raindog
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In a few years, my wife and I are planning to retire, sell the house, and go on the road full-time in an RV. Hopefully we'll be RVing for many years before we become decrepit and need to settle down. We're leaning towards a fifth wheel trailer.
Our voyages will take us over 49 states and Canada, which is a lot of local legalities to consider. I've been thinking about the practicalities of bringing firearms along.
My purposes for having firearms are:
Our voyages will take us over 49 states and Canada, which is a lot of local legalities to consider. I've been thinking about the practicalities of bringing firearms along.
My purposes for having firearms are:
- Home defense. We still stay at a mix of RV parks and boondocking on BLM land, etc. So there's 2-legged and 4-legged varmints to think about.
- Plinking and target shooting for fun. I'm one of those people that really enjoys putting holes in paper targets.
- Possibly some hunting but that's going to depend on when/where we are with friends, etc. (We won't have the freezer space to store a lot of venison!)
- I recognize there are tricky legalities around a parked RV being considered a car or a home in terms of having a loaded firearm. Still researching that but it's not my primary question here.
- I think handguns are out. In some states (New York) you have to be a resident with a permit to own a handgun. There are non-resident travel provisions I need to investigate.
- a shotgun for home defense, which I think is acceptable in all states and Canada.
- I would also bring a .22LR bolt-action and a .308 bolt-action (for plinking/target/hunting), which would normally be in locked storage except when in use.
- some quantity of ammunition and .308 reloading supplies...e.g., a Lee Loader plus powder, primer, bullets.