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Hiking = what do you carry?
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Site Supporter   Location: Tacoma Joined: Sat May 4, 2013 Posts: 6217 
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I dont care what caliber of pistol you carry, I’m carrying a 12 ga. And I don’t care what the Sierra club Young Democrats think about it
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| Mon Sep 17, 2018 9:27 am |
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Site Supporter  Location: NE WA Joined: Tue Oct 18, 2011 Posts: 5495 Real Name: The Dude
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I normally carry a S&W 629 5" .44 Magnum. The other day I prepped for a hike on Mt. Spokane, couldn't find my holster, so ended up packing a Glock 34...yes a lowly 9mm. I guess it worked out since I'm typing this.
_________________ "Wherever you go, there you are." |
| Mon Sep 17, 2018 9:29 am |
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Site Supporter  Location: Marysville Joined: Tue Jul 31, 2012 Posts: 1261
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jukk0u wrote: Hot Potato! "You shoot him!" "No, YOU shoot him..." "no, You".... "argggh" Guide and his client are packing out an elk and encounter two bears with tragic results. Lesson: When prancing about the back country dressed as walking h'ourderves, have your firearm immediately accessable... and be prepared to use it. https://www.ammoland.com/2018/09/throwi ... z5RHMlj1Vh While hiking out from a hunting trip on an island in SE. my partner and I, each carrying a Blacktail, decided to rock/paper/scissors for which of us was going to drop our deer as an offering to the brownie that had taken a special interest in following us out of the tree line and down the beach. I lost. _________________ If it has Tits, An Engine, or a Point of Ignition, I'll probably be willing to have a look. |
| Mon Sep 17, 2018 9:49 am |
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Site Supporter  Location: Faxon, OK Joined: Sat Mar 19, 2011 Posts: 17822 Real Name: Chuck
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Chains wrote: jukk0u wrote: Hot Potato! "You shoot him!" "No, YOU shoot him..." "no, You".... "argggh" Guide and his client are packing out an elk and encounter two bears with tragic results. Lesson: When prancing about the back country dressed as walking h'ourderves, have your firearm immediately accessable... and be prepared to use it. https://www.ammoland.com/2018/09/throwi ... z5RHMlj1Vh While hiking out from a hunting trip on an island in SE. my partner and I, each carrying a Blacktail, decided to rock/paper/scissors for which of us was going to drop our deer as an offering to the brownie that had taken a special interest in following us out of the tree line and down the beach. I lost. This is how I would have played that game: Rock, paper, .22LR to the kneecap, and take both deer.  _________________ "The beauty of the Second Amendment is that it will not be needed until they try to take it." Thomas Jefferson "Evil often triumphs, but never conquers." Joseph Roux |
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Site Supporter  Location: Lynnwood and at large Joined: Wed May 1, 2013 Posts: 21296 Real Name: Vick Lagina
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golddigger14s wrote: Chains wrote: jukk0u wrote: Hot Potato! "You shoot him!" "No, YOU shoot him..." "no, You".... "argggh" Guide and his client are packing out an elk and encounter two bears with tragic results. Lesson: When prancing about the back country dressed as walking h'ourderves, have your firearm immediately accessable... and be prepared to use it. https://www.ammoland.com/2018/09/throwi ... z5RHMlj1Vh While hiking out from a hunting trip on an island in SE. my partner and I, each carrying a Blacktail, decided to rock/paper/scissors for which of us was going to drop our deer as an offering to the brownie that had taken a special interest in following us out of the tree line and down the beach. I lost. This is how I would have played that game: Rock, paper, .22LR to the kneecap, and take both deer. 22lr beats kneecap every time! You win the interwebz today, Chuck. _________________ “Finding ‘common ground’ with the thinking of evil men is a fool’s errand” ~ Herschel Smith "The “A return to First Principles in a Republic is sometimes caused by simple virtues of a single man. His good example has such an influence that the good men strive to imitate him, and the wicked are ashamed to lead a life so contrary to his example. Before all else, be armed!” ~ Niccolo Machiavelli Láodòng zhèng zhūwèi zìyóu FJB |
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Site Supporter  Location: Lynnwood Joined: Wed Jan 10, 2018 Posts: 97 Real Name: AJ
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I carry bear spray as my main defense against bears, it's been shown to be more effective than a handgun statistically. That being said it's still a good idea to bring a handgun as well.
I'll usually carry my .357sig p2000sk loaded with some hot ammo or my xds 45 if I want to cut down on weight. This is a good video on the topic of handguns vs bear spray |
| Tue Sep 18, 2018 9:44 am |
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Site Supporter  Location: Seatac Joined: Thu Feb 2, 2012 Posts: 501
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EDIT: REPOST
This guide was carrying a popular caliber, but it still took numerous shots to stop the attack. The guy bearly made it out. Some Doubletap ammo could have possibly saved him from getting his leg aerated? |
| Tue Sep 18, 2018 11:31 am |
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Joined: Tue Apr 19, 2011 Posts: 2604
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Glock 20 in a Hill People Gear Kit Bag.
http://www.hillpeoplegear.com/Products/ ... oductID/71 I could mount a smaller fixed blade underneath like my Becker BK16 pretty easily. Or a slightly larger one but would be more noticeable. |
| Tue Sep 18, 2018 1:40 pm |
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Location: Bremerton Joined: Sat Jan 21, 2017 Posts: 379
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My firearm of choice when in the woods is my Glock 20 carried in my Kenei chest holster, offcourse loaded up good quality rounds.
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| Tue Sep 18, 2018 7:09 pm |
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Site Supporter  Location: Federal Way Joined: Thu Dec 20, 2012 Posts: 396 Real Name: Jerrod
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.38spl J-frame or a Shield 9 (not on me, (but in my daypack backpack)...lesson learned after reading this thread now to keep it quickly accessible.
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In Memoriam  Location: Mukilteoish Joined: Sat Mar 26, 2011 Posts: 11595
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Actual bear country: Marlin Guide Gun 45-70, Leupold VX-3 1.5-5X20 with hard cast +P bear loads and a padded leather sling.
Maybe a bear: Desert Eagle Mark VII .44 Mag, plated hard cast bullets, don't want to plug up the gas port. Hand loaded a shit ton of ammo, and it's fun to shoot, the kids love it. Normal hiking: S&W M&P .45C _________________ NRA Endowment Member. How did they know my member was well endowed? |
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