Chrysler Offers Ram Pickup with Built-in Gun Compartment
Chrysler is offering a lockable gun storage compartment on its new series of Outdoorsman pickup trucks. These trucks can be configured with twin, lighted, lockable and watertight “RamBox” compartments — one on each side of the truck bed. The dual RamBox option costs $1895, and for $205 more Chrysler adds internal, vertical cradles that hold two rifles or shotguns. These cradles can be rotated 90 degrees to hold up to six fishing rods.
We think Chrysler’s built-in gun storage is a very cool feature — for the man who has everything. It will certainly create envious looks when you roll up to the shooting range in your new truck. From a practical standpoint however, it might be better to forgo the gun cradles in favor of open storage in both side-boxes. You could then use both lockable side compartment for any purpose. When you need to haul firearms, simply put cased guns inside one or both side compartments.
For more information on Chrysler’s Outdoorsman pickups, which start at $28,350, visit the Chrysler Truck Blog. Ram Outdoorsman trucks go on sale 3rd quarter 2010 (just in time for hunting season).
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Great, now when I get T-boned it’s $2000 to fix my truck bed and $3500+ for each stowed rifle. I bet my insurance guy would have a heart attack! I’ll stick to a hard case that floats in the truck bed. Maybe they could move some side air bags to that compartment.
Only holds two rifles or shotguns?
How much extra for one where the barrels don’t point at the driver?
It will be interesting to see how many people forget to unload the rifles in this thing and end up shooting themselves or other people when they hit a bump in the road and their half ounce trigger “slips”!
If you’re likely to shoot yourself with this arrangement, you’ll probably shoot yourself carrying your guns some other way too. It’s great to see any big company market openly to shooters and hunters – I hope it’s a sign of attitudes changing for the better.
Personally, I am against allowing guns to be carried in vehicles. The gun storage compartment and especially the inside cab racks give me the creeps and make me feel vulnerable every time I see them. I’m sure that “unloaded” guns in glove compartments are rarely unloaded. Thanks, Chrysler and lawmakers for making it easier for hot headed road ragers, murderers, robbers, felons, terrorists, criminals of all types to have easier access to firearms on the road.