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Ive carried my smith mod 29 10.5/8" in a shoulder holster on most of my western hunting trips, up and down many dozens of canyons as its what I carry when packing out meat as a rifle weight and length gets in the way of a 60lb-70lb pack, you certainly don,t want to be un-armed approaching a hanging elk miles into some remote canyon, but you also don,t want to be carrying a rifle on steep slopes if it can be avoided, and yes Ive seen several bears and coyotes on gut piles but all so far left as we returned
the loads always been a 300grn hard cast over 21 grains of H110
its also been used for over a dozen hogs in fla and several deer

Last edited by 340mag; 02/21/12.