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riding to the range

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hi guys!

 

i'm new to the forum. also new to shooting. i've shot rifles way back in the day (in boy scouts) and was recently in florida visiting some family who own guns, so i got to shoot with them. i decided to get my FID and buy a pistol. shooting is just so much fun and a great stress reliever for me... it's like playing golf. i got my FID and pps already, i plan to pick up my first pistol this weekend if i find it. i'm looking for a remington 1911 in stainless steel... such a sexy piece of art.

 

well, on to my question:

 

i ride a motorcycle and i can imagine myself wanting to take a ride to the range. now, i kinda understand the rules for how to move a gun around in a car, but how do you do this legally on a motor cycle? (it's a cruiser and it does have bags on it)

 

thanks in advance!

It needs to be unloaded, magazines too and locked in the saddlebag.

 

Hello and welcome to the Forums!

:hi:

 

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You can't ride with a loaded gun in the back of your pants like they do on Sons of Anarchy? :)

 

MC

What about a rifle in a bag strapped to your back and ammo locked in travel trunk? :)

Thought about it because my bike gets good mpg for the long trip. Don't think it will look cool and would prob get many calls to 911...

What about a rifle in a bag strapped to your back and ammo locked in travel trunk? :)

Thought about it because my bike gets good mpg for the long trip. Don't think it will look cool and would prob get many calls to 911...

 

That would probably work. People would probably just think that you are wearing a long backpack.

 

Most people are in their own little world and wouldn't notice.

Put it into a small duffle or a tripod bag for a pro tripod (Manfratto, for instance) and then tie it down to the bike or to your pack. If it doesn't scream GUN, no one will give it a second thought..........

Rifles won't fit in those bags, maybe a duffle. But how would the range handle the concept?

After thinking about, I have way too much crap to bring anyway. Handguns, maybe but not rifles.

Do you want the Law, Prudent, or Tin-Foil method of transporting?

 

Law = Firearm is unloaded in fastened case (wrapped in towel), OR locked in trunk (sidebags), HP ammo is also in locked case OR in trunk.

 

Prudent = Firearm and mags are unloaded in locked case OR locked in trunk (sidebags), Ammo is also in trunk.

 

Tin-Foil = Firearm and mags are unloaded in locked case in locked trunk (sidebags), Ammo is separate from firearm and also in trunk.

Rifles won't fit in those bags, maybe a duffle. But how would the range handle the concept?

After thinking about, I have way too much crap to bring anyway. Handguns, maybe but not rifles.

 

I guess it depends upon how big the tripod is....

 

I used to carry a Black Duffle from the Army-Navy Store for all of my light stands (7 or 8 of em', including 2- 13' stands with casters). IF I had to transport long guns, I'd put them each in their own zippered lined case and then drop the cases into the Duffle. If I wanted to get an AR-15 into a tripod bag, I'd pull the pin and wrap the upper and lower separately and drop into a large back pack......

Now that's pretty cool, but NJers would have a heart attack for sure...

Maybe if we attach some super soakers to it. Lol...

 

Just make sure the safety is on

 

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I just lock the pistol up in the left saddle bag and put my ammo in a locked ammo can in the tour pack. Ive been pulled over with this combo but I was not asked if I had a weapon so I did not volunteer it. I dont think that counts as tried and true but thats my story.

Ken

Guitar case should work for the incognito look.

 

 

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Or you could be like Billy bad-ass here...

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I ride my bicycle to the range pretty often. I put the handgun--unloaded of course--in a securely fastened gun case, which is inside of a securely tied package, which is then zippered inside a pannier. Ammo is in the same pannier, but in its own securely tied package. No need for locks. This goes way beyond the legal requirement--legally I could keep the gun in its plastic Rock Island Armory case, fastened to an open rack on the back.

Or you could be like Billy bad-ass here...

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That looks like I287. Good for that guy!

Ken

Nobody sees motorcycles, so they're not going to see a gun on a motorcycle.

 

I've taken my 1911 for a motorcycle ride to the range. Locked up in the tail trunk.

That does takes some @#@#@ with that strapped on lol !!!!!!!!!!!

I'll second either a soft, padded guitar case or gig bag. The plebians wouldn't crap their pants that way.

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