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In my normal neck of the woods, folks packing a wood stocked long gun isn't a big deal, in fact, it's pretty normal, as is an open carried pistol of some type, and if you carry a single action, especially attention worthy, as in you must know what your doing to put your faith in such a piece!When I published this it was about in the community or urban settings. My thought process was which would draw less attention not which was better or not and if I am going to find myself in a firefight as if I had been deployed to the sandbox or some other hostile situation. What got me thinking was a friend who just got back from there and needing to remind himself that walking out the door with an AR15 tossing it in his truck was not a good idea, it got a lot of attention and folks running in their houses, neighbors that he knows. But he walks out the front door with his 357lever and they all speak to him and wave to him LOL.
Some of us trained to the point where it no longer matters what we choose to carry, but being effective with it in any situation you find your self in!
My normal carry rifle is a nice mid 50s Sporter Bolt action fed with stripper clips! It's classy, dosnt get noticed by the average non gun folks, and appreciated by those who know what it is! I also open carry said single action wheel gun, but usually have a back up 1911 double stack hidden inside the waste band!
More often as not, folks will be seen carrying some sort of lever action on a sling, or the front seat of their pickups! It's just the way of things there! Our local watering hole has a rifle rack at the end of the bar, and it's usually full!