truck handgun?

My neighbor inherited his father's "truck gun," a 5" stainless Colt 1911 that lived under a seat in Georgia with no maintenance - EVER. The sear and disconnector, trigger bow, hammer, strut, hammer spring were all a corroded mess. The barrel was stainless, which probably saved it from extensive pitting. It had been fired sporadically, but never cleaned. I know...this is an extreme case and no knowledgeable gun owner would treat a pistol this way. But this is not the first one I've seen treated this way. I made a nice pistol out of the frame, slide and barrel. Everything else was replaced. Lots of buffing to get the pitting and scratches out of the stainless slide, but it was a mirror finish when complete. Put a drop safety, short trigger, and pearl grips on it and my neighbor was pleased. Wish I had bought it from him. I think he traded it to a gun shop for a fraction of what it was worth.

This is what I think of when someone says "truck gun." It's usually a remark like "it's just a truck gun," meaning it is nothing special or prone to be abused, forgotten.

I replace my carry ammo more frequently than I used to, even rounds that don't get chambered. Heat and humidity are terrible things.

Edited by Muleskinner

A truck gun is no different than a carry gun. If you carry day in and out, never cleaning or shooting, in few years, you'd have a rust bucket too.

If you clean and shoot it, at least as often as carry gun, it'll likely work, just as well or better, depending on your method of carry.

CA is very difficult on handguns, yep. I wanted to hunt with a pistol (375) for caribou in N. Quebec. I tried everything with Revenue, including sponsoring a competition shoot there. No go, bureaucrats!!!

in Canada, they don't need search warrants, permission, etc.   Police can do as they think advisable!!!!

No Miranda warnings either.

But the WY game wardens are cuties.

BEAR wrote: in Canada, they don't need search warrants, permission, etc.   Police can do as they think advisable!!!! No Miranda warnings either.

Not actually true. Depending on the circumstances, of
course. But the police can't just search 'cause they feel
like it or think it "advisable".

And upon an arrest, there is most certainly a 'warning'
similar to your Miranda warning.

Fella's;

I'm in town & on the daughter's computer. Working around her operating system is it's own "computer game"! Still, probably more fun that trying to work around another country's bureaucracy. I've been told that Canada is basically schizophrenic in that the eastern & western portions of the country have totally different political philosophies. The sad fact is though that most of the populace lives in the east & tends to think in a "furrin" tongue.

Sir North, comment?

900F

BEAR;

If I 'members correctly, Sir North is on or near the sunset
coast. Maybe Chilliwack, maybe Nanaimo, or perhaps even
Sooke. It's them dogs.

900F

Wing master wrote: Off topic, but Hey North Logan. It's good to see you. Wing master

Thanks, will try to participate more on here now!

Anyway, back on topic...... if I could [legally] have a
truck handgun up here in Canada it likely would be a 4"
barreled .357 Mag, something like a S&W Model 19.