Lever Action .30/30
Thoughts on an inexpensive truck gun.
- Thread starter brittthomas
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Hard to beat an SKS for a truck gun. I carried my Norinco in the trunk of my car for 3 years and it's still in great shape. I kept it oiled and it doesn't have a spot of rust on it. I got mine for $50, but that was back in '96.
That's perfect...
Whats the main purpose for the gun, hunting or self defense?
For hutning i'd go bolt or an break action. More accurate than a cheap semi & lighter to boot. I picked up a stevens 270 on here with dnz mount for $200, was gona use it as a rebarrel but it shoots to good to mess with. Light, handy & enough power to put anything I aim at down. I use a Nikon 4x on that for simplicity.
For self defense/shtf. Search for an sks & put a folding stock on it. I keep a kel tec sub 2000 as my truck gun, folds to 16" and takes 9mm from glock mags. They went up in price since I bought mine so that might not be in your price range.
If they shoot decent, I'd look at those 7.62x54 Type 53 Chinese Carbines that was metioned earlier. For $117 that should be a no brainer as a truck gun. Krylon it and use it as a back up. Heck if i had the scratch for another project gun i'd check it out.
Here's a link where people talking about the chinese type 53. http://www.akfiles.com/forums/showthread.php?t=35497
For hutning i'd go bolt or an break action. More accurate than a cheap semi & lighter to boot. I picked up a stevens 270 on here with dnz mount for $200, was gona use it as a rebarrel but it shoots to good to mess with. Light, handy & enough power to put anything I aim at down. I use a Nikon 4x on that for simplicity.
For self defense/shtf. Search for an sks & put a folding stock on it. I keep a kel tec sub 2000 as my truck gun, folds to 16" and takes 9mm from glock mags. They went up in price since I bought mine so that might not be in your price range.
If they shoot decent, I'd look at those 7.62x54 Type 53 Chinese Carbines that was metioned earlier. For $117 that should be a no brainer as a truck gun. Krylon it and use it as a back up. Heck if i had the scratch for another project gun i'd check it out.
Here's a link where people talking about the chinese type 53. http://www.akfiles.com/forums/showthread.php?t=35497
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Why does a hunting/self defense rifle have to be different?
In a way it doesn't, but many people would prefer a semi-automatic for a defense weapon with the ability to hold high capacity rounds. I was throwing that out there since most people go by those standards. If I were planning on using it as a hunting gun, any cheap gun capable taking game is fine.
Say if something happened and I needed to get home safely with out my truck. I'd prefer my Kel Tec Sub2k, its light, holds 30rds of 9mm and can fold up & stored in my bag so other people don't see me walking around armed.
