Beretta 84 - Ultimate Trail Companion?

harmon rabb · Nov 3, 2012

Jaymo said:
Go ahead and buy it. It's a very nice gun.
Besides, you can always load it with Buffalo Bore +P ammo, if you decide standard ammo isn't good enough.
I think the .380 gets a bad rap. I like it. I often carry a 9x18 Makarov or CZ82. The 9x18 is a LITTLE more powerful than the .380, but not a lot.
Funny how "it's all about shot placement" until it comes to carrying a .32 or .380, both of which are fantastically accurate rounds. Then, it's all about carrying something more powerful.

380 is marginal as is 9x18. I'm willing to compromise and carry guns in those calibers for the pocket size (380) or for the dead nuts reliability and who cares if it gets banged up factor (9x18).

A makarov or cz82 would make a decent cheap trail gun... Although personally, if in the woods, I want a 357 with a selection of ammo. Very few things a couple pissed off 357's won't take care of.

Vern Humphrey · Nov 3, 2012

The caliber of choice for a "trail gun" depends on what "wildlife" you expect to run across.

If you are hiking trails in the Ouachitas, Ozarks, pine woods of Louisiana or Hill Country of Texas, its much more likely the most dangerous animal you'll come across is another human. Cougars, coyotes, feral hogs are possible but will typically head the other way.
I would feel perfectly safe with a .22 kit gun, Glock 26 or Ruger LCP.

Yep. I live in the Ozarks, right in the woods, and my usual gun is a Colt Woodsman -- and I've killed a boxcar load of squirrels and rabbits with it.

If I go with something heavier, it's usually my Colt New Service in .45 Colt. Nothing in between.

Beretta 84 - Ultimate Trail Companion?

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