Traveling with a long gun in addition to CCW

[DanPatWork]

While I was serious with my initial post of both, I have to be honest. I don't keep the ar in the car. I haven't been able to come up with a workable rack mount for it yet. I do have a 10-22 takedown in the back (best gun of the year) and a takedown shotgun is in the works, and the g26 is on the hip. Our state finally got their heads on right and changed the laws to allow unloaded uncased long arms in a motor vehicle. My only real problem is my ccw permit is not recognized by MN so to be legal I have to disarm and unload when traveling through that state. IL just requires a long travel reroute.

[rj112275]

With the exception of IL (in-laws live there), all the other states I travel to are gun friendly. I live in Tennessee and surrounding states honor CCW from TN. 

If I'm on the road when all hell breaks loose, I'd like to have more than my CCW pistol. When I go camping, I've always carried larger pistol or shotgun.

As mentioned, I think the mob/riot is the scenario that worries me the most.

So, anyone carry food supply with them? Is that paranoid too?

[TAB]

My $.02.    I would take a gun you don't care about losing and leave it in the trunk.    there is  no real way to carry a long gun in and out of a hotel room with out beening seen.   I don't like the idea of letting people know I have a gun and I also dislike leaving anything in the car.   

[JC5123]

My $.02.    I would take a gun you don't care about losing and leave it in the trunk.    there is  no real way to carry a long gun in and out of a hotel room with out beening seen.   I don't like the idea of letting people know I have a gun and I also dislike leaving anything in the car.   

Buy a peli-case, tell them it's a guitar.

[PegLeg45]

Ok, in my console (middle seat divider), its a flip top box like the glove box. So, motion one, reach for the rifle. Motion two, get it out. Motion three, open the console (or glove box). Motion four, load the mag. Motion five, chamber the round. That seems to clear the hurdle with room to spare. Look, I am always in favor of erring on the side of caution where gun laws (even stupid ones) are concerned, as even if you win it will be an expensive victory. BUT, I don't see any law that requires a locked case or anything like that. My only point was that for road SD a rifle with a detachable mag can be transported unloaded and armed with a mag a lot quicker than an unloaded tube fed shotgun.

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[santahog]

Saiga or AK, now..
All in favor of returning to thread drift, say Oooo..

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Is this a more enjoyable thread drift?

[TAB]

I don't think I want them to think I have a gutiar with me either.  I would like to stand out as little as I can.   

[kmitch200]

My only real problem is my ccw permit is not recognized by MN so to be legal I have to disarm and unload when traveling through that state. IL just requires a long travel reroute.

I just traveled across 11 states and the only place my permit wasn't recognized was my final destination - MN.
(I won't go to IL for anything. I might make a mistake and spend a nickel there which could be used to support the MF'ers that run the place.)

As to the OP question, I'd take the AR. Shotguns have little advantage over handguns as far as range is concerned.
The carbine gives you hundreds of yards of influence. If you want to be more low key in the eyes of LEOs, take a lever action.

BTW, AR10s make great deer rifles! That 8 point buck never stood a chance against the 168gr Berger VLD. 

So, anyone carry food supply with them? Is that paranoid too?

Lots of food, water, ammo.  It's not paranoid, it's being prepared.

[TAB]

No food, but water, blanket, basic hand tools, first aid kit.. etc

[MikeBjerum]

Dan,

Pick up a Utah permit.  I got mine so I could because I travel North Dakota.