Truck bolt guns?

[Cote0321]

Let's see em if you have em!!

Thinking about building a 16 or so inch .308 bolt gun for the truck. Never know when you gotta pull over and get to work.

.308 because it's big enough for damn near anything within "out of the truck window" range and ammo procurement is too easy.

Thinking xlr element or McMillan/Manners

Glass: PST? Razor/MK5 18x? What do you think?

Edit: I'm obsessed with bolt guns. I have a shorty .308 gasser but it gets no love.

 

[Northernjets]

This thread might be of interest to you.

 

[SkyScrapin]

 

[Cote0321]

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Holy shit! how short is that?

 

[SkyScrapin]

Holy shit! how short is that?

11” of barrel

 

[spife7980]

When I think truck gun, I think light and short that can be pulled up quick out of the backseat , not just short. I think a ruger predator is pretty ideal.

 

[moosemeat]

Ruger Gunsite is what I think of. With a 1-6 optic would be good.
I wouldn't want anything behind my seat that I wouldn't mind losing. My truck is a single cab toyota pickup with no room for a locker back there.

 

[Supersubes]

 

[Cote0321]

Love the case!

 

[Cjwise5]

I would like to get this 6.5 Grendel from Alexander Arms. I'd put a Law side folder on it and run it suppressed. Obviously not a 1000y gun, but it would be great DMR gun for the boogaloo. IMO. Highlander

 

[ubettcha]

I'd look at one of the pkg rifles XPR, 783, adl, axis, mossberg. and cut the barrel down to 16-18" You might have 400 into it so it's much less painful when it gets all dinged up. You can buy a crowning kit from Manson reamers to cut it down yourself. They can be very accurate.
In my truck I have 1 of these 3. 760 carbine in 30.06 1.75-4.5 3200, 30-30 trapper 16" or ar 18". I have had a 26" 308 and I have no idea how it would work in a stressed situation.
If you want real compact I'd look at a folder lss stock or similar chassis for a shorty bolt gun. I think you are better off with a gas gun or something like my list for quicker rate of fire. The 760 below was shot at 100yds cold bore and 3 follow up shots with 180 core locs. The handload it likes most is a bit better with with a 165 ballistic tip. Used you can find them in the 300 dollar range and they tend to shoot far better than the people shooting them. It is my preferred hunting rifle for tracking game

 

[HenryTheAce]

Should be getting my Black Collar Arms Pork Sword in a week or two.. 10” 450 bushmaster with a bighorn origin. I’ll post pic when I get it. Can’t wait!!

 

[wade2big]

Ruger Gunsite is what I think of. With a 1-6 optic would be good.
I wouldn't want anything behind my seat that I wouldn't mind losing. My truck is a single cab toyota pickup with no room for a locker back there.

I agree. I don't consider a suppressed rifle a truck gun either unless that package rides in the truck full time. Most guys I bet aren't doing that. My truck gun is a sks. It never comes out. Cheap and effective. Lots of good choices out there.

 

[jbuck88]

Living in the country so, I almost always have something riding shotgun. Usually it's a 16" r700 300bo. Sometimes its a 20" 308. During hunting season it's my 300wsm with my hunting pack, just because I like to sneak off when I can.

 

[Sniperwannabee]

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looks like what I bring to church on Sunday

 

[Supersubes]

looks like what I bring to church on Sunday

People sometimes ask me if I play the ukulele. I say yes.

 

[Kamerad]

Is that ukelele MIL or MOA?

 

[stello1001]

I think what you have in mind is great... A 16" 308 will work great with an XLR envy or element and maybe a 1-6 of whichever brand you want.

 

[GunGasm]

SCR 6creed 16.5” proof

 

[SkyScrapin]

I don't consider a suppressed rifle a truck gun either unless that package rides in the truck full time. Most guys I bet aren't doing that.

In that case, I have a Palmetto State Armory 10.5" AR in fi fi sis for those days when ..

 

[moosemeat]

Your truck guns are worth more than my truck.

 

[PAYDIRT]

Your truck guns are worth more than my truck.

I agree, this place kills me, talk about deep pockets. Hope to eventually move from my single shot 223 to a 700 308 for my truck gun.

 

[sanpedroranch]

I Built a 7.62x39 with .308 Dia l. bbl finished at 16.25” Topped with a 3-15 xtr . I love that thing. It shoots .75” all day with hornady blk and a lil better with hand loads. At the ranch Its produced a pile of one shot drops on pigs and whatever else. Taken it to 300 yds with no issues on terminal performance.

 

[nickw]

GAP built Surgeon w/ 18” .260 bbl. I added a .308 bbl. Moving the Atacr to a different rifle. Have a Leupold Mk5 3-18 coming for this rig.