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Re: Your hiking pistol? GunGeek #17198885 04/27/22
Joined: Oct 2007 Posts: 179 Spokane Valley S Slenk Campfire Member
Slenk Campfire Member S Joined: Oct 2007 Posts: 179 Spokane Valley	Cougars, bears, tweeters, 44 special in 3 1/2 vaquero birdshead.

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Re: Your hiking pistol? MOGC #17198891 04/27/22
Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 13,758 J JCMCUBIC Campfire Outfitter
JCMCUBIC Campfire Outfitter J Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 13,758	Originally Posted by MOGC Originally Posted by JCMCUBIC I roll through them so nothing's "dedicated" to hiking. Most of the time it's a revolver rather than pistol, mainly to carry shot in the first 2 for snakes. I used to carry a 1 7/8" LCR or 3" LCRx in .22 a lot but wasn't impressed with the shot performance on a rattler...if I carry one of the 22's now I just use standard 22's on the rattlesnakes and copperheads. Now it's usually a 1 7/8" LCR or 3" LCRx in .357 with shot capsules in the first two and 38+p in the last 3. They may be carried in a HPG kit bag with Dale Frickie Zac trigger guard or on a belt holster. I'll usually carry a Sig P365 or G19/23 if 2 legged snakes or dogs are the main concern. HPG with Dale Frickie Zac trigger guard or belt holster, usually the HPG if carrying a backpack...and usually a HPG if not carrying a backpack because it works so well for phone, keys, etc, and being inconspicuous. The Frickie ZAC trigger guard is a nice little bit of security for striker fired guns with no safeties. I have one for Gock and for M&P pistols. Yeah. Great with the HPG looped on the loop on the bottom of the interior pack. Not just for trigger safety, but you can leave the side of the pack unzipped for immediate access and the handgun isn't going to slip out. If you pair the ZAC with a Techna Clip or Clip Draw it works well looped around a belt for IWB carry in a pinch. Just a handy piece of low cost gear.

Re: Your hiking pistol? GunGeek #17198893 04/27/22
Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 10,914 Winchester, WY USA M memtb Campfire Outfitter
memtb Campfire Outfitter M Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 10,914 Winchester, WY USA	As with most things …..it’s relative! If I’m hiking the “Desire St. Projects” in New Orleans…..I want no less than a 9 mm semi-auto with lots of extended magazines! If I’m hiking in thick Alders in Alaskan ….I want a revolver that rivals a big bore rifle in bullet diameter, weights and velocity! For the majority of us……the handgun choice is somewhere in between! memtb You should not use a rifle that will kill an animal when everything goes right; you should use one that will do the job when everything goes wrong." -Bob Hagel “I’d like to be a good rifleman…..but, I prefer to be a good hunter”! memtb 2024

Re: Your hiking pistol? GunGeek #17198944 04/27/22
Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 12,523 Radcliff, Kentucky R ratsmacker Campfire Outfitter
ratsmacker Campfire Outfitter R Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 12,523 Radcliff, Kentucky	I've got a 4.5" SR-22 Ruger that I like for piddling around in the woods, it's lightweight and shoots pretty well, but I like my 617 Smith 4", too, although it's a lot heavier. We don't have bears around here. Two-leggers will run if you pull a pistol on 'em, even a .22, our two-leggers are too lazy to be aggressive...................... You can roll a turd in peanuts, dip it in chocolate, and it still ain't no damn Baby Ruth.

Re: Your hiking pistol? GunGeek #17199205 04/27/22
Joined: May 2002 Posts: 10,248 ___ is what America was FreeMe Campfire Outfitter
FreeMe Campfire Outfitter Joined: May 2002 Posts: 10,248 ___ is what America was	Locally in SW Idaho, unless I have something specific in mind like small game hunting with a 22, it's whatever I've been in a habit of carrying daily. If I'm in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem, it's a DA revolver in a caliber that begins with ".4". Lunatic fringe....we all know you're out there.

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Re: Your hiking pistol? GunGeek #17199238 04/27/22
Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 947 USA P PWN Campfire Regular
PWN Campfire Regular P Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 947 USA	I hiked parts of the Appalachian Trail in every state except Georgia while carrying a Kahr CM-9. However, back home it is either a .22 pistol or Kimber K-6 Target.

Re: Your hiking pistol? GunGeek #17199284 04/27/22
Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 42,607 Orange Park, Florida jorgeI Campfire 'Bwana
jorgeI Campfire 'Bwana Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 42,607 Orange Park, Florida	We have quite a few bears at our place in PA so either a Model 19 w 158gr cast (and some snake shot iny pocket) or an S&W Performance Center 44 Mag with similar configuration Down here in FLA, Colt Woodsman. A good principle to guide me through life: “This is all I have come to expect, standard lackluster performance. Trust nothing, believe no one and realize it will only get worse…”

Re: Your hiking pistol? GunGeek #17199342 04/27/22
Joined: Jun 2017 Posts: 410 ARKANSAS P POKERFACE6 Campfire Member
POKERFACE6 Campfire Member P Joined: Jun 2017 Posts: 410 ARKANSAS	Ruger MKII, I am not as old as most of you , but have carried this for several decades in the woods . It is very "familiar" and I can shoot it accurately enough ....Joe Doing the right thing is not always the easiest thing. It still needs doing..

Re: Your hiking pistol? GunGeek #17199362 04/27/22
Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 970 just ridin along L Lonerider Campfire Regular
Lonerider Campfire Regular L Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 970 just ridin along	Most of my hiking is following Mrs. around Walmart and Costco. For this type of hiking I am armed to the teeth!! For other types of hiking I choose any one I feel comfortable with at the moment. Occasionally you run across dangerous game at Wallyworld so I am armed appropriately.

Re: Your hiking pistol? Lonerider #17200303 04/27/22
Joined: Jan 2012 Posts: 9,380 las vegas, Nv. L lvmiker Campfire Outfitter
lvmiker Campfire Outfitter L Joined: Jan 2012 Posts: 9,380 las vegas, Nv.	For hiking or hunting I carry a G43 w/ extended mags either in a HPG or a Nathan hydration vest for shorter trips. For me these days light is right. mike r Don't wish it were easier Wish you were better Stab them in the taint, you can't put a tourniquet on that. Craig Douglas ECQC

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Re: Your hiking pistol? GunGeek #17200863 04/27/22
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Earlyagain Campfire Member E Joined: Jul 2020 Posts: 478	Anyone posting on a gun board likely has more than a few to endless variety :-)

Re: Your hiking pistol? GunGeek #17200959 04/27/22
Joined: Mar 2011 Posts: 721 Idaho Redhill Campfire Regular
Redhill Campfire Regular Joined: Mar 2011 Posts: 721 Idaho	G30 with 230g bullets at 1060fps seems to fit a lot of places.

Re: Your hiking pistol? GunGeek #17200998 04/27/22
Joined: Apr 2017 Posts: 1,358 Colorado M Mountain10mm Campfire Regular
Mountain10mm Campfire Regular M Joined: Apr 2017 Posts: 1,358 Colorado	It varies, but can say it’s never included a 9mm. Dirt biking or hiking in the deserts of Utah it’s a G23. In Colorado it’s almost always a 10mm of some sort: STI 2011 5” 10mm during hunting season, a DW Commander 10mm for hikes at the cabin, a G29 on overnight hikes, and now a new M&P 2.0 10mm 4” with a reddot is in the running for everything outdoors but hunting (not enough velocity out of the 4” barrel to meet CO regulations).

Re: Your hiking pistol? GunGeek #17201013 04/27/22
Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 58,372 Paradise,Alaska Big Stick Campfire Kahuna
Big Stick Campfire Kahuna Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 58,372 Paradise,Alaska	First cast of this morning and have only seen (7) Bears,thus far today. Hint................ Brad says: "Can't fault Rick for his pity letting you back on the fire... but pity it was and remains. Nothing more, nothing less. A sad little man in a sad little dream."

Re: Your hiking pistol? Big Stick #17201420 04/28/22
Joined: Dec 2013 Posts: 44,222 south of south local_dirt Campfire 'Bwana
local_dirt Campfire 'Bwana Joined: Dec 2013 Posts: 44,222 south of south	Originally Posted by Big Stick First cast of this morning and have only seen (7) Bears,thus far today. Hint................ Nice! Slaves get what they need. Free men get what they want. Rehabilitation is way overrated. Orwell wasn't wrong. GOA member disappointed NRA member 24HCF SEARCH

Re: Your hiking pistol? GunGeek #17201511 04/28/22
Joined: Dec 2015 Posts: 8,283 Northern USA P pete53 Campfire Outfitter
pete53 Campfire Outfitter P Joined: Dec 2015 Posts: 8,283 Northern USA	nice pictures ,interesting what everyone carries on a hike. myself , i am old school and like a wheel gun better so i either carry 357 revolver or my 44 mag. when i hike in the woods , around home mostly a derringer a Bonds Arm 357 mag. its easy to carry in a hooded sweatshirt and shorts along the country road . but to be honest i feel the most dangerous places are towns and cities so i carry 2 pistols and a knife or two then and try to leave these places before it gets dark , i may only go to these places a few times a year . thanks for posting the nice pictures , Pete53 LIFE NRA , we vote Red up here, Norseman

Re: Your hiking pistol? GunGeek #17201534 04/28/22
Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 32,147 OMAHA 260Remguy Campfire 'Bwana
260Remguy Campfire 'Bwana Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 32,147 OMAHA	It depends on what and where. .22 - S&W 2206 for general plinking. .22 MAG - Rossi 515 when poisonous snakes might be encountered .44 SPL - Rossi 720 or Taurus 441 when a dangerous animal or human might be encountered .44 MAG - S&W 329PD when a dangerous animal or human might be encountered and weight is a consideration .45 LC - S&W 625MG when a dangerous animal or human might be encountered and weight isn't a significant consideration

Re: Your hiking pistol? GunGeek #17201536 04/28/22
Joined: Jul 2007 Posts: 15,816 M Mackay_Sagebrush Campfire Ranger
Mackay_Sagebrush Campfire Ranger M Joined: Jul 2007 Posts: 15,816	Usually a .45 of some sort with heavy loads like 250s at 925. Or a 10mm with heavy loads: Or depending on the country, and the animal habitat, a 9mm with some deep penetrators: THE CHAIR IS AGAINST THE WALL. The Tikka T3 in .308 Winchester is the Glock 19 of the rifle world. The website is up and running! www.lostriverammocompany.com

Re: Your hiking pistol? Mackay_Sagebrush #17202044 04/28/22
Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 22,911 Kiowa/Deer Trail, Colorado huntsman22 Campfire Ranger
huntsman22 Campfire Ranger Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 22,911 Kiowa/Deer Trail, Colorado	Originally Posted by Mackay_Sagebrush in my best Dirty Harry voice, "Do you feel lucky? Well, do ya, punk?".... If you was feeling lucky, you'da picked that 4 leaf clover down in the lower right of the pic, instead of cropping it out......grin

Re: Your hiking pistol? GunGeek #17202507 04/28/22
Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 8,845 Big Sky Country TheBigSky Campfire Outfitter
TheBigSky Campfire Outfitter Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 8,845 Big Sky Country	Hiking and camping in the mountains I'm carrying an XD-M, 10MM in a Diamond D chest holster. While walking the dog every night, it's my daily carry P365XL. _________________________________________________________________________ “Montana seems to me to be what a small boy would think Texas is like from hearing Texans.” John Steinbeck ΜΟΛΩΝ ΛΑΒΕ

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