hurry if you need it.
Or you can take Ol Demented Joe's advice - get a shotgun. Prob go with semi - auto with an extended mag tube.
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