According to Firearms Chronicles
A Modest Proposal: A Truck Gun Might Be Unrealistic
There are a number of concepts when it comes to personal defense that make sense on paper but falter in the real world, and the “truck gun” is one of them.
Don’t get me wrong. There are some merits, which I’ll get to.
The idea here is that you want to come up with a plan for personal defense that’s practical and works in the real world. There are all sorts of contingencies that a person can plan for, but your best bet is to plan for contingencies that are most likely to actually happen, and truck guns/car guns/trunk guns…depends on circumstances that aren’t necessarily likely to unfold.
Penny wise, pound foolish as they say. The Truck Gun: Patrol Rifle Or Shotgun For The Armed Civilian
What most people mean when they talk about a “truck gun” or “car gun” or “trunk gun” is a long gun that they store in their vehicle, often as a supplement to a concealed carry pistol. The idea is that you’ll use your pistol to “fight your way to a rifle” or a shotgun.
The gun industry has certainly encouraged us to think so and it’s a big selling point for AR pistols, SBRs, and compact shotguns. And a whole lot of people have bought them for this use. You know what they say about fools and their money.
In a lot of regards, that’s solid thinking, and that’s exactly why a lot of schools will teach you that idea, and also why a heck of a lot of police have a patrol carbine in the cruiser or a shotgun in the trunk. Heck, they’ve been doing that for decades. So there’s some validity to the idea…right?