Rifle on The Tractor

danofarming · Jan 17, 2016

I could have killed a BIG Coyote this morning if I Had the Rifle with me. Do any of ya'll carry on the tractor? What kind of holder do you use?

Gary from Muleshoe · Jan 17, 2016

I don't farm any more, but I have a gun carrier that came on my golf cart that was converted to be a hunting buggy that would work great for a tractor. You might google that and see what one looks like.

Gary from Muleshoe · Jan 17, 2016

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This is what I have.

David G · Jan 17, 2016

That must be some tough golf course.

Gary from Muleshoe · Jan 17, 2016

Nobody's gonna mess with my ball...lol

the tractor vet · Jan 17, 2016

Yep , have for years along with a plow handled trapdoor six gun . Depending on where i am going to be working will determan what rifle is in the gun rack.

ohiojim · Jan 17, 2016

well, just for the uninformed,....what is a plow handled trap door sixgun

Bryce Frazier · Jan 17, 2016

I am going to guess that it is a wood handled, 6 shot revolver. With the little side door that flips out to load the bullets in ONE at a time, rather than the revolver drums it's self flipping out like most of the newer ones.

Sounds strikingly similar to my 44. . . .

showcrop · Jan 17, 2016

The brothers on the farm where I hung out as a kid carry shotguns with them in their forage choppers when chopping corn. Bears tend to eat a lot of corn so they try to keep the population down. They frequently flush some as they get near the center of a field.

john *.?-!.* cub owner · Jan 17, 2016

Many states treat shooting wildlife from a tractor the same as shooting them from an automobile, and if caught will impound both gun and machine. Be careful what you admit to. Or at least state you get clear of Tractor before firing.

RBoots · Jan 17, 2016

You can get in some serious trouble in MI for doing that. A few years back a lot of guys were taking huge bucks from their combines. Until the DNR started finding out. I don't know exactly how the law reads, but I think in ANY motorized machine/vehicle etc, it must be in a case. And something also like you can't be in contact with that vehicle while it is loaded, or something to that effect. They were trying to curb people shooting out of/off their pickup and machinery. The DNR was actually checking some of the farmers around me while the equipment was running during deer season. Of course, with a concealed carry permit, you could have it on you, still pretty sure not supposed to shoot anything anything with it.

Ross

the tractor vet · Jan 17, 2016

It is a Ruger signal action revolver , ya seen them looks like a gun from the old western moves . Mine is just a 22 mag . Good little hand gun will take down ground hogs or a yote with ease . Also great for snakes with the snake shot . One farm i farmed you had to be vary careful where you stepped or put your hands , down by the creek you just might find a cotton mouth and elsewhere copper heads . I hate snakes . I have had that one since 1966 , got it in April just before i went into the service and i can not tell you how many rounds have been thru that . Use to be pretty good with it but now my hands shake tomuch so i have to have something to give support .

farmerwithmutt · Jan 17, 2016

My uncle had a gun with him on an m with a mounted picker at least until it dropped in the elevator

Russ from MN · Jan 17, 2016

I sometimes carry my shotgun on the newer tractor, the case fits perfect in the loader frame. I like 00 buck for large rodents!

D beatty · Jan 18, 2016

As far as I know Ruger never made a trap door in any of their revolvers. They made the standard western , birds eye grip for the Vaquero and the Bisley grip for the Ruger Bisley single action. Trap doors were found on black powder rifles, military rifles and some shot guns.

bradley martin · Jan 18, 2016

A number of years ago, a fellow near here was carrying an old, single shot loaded shotgun in the combine cab as he harvested corn, leaning it against the left front corner of the cab. The machine hit a tile drain washout, gun toppled over towards the steering wheel and discharged. Sad ending.

Bill in IL · Jan 18, 2016

The tractor would be a great platform to kill a lot of stuff. Sadly her in IL it's considered illegal cause any motor vehicle your gun has to be cased and unloaded. If your you or your state are ok with that then I think there are some scabbard type cases that would work really well for what you are doing.

Lazy WP · Jan 18, 2016

I used to always carry a rifle when I was feeding hay. Now I spend most of the day in a pickup with a bale bed. Still carry the rifle. Years ago, I carried a 22 under the comfort cover on the Cockshutt 570 Super, until it fell out and I broke the stock. I also carry a rifle on the front of the 4 wheeler. I will have to do some thinking on the rifle holder I had on it.
The biggest thing to remember is get OFF OF THE TRACTOR to shoot!!! No one can say a thing about it, if you shoot from the ground!!!!

Donald Lehman · Jan 18, 2016

Yeah, that comes under the category of "What they don't know, doesn't hurt you." (Smile)

Years ago some fellow commented on something I was doing to the effect of "Albany wouldn't approve of that, would they?"

My reply was that Albany says a lot of things. We live a long ways from Albany. (unfortunately, we don't live anywhere near far enough away!)

Years ago (dinasour era) when there was still pheasants around, I always carried a shotgun in the cab of the tractor while cutting corn. The gun rested nicely sideways against the back window in the tool storage area.

Neil Grant · Jan 18, 2016

I am not a gun guy, but a 570 Super - you are lucky to have one of those. I had one for years and have a 570 gas now. Enjoy the Super!
Neil

Moondoggie · Jan 18, 2016

I walk my wife's dog through our woods once or twice a day - about 1.4 miles on a cleared path. I didn't think about carrying, because all I saw were raccoon and coyote tracks, in the snow. On Saturday, the dog got real eager on some tracks that were twice as big as a coyote. Probably a wolf, since there are no other large dogs around. Now I'm packing a Beretta .380.

GVSII · Jan 18, 2016

(quoted from post at 01:05:53 01/18/16) As far as I know Ruger never made a trap door in any of their revolvers. They made the standard western , birds eye grip for the Vaquero and the Bisley grip for the Ruger Bisley single action. Trap doors were found on black powder rifles, military rifles and some shot guns.

The "trap door" referred to on the revolver is actually correctly called a loading gate and swings out to the side.Not the same as on a "trapdoor" springfield.

mmfan55 · Jan 18, 2016

Laws on vehicle carry vary by state. In Kentucky: a firearm is legal in a vehicle if it is either readily visible or in a factory vehicle compartment (console, glove box , door pocket, etc...). Also : in some states i have seen for sale: atv /utv with attached deer stands. Local law enforcement should be able to detail that states laws.

stonerock · Jan 18, 2016

carry a hi-po rifle in the cab of the tractor and combine....ground hog and cyotes in spring,rabbits and phesents in the fall

muleboss · Jan 18, 2016

I really like Kansas. We let you carry concealed or open without having to ask someone.

J.Wondergem · Jan 18, 2016

I usually had my 22 mag on the tractor, for woodchucks. Get them standing up by their hole.

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