Of course this is unrealistic. There are no inexpensive guns any more, even the tough old Mosin Nagant rifles cost about $100 and ammo adds more cost. Other guns are much more expensive.
It ignores the problem of a stolen firearm falling into wrong hands. It also encourages confronting a situation with “less gun” that would normally be desirable.
So what is a “truck gun”? Well it should be the hand gun you concealed carry. It should be the rifle that can protect the best. It can be a plinker. Like every other firearm it should be matched to its intended use.
For my part, my car or Jeep gun is an Israeli surplus ArmaLite AR-7. Purchased about 15 years ago when a large number were imported. Their price was modest and the quality is high. I don’t think it’s a great defense gun, its not. Nor is it a great hunting rifle, but, it’s better than not gun at all.
Israeli pilot's survival rifle
ReplyDeleteAnother variant was made by Armalite and sold to the Israeli Military for use as pilot/aircrew survival weapons [1]. The Israelis further modified these rifles, adding the telescoping stock, a pistol grip from a FAL-type rifle, shortening the barrel (to 13.5 inches), and adding a front sight based on the K98k Mauser.
After Israeli service, some of these rifle were re-imported into the U.S. by Bricklee Trading Company (the barrels are marked with the BTC identification) for sale on the civilian market, and command a premium among collectors. In order to comply with US Federal law, a 3 inch muzzle brake had to be permanently attached in order to meet the minimum 16 inch barrel requirement