I carry a ranch rifle at the farm. You can get 10 or 20 rounds magazines. Quick and easy to shoot. not the most accurate but close enough for what I do.

What kind of hunting you doing Buzz where you risk confiscation? Neighborhood cats?

For a truck gun I'm assuming coyotes are likely target but hogs might be as well. Based on that I'd step up a caliber to 6mm in a cheap bolt action. You specifically said you did not want an AR but my choice is a 6.8.

its really for SHTF while driving.

SHTF = AR15

Agreed.

As long as the bolt is clean, with plenty of Mobile 1 and ATF.

If I would have answered this ten years ago, it might have been an SKS or AK. I wouldn't call either cheap today.

never seen a lightweight

inexpensive


AR

AR pistol: short, not bad in price, holds plenty of ammo, lots of calibers to choose from.

I've got one you can try out. 16" carbine, very thin barrel, collapsible stock. Take the scope off and put on a flip up rear sight with a 10 round mag is purty darn light. A 20ga pistol grip pump is another option but heavier when loaded... or just go with a pistol. Zombies only attach those driving Subarus so you are safe in your new shiny pimped out pickup.

11" 6.8 pistol with an Aimpoint T1
Have very little hard cash in it..

Has to be MOA accurate to 200 yards

You want a lightweight, inexpensive, short, easy to maneuver, high capacity rifle for when the SHTF truck gun that holds MOA accuracy to 200 yards? What have you been smoking today?

the 308, 7mm-08 and 243 were offered in 18.5" barrel. If you could find someone willing to sell it.

sounds like a Ruger Ranch rifle with 10 rnd mag to me

when a handgun wont get it done, that's what i'm looking for

If you mean a Ruger Mini-14 Ranch Rifle the probability of MOA is diminishing.

Ar-15 with a hand load.

There was a pump action 30-30 for sale for $300 on gunbroker today, it would fit the bill. Who'd steal it?

academy had the maverick 88 for 179.00

ill check it , not familiar

Well...if no one would steal it, then who would buy it??

Vz2008 /vz58 shoots the easily attainable 7.62x39, has a folding stock, and a 16in barrel not to mention steel sites. Fits perfect under the seat along with a couple mags.
This thing won’t give up on you.

So it is my go to SHTF and truck gun- plus it looks cool

If the shtf i want my best rifle not my cheapest.

You can get a rack grade m4 for under 500 bucks right now. Hard to beat that

IMO it's hard to beat a 30-30 lever gun, for a truck gun. Nothing wrong with a Marlin, carried one in my truck and on my hunting buggy for years. Kept mine open sights, zeroed at 50 yrds felt her out at 100. Quick, handy, accurate enough, and plenty of punch to defend anything that needing defending. I have several AR's, but I like a good handy lever gun.

I use a truck gun for what most everyone uses a truck gun for - to knock off coyotes and hogs. An AR doesn’t work for me for the reasons HWY stated.
I used to carry a cheapo Savage Axis in .308 with a Leupold VX1 3x9 on it.
I switched to an open sighted Marlin 336 in .35 Rem. I just like it’s carryability/maneuverability. There’s a reason you still see a lot of lever guns in old cowboys’ and farmers’ trucks.

Ruger Ranch Rifles aren’t very cheap - certainly no cheaper than a decent AR. They are also notoriously inaccurate. If I was worried about a Walking Dead or a sudden need to engage in urban warfare scenario I would get an AR.

Get a moisen negant I bought them for $60-$150 and would they take one of them.