Best Vehicle Handgun?

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Are they tough to put down? I've never hunted vehicles.:)

On a serious note, while I don't have any actual figures, I would think it is more likely to have your vehicle stolen or vandalized than to defend yourself with a firearm.

While there are bad folks all around, you have situational awareness and mobility and can avoid a threatening situation, while your poor vehicle has no situational awareness and can't roll away when the bad guys walk up to it when left unattended.
 
My idea of a vehicle or house gun is something bigger and more powerful than my carry gun. I want something that stands a good chance of going through a car door and still stopping the person inside.
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My thought exactly, for a truck pistol, IMO a draco ak pistol. fairly small yet powerful. 7.62X39 will go through a car door with ease.....maybe even 10.

Although mine is technically a rifle now,(extended barrel to 16" and mounted a folding stock...YES its legal) it is still very compact and would work great as a truck gun. With the stock folding to the left, it can be fired with the stock in the open or folded position.

OH yea, and you can put a 75 round drum on them and it doesn't take up much more space at all....:D

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I live in an area with relatively low vehicle theft rates, however the rate that people get robbed or shot while carrying bank deposits is noticeable. I hear of at least a couple per year that happen within 20 miles of where I am sitting. A local grocery store manager that I knew (I had at least met him several times) was shot and killed in the parking lot in front of his store while carrying the night deposit to his car a couple of years ago, so these are risks I take seriously. On a second point while an AK, or big revolver may look nice, trying to handle one in the confines of a vehicle may not be such a good idea.
 
If I have a firearm in my truck/car and it is out of sight and the vehicle is locked I've met my legal amd moral obligations to keep the gun away from kids and thieves.

If someone decides to break into the vehicle and take it THEY are the criminal. There are no decals or bumper stickers on any of my vhicles that may give a clue that there is anything in there.
 
If I have a firearm in my truck/car and it is out of sight and the vehicle is locked I've met my legal amd moral obligations to keep the gun away from kids and thieves.
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A small safe of some kind would still be a good idea.
 
You know it would be nice if someone made a vehicle gun lock some sort of hardend metal link that could be looped through the trigger gaurd and bolted to the vehicle using 1 way screws. Sure it would not stop a determined criminal, but would stop the quick smash and grab.. Basicly a gun version of the common computer security lock cable.
 
If I have a firearm in my truck/car and it is out of sight and the vehicle is locked I've met my legal amd moral obligations to keep the gun away from kids and thieves.

If someone decides to break into the vehicle and take it THEY are the criminal. There are no decals or bumper stickers on any of my vhicles that may give a clue that there is anything in there.
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Precisely! Another side-effect of the nanny state. Folks think THEY are responsible for the actions of a criminal. If somebody takes your property and commits an evil act with it, THEY are responsible. Not you.
 
You know it would be nice if someone made a vehicle gun lock some sort of hardend metal link that could be looped through the trigger gaurd and bolted to the vehicle using 1 way screws.
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You could use a bike lock and loop it through the seat rails that are bolted to the floor.
 
I wish they made something like the Shotlock for handguns that you could mount inside your vehicle. If I had the means I would manufacture it because I would be willing to bet there is a huge market for something like it.

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Well, my two cents is that if you're keeping a gun in your car, you should recognize that there's a very real chance you might have to shoot through a car door. Some calibers, 9mm and under, are poorly suited to this (yes, I know, 9mm will go through your average car door, but it loses a lot more stopping power than a .40 or .45, and US military tests have backed this up; it's the main reason they're looking into a new .45 subgun). And, due to bullet setback issues associated with the .40 round, I'd thus recommend a .45 ACP pistol. Take your pick. There's plenty out there.
 
I carry a Taurus 24/7 in a .40 S&W for a truck packer. Small enough for the console, enough punch to do the job well, nice little autoloader, shoots sweet. Comes w/ 15 rd mag. Less than $500.00 new. Can't beat it. I love this piece.
 
Just my opinion, : Why would you want to carry in your vehicle with your shooter in a safe or cabled to the seat rails? "Oh, wait Mr. car jacker till I unlock my gun to kill you with..." IF you carry, period, the object is to have it handy and ready to use, not locked up in the trunk and unloaded, or otherwise secured from ready use. If you're going to lock it up out of reach, might as well leave it home, and hope you meet a friendly and harmless criminal.
 
Just my opinion, : Why would you want to carry in your vehicle with your shooter in a safe or cabled to the seat rails?
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It's just a safe way to store it when I leave the car. Once I'm in the car it's either on me or in ready access.

If it was left in the safe it would only be useful if say you broke down and had to wait on a lonely stretch of highway or interstate for help.
 
I am currently running a test on this issue. I leave a Romanian Tokarev in my car 24/7. It cost me two hundred bucks, I have two extra clips, supposedly because it is a military weapon it should survive in this environment, coastal Florida. However, some people will argue against it because it " OVER PENETRATES". I think a long gun is not a good idea if someone comes up to your window when you are stopped and tries to grab you. I also think that you should keep the gun very handy to your right hand. Been there, done that.
 
By the way, I agree with the CCW crowd that you shouldl carry. However, I also like to have the Tokarev as another possibley quicker choice. Elsewise you should remove the CCW from its carry place and have it quickly available.
 
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