What if one of your kids took one of THESE to school . . . . ?

[ZoidMeister]

Why is society so sissified today? Because our kids cannot play with toys like we did when we were young!

Proof . . . . (no batteries needed . . . .)!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[peejman]

Because kids running around with toy guns that realistic would get shot these days?

[Ugly]

They are sissified by design. Demonize firearms and they will be the evil, not socialism. 

I'd like to see a resurgence in normalcy to include rifle racks in trucks and a society that doesn't have to worry about getting their rifles stolen. 

[MP5_Rizzo]

Now you're making me feel old, maybe I am compared to some here.  I remember all of these and I guess I can thank Mattel for my never ending passion for firearms and such.  One of my Christmas gifts was the set below and I would say it was 1966-7.  The back up derringer went in to the grip of the pistol and I still have the derringer to this day, sure wish I still had the whole set.

[2.ooohhh]

They are sissified by design. Demonize firearms and they will be the evil, not socialism. 
I'd like to see a resurgence in normalcy to include rifle racks in trucks and a society that doesn't have to worry about getting their rifles stolen. 

As a member of society, you can be part of the change you want to see within it. I've had a rifle rack in my truck for nearly 3 years now. Strange how those around me went from thinking it was odd to thinking it was normal over time. I've trained the scouts I work with that it OK to have a fire extinguisher, a rifle, and an extremely well stocked FAK in your car/truck as an adult. It's called "being prepared".

I just moved the rifle rack to my new truck in fact over the weekend.

[Ronald_55]

7 minutes ago, 2.ooohhh said:

 

As a member of society, you can be part of the change you want to see within it. I've had a rifle rack in my truck for nearly 3 years now. Strange how those around me went from thinking it was odd to thinking it was normal over time. I've trained the scouts I work with that it OK to have a fire extinguisher, a rifle, and an extremely well stocked FAK in your car/truck as an adult. It's called "being prepared".

I just moved the rifle rack to my new truck in fact over the weekend.



 

 

Is that right over your head or over the back rows?

[Ugly]

Nice rack! The downside of the quad cab pickups is the loss of back window access. It does provide a fold up bench seat in the back, in my case at least. Lots of room there!

[2.ooohhh]

45 minutes ago, Ronald_55 said:

Is that right over your head or over the back rows?

Just behind the back row's heads. The side curtain airbags for the back seat come down from above so I had to mount it behind them. It can be reached with a long reach over the center console from the front seat(not while driving obviously), or from standing at the rear cargo door.

 

This shot shows how the side curtains are arranged in this truck. You can actually also see the small metal outrigger just behind the airbags I mounted my rack to as well. The rack is by http://www.bigskyracks.com/ 1

[Ronald_55]

12 hours ago, 2.ooohhh said:

Just behind the back row's heads. The side curtain airbags for the back seat come down from above so I had to mount it behind them. It can be reached with a long reach over the center console from the front seat(not while driving obviously), or from standing at the rear cargo door.

 

This shot shows how the side curtains are arranged in this truck. You can actually also see the small metal outrigger just behind the airbags I mounted my rack to as well. The rack is by http://www.bigskyracks.com/ 1

Looks like a nice setup. Is it very visible from the outside?

[res308]

23 hours ago, Ugly said:

They are sissified by design. Demonize firearms and they will be the evil, not socialism. 

I'd like to see a resurgence in normalcy to include rifle racks in trucks and a society that doesn't have to worry about getting their rifles stolen. 

Right on point!

[2.ooohhh]

Looks like a nice setup. Is it very visible from the outside?

It isn't unless you're looking for it really. In my previous vehicle I had the headliner recovered in black and it practically disappeared. Without prompting though from what I've seen most people standing next to a vehicle look down into it rather than up at it's headliner.

[Ronald_55]

40 minutes ago, 2.ooohhh said:

 

It isn't unless you're looking for it really. In my previous vehicle I had the headliner recovered in black and it practically disappeared. Without prompting though from what I've seen most people standing next to a vehicle look down into it rather than up at it's headliner.
 

 

It is amazing how a lot of people are not aware of things in plain sight. 

 

I have a SUV. I might look at putting one just inside the back of the liftgate. Would be out of reach, but would be a secondary weapon. Looks like that could be adapted for any AR or a shotgun.

[2.ooohhh]

It can hold any of the long guns I typically vehicle carry. Currently setup for my 7" SBR but easily holds almost any rifle I've tried, save for rifles with extremely high/large scopes/mounts.

[ZoidMeister]

OK, I'm the one who usually derails threads . . . . let's get back to your kids taking these mid 60's toys to school . . . .

 

[MP5_Rizzo]

I never took any of these to school but you've caused me to go back and search the net for some of my childhood treasures.  The Mattel Shootin' Shell Pistol was right up there with my Multi Pistol 09.

The loading gate opened and the two piece rounds were loaded into the cylinder and then you dumped out the the case and reloaded them over and over if you could find the projectile after firing them.  They also made round caps with adhesive that stuck on the base of the cartridge for additional realistic sound and smoke.

     

[runco]

I carried and traded pocket knives from 1st grade on.  I remember getting in trouble for knife trading during reading in 1st grade.  The teacher took up the knife until recess.  Then I got it back. 

I also remember carrying my 12ga single shot to school in my car to go squirrel hunting after school when I was a sophomore. 

I never hurt no one, and no one seemed to care. 

 

[peejman]

15 hours ago, runco said:

I carried and traded pocket knives from 1st grade on.  I remember getting in trouble for knife trading during reading in 1st grade.  The teacher took up the knife until recess.  Then I got it back. 

I also remember carrying my 12ga single shot to school in my car to go squirrel hunting after school when I was a sophomore. 

I never hurt no one, and no one seemed to care. 

 

While I didn't have a shotgun, teachers used to ask to borrow my pocket knife because they knew it was sharp. 

[Ronald_55]

16 minutes ago, peejman said:

While I didn't have a shotgun, teachers used to ask to borrow my pocket knife because they knew it was sharp. 

We were allowed to carry pocket knives, but they had to be under a certain blade size. Also, I could have pointed out 10 cars will guns in them at school and we never had an incident. If it came to violence between students it rarely was more than a few punches. But, most of us grew up being trained that guns and knives were tools to be respected.

[MP5_Rizzo]

Speaking of knives, I have some stories about these too.  Back in 70's - 80's I had an uncle that ran a gun and knife shop and supposedly moved more Buck knives than just about anyone in the U.S..  He traveled all over to gun and knife shows (back when they were really gun and knife shows).  Even though he moved a lot of Buck knives he sold many others and one of the the other big movers back then were Parker Frost Cutlery and the Parker or Frost Knives after they split.  Most were made in Japan and of course kind of on the budget end for the day.  Anyway he would sell them to me at cost and back then $3-$5 was cost on many that I bought and would flip them at school for $8-$10.  We did transactions right out in the open we nor the teachers even thought anything about it other than just normal activity. The Mustang knives from their wildlife series were big sellers back then.

[JAB]

On 3/8/2017 at 9:04 AM, peejman said:

While I didn't have a shotgun, teachers used to ask to borrow my pocket knife because they knew it was sharp. 

In high school we didn't have pencil sharpeners in every room so I mostly used my pocket knife to sharpen pencils in the rooms that didn't have them.  I would just walk right up to the trash can during class, pull out my knife and sharpen my pencil just as if I were walking up and using a pencil sharpener.  Sometimes a female teacher would ask to borrow my knife to use for the same purpose or ask me to sharpen a pencil for her while I was at it.  The male teachers usually had a knife of their own in their pocket.  Back then I mostly carried either a Case Sodbuster, Jr., a mid-sized (as in not one of the big ones but not a Cadet or other, small one)  Victorinox Swiss Army or a little no-name lock back of about the same size.  I graduated in 1989 so it isn't like this was all that long ago, relatively speaking.  There were maybe two or three fights at our school each year and I don't recall anyone ever going for a knife, etc. even though I am quite certain that everyone involved in said fights had one on their person.

Edited March 21, 2017 by JAB

[Ronald_55]

4 hours ago, JAB said:

In high school we didn't have pencil sharpeners in every room so I mostly used my pocket knife to sharpen pencils in the rooms that didn't have them.  I would just walk right up to the trash can during class, pull out my knife and sharpen my pencil just as if I were walking up and using a pencil sharpener.  Sometimes a female teacher would ask to borrow my knife to use for the same purpose or ask me to sharpen a pencil for her while I was at it.  The male teachers usually had a knife of their own in their pocket.  Back then I mostly carried either a Case Sodbuster, Jr., a mid-sized (as in not one of the big ones but not a Cadet or other, small one)  Victorinox Swiss Army or a little no-name lock back of about the same size.  I graduated in 1989 so it isn't like this was all that long ago, relatively speaking.  There were maybe two or three fights at our school each year and I don't recall anyone ever going for a knife, etc. even though I am quite certain that everyone involved in said fights had one on their person.

I always carried a little no name lockback on me and I graduated just after you. I never even thought of pulling a knife in a fight even when I got confronted by 5 drunk guys at the beach during high school. My knife was a tool...along with my head that I used to to bluff my way out of that situation. Problem got solved and no one went to the ER or jail. Things we do to impress girls as kids.... I guess if I had feared for my life, I might have used it as a last resort. Simple way to avoid doing that is to not get yourself into stupid situations in the first place.

[SixShooter14]

I always carried a little no name lockback on me and I graduated just after you. I never even thought of pulling a knife in a fight even when I got confronted by 5 drunk guys at the beach during high school. My knife was a tool...along with my head that I used to to bluff my way out of that situation. Problem got solved and no one went to the ER or jail. Things we do to impress girls as kids.... I guess if I had feared for my life, I might have used it as a last resort. Simple way to avoid doing that is to not get yourself into stupid situations in the first place.

A lot of wisdom in that post.

I carried a Buck 110 from 6th-11th(2007, when I graduated)

Then at college I carried a Case Blue Bone Med. Stockman 3-blade. Which I still carry everyday.