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RECIT:

My idea of a BUG/Truck gun is to have it more accessible to me
in the case of an incident than my pocket-carried or OWB EDC,
my PT-111.

My truck's front seat is equipped with a DeSantis seatbelt
holster, covered by a towel. This model is either a "Jamaican"
or a "Kingston", so-named because Jamaican taxi drivers used
them. (I don't have my DeSantis catalog handy, and can never
remember which one is the correct name.)

My Rossi .357, charged with .38 Specials, resides in the seatbelt
holster, allowing easy access while seatbelted. The weapon is
covered by the towel, meeting "concealed" needs, while being
close to my right hand, behind the stick shift.

I never leave the Rossi in the truck overnight. I have a red vinyl
re-usuable Albertson's grocery bag which I use to tote the Rossi in
and out of the house, without anyone knowing what's in there.

This red bag has 2 big straps which allows me to carry it over my
shoulder. This makes a great way to carry the Rossi into the movies,
or anywhere else I'm going which is not a 30.06 site.

Your carrying of a long gun in a standard cab pickup seems problematical
for a variety of reasons, to wit:

1. You can't easily transport the weapon between residence and vehicle,
and back to the residence when your day is done. It's hard to conceal a
long gun.
2. Your access to this gun would seem to be almost impossible under a
stressful, quickly-unfolding incident. A standard cab pickup has very
tight areas behind the passenger buckets/bench seat.

IMHO, having a Truck/BUG is a good thing to have, but if you selected
a good handgun, the above outlined problems would disappear.

Whenever possible, it's never a good idea for us to leave our weapons
in our vehicles.

SIA