carrying on a motorcycle
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leadchucker
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An LCP in your pocket is about as easy as it gets.
Bluehighways
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Britt B wrote: What's the law's take on if you want to take your 30-30 to the range on your MC?
Britt, you'll have to check your state laws. I do not know what Oregon's firearm laws are, although it is the state I was born in. (I was born in Bend)
In Wisconsin, the law states that all firearms must be unloaded and encased for transport, and that is ALL it says. On forays to the range in summer, I have ridden my trusty KLR with my .30-30, .308, and my .22lr, all in padded zippered cases, neatly bungeed crossways on the seat behind me.
In the milk crate bungeed to the rear luggage rack I carried a small ammo box with ammo, stapler, targets, tools, etc. Once I even brought a sandbag with, but it was REALLY top heavy and unstable. I don't recommend it.
The following was copied and pasted from the website www.oregonfirearms.org -- [ Long guns do not have to be “not readily accessible” but if you don’t have a concealed handgun license and you are in a locality that restricts loaded carry it must be unloaded. ]
I am not a lawyer and I am not giving legal advice. Check your state statutes regarding firearm transport.
Britt, you'll have to check your state laws. I do not know what Oregon's firearm laws are, although it is the state I was born in. (I was born in Bend)
In Wisconsin, the law states that all firearms must be unloaded and encased for transport, and that is ALL it says. On forays to the range in summer, I have ridden my trusty KLR with my .30-30, .308, and my .22lr, all in padded zippered cases, neatly bungeed crossways on the seat behind me.
In the milk crate bungeed to the rear luggage rack I carried a small ammo box with ammo, stapler, targets, tools, etc. Once I even brought a sandbag with, but it was REALLY top heavy and unstable. I don't recommend it.
The following was copied and pasted from the website www.oregonfirearms.org -- [ Long guns do not have to be “not readily accessible” but if you don’t have a concealed handgun license and you are in a locality that restricts loaded carry it must be unloaded. ]
I am not a lawyer and I am not giving legal advice. Check your state statutes regarding firearm transport.
I use a galco miami classic. I keep my jackets tight around my waist, and when it's colder I'll have chaps on so needed another option than either I/OWB.
For Pete's sake, every time someone makes an asinine statement like this it bugs the heck out of me. How many times have you been in a situation while actually riding, where you might need to draw?
How about for all the times you're not actually riding, like when you're stopped and hanging around or running errands. You know, using your bike as a mode of transportation and doing normal things? You might want to be carrying as usual.
For Pete's sake, every time someone makes an asinine statement like this it bugs the heck out of me. How many times have you been in a situation while actually riding, where you might need to draw?
How about for all the times you're not actually riding, like when you're stopped and hanging around or running errands. You know, using your bike as a mode of transportation and doing normal things? You might want to be carrying as usual.
I've been riding for 39 years, carrying while riding for 35. depends on where I'm going wether it's on my side or in a saddlebag. IWB, or inside a vest/jacket (inside) pocket has been the most comfortable/secure for me. Never owned a shoulder rig, but that should be good also. Inside the boot can work too.
Justice06RR
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In my years of riding I have never had to worry about anything on my person. If you are an avid motorcycle enthusiast, you would know that you worry a lot more about your bike than your own injuries. And when you crash, you can get injured with or w/o a firearm so that point is moot.
As a suggestion to the original question, I also recommend a belly band under your shirt as it makes for easy concealment no matter what you wear.
I just bought this one from Ebay for $14 shipped.
http://cgi.ebay.com/UAG-TACTICAL-BE...=350444434999&ps=63&clkid=7742711670400535581
Doc Intrepid
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For short rides around town it probably doesn't matter much where or how you carry - you'll be back home before you need to take off the jacket, etc.
But on longer touring rides, not so much. It's real cold when you first hit the highway, then it gets hot mid-day, and you may need to put on rain gear or remove your jacket for an extended rest stop if someone's bike has issues, and then around dusk it starts getting cold again - you might remove your jacket to cool down, take a break, or change into a vest or rain jacket a couple times a day.
Under those circumstances, carrying a gun where anyone can see it when you remove the jacket isn't a good idea. I've tried the shoulder holster and IWB/OWB options, and for short runs they're fine, but if you actually are on the bike for 3 or 4 days in a row or longer they get inconvenient. Shoulder rigs or waist rigs are great if you never remove the jacket, but that's not really workable for most riders on long rides.
I've finally settled on a small semi-auto that fits into the strong-side front jacket pocket. If I change into a vest I can generally quickly slip the pistol from the jacket pocket to the inner vest pocket, and if I need to remove the jacket and lay it over the bike, I'm never far from it.
You're always wearing something when touring, a jacket or a vest - but you're also always taking it off - so a pistol or revolver that fits into the pockets is the way I've gone for touring. In terms of going down on the bike while carrying, as a rider who has done it, I can report the pistol in the jacket pocket wasn't damaged at all - which is more than I can say for the bike.
Your mileage may vary...
But on longer touring rides, not so much. It's real cold when you first hit the highway, then it gets hot mid-day, and you may need to put on rain gear or remove your jacket for an extended rest stop if someone's bike has issues, and then around dusk it starts getting cold again - you might remove your jacket to cool down, take a break, or change into a vest or rain jacket a couple times a day.
Under those circumstances, carrying a gun where anyone can see it when you remove the jacket isn't a good idea. I've tried the shoulder holster and IWB/OWB options, and for short runs they're fine, but if you actually are on the bike for 3 or 4 days in a row or longer they get inconvenient. Shoulder rigs or waist rigs are great if you never remove the jacket, but that's not really workable for most riders on long rides.
I've finally settled on a small semi-auto that fits into the strong-side front jacket pocket. If I change into a vest I can generally quickly slip the pistol from the jacket pocket to the inner vest pocket, and if I need to remove the jacket and lay it over the bike, I'm never far from it.
You're always wearing something when touring, a jacket or a vest - but you're also always taking it off - so a pistol or revolver that fits into the pockets is the way I've gone for touring. In terms of going down on the bike while carrying, as a rider who has done it, I can report the pistol in the jacket pocket wasn't damaged at all - which is more than I can say for the bike.
Your mileage may vary...
Sorry AH.74. I meant no offense. Just popped into my mind as soon as I read this an image of the old horse riding trick shooters and I thought that would be really tough on a MC. You are correct though, I cannot think of a single time that I, nor anyone I know, needed to draw while riding. The BS usually goes down standing on foot.
For the record I was being just a bit of a smart A.
We were coming into St Louis, the wife on her bike, me and my daughter on mine. Gas, was almost out, pull into a station and fil both up. Wife goes in to pay, a group of young men surround us on mine asking what it cost etc. Wife comes out gets on hers and starts it up, guys look over at her, I start mine andride away with wife in front almost hit a guy. I didnt have a gun ready to draw there but never made the same mistake.
We were in a place not familiar to us as it wasnt a planned stop. I wanted to get to teh west part of the city but her bike runs out faster than mine.
There are companies make a leather purse like holder goes between the handlebars and has a velcro seal, it holds a 1911 fine and is easy to access. Get off the bike 2 velcro straps removes the leather piece so you can take it with you. Works for me.
Thanks for the info. I am not worried about drawing while on the bike. Like some others have stated you could be in a bad area and not know it. I do agree with ya'll if you drop the bike your going to get injured any way you cut it. Nine times out of ten I am the passenger. My husband is probably going to get a shoulder rig. I am leaning more toward the belly band. Again thanks for the info.
I am not sure there was highway work on the interstate so we had to get off and get gas.
I never got off the bike, I fill it while on it. We weree not moving, I can give you a few incidents in the late 60s where I wish I had a gun when some idiot tried to run me down. He was behind me, a bad place to have a guy wants to kill you with his car.
Why is riding a MC different than driving a car? Do you carry in your car?
Straightshooter629
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I ride a 'Wing but my mode of carry remains the same. I always wear a leather vest when riding, even in the summer and I always carry my Rossi 462 in a Don Hume belt slide worn crossdraw under my vest. I use the vest extenders to keep my vest from flying open while riding. When the weather cools, under a jacket it all becaome academic.
Really should be concerned about going down with guns, keys pens etccc. in pockets, beentheredonethat Carry off body if possible. I still carry sometimes in vest pocket, but feel best with it in handle bar pouch, then transfer to back pocket getting off. But to each their own . I learned the painful way