I'm in the carry the 44 mag in the chest rig, get a Ruger Model 7402 77/44 mag, Buffalo Bores, couple extra mags for the rifle and your good to go. If you wanted to do some custom work you could look for a folding stock for the carbine. Be safe.
Deadfoot doesn't list a kit for thumpers only 5.56,223 and Blackout. I have no doubt that it would be great on a 9mm but 9mms are blow back and don't require 2.5" of bolt travel. I'd question reliability in rifle calibers, besides that's a lot of money to spend for ~4".458 SOCOM 10 inch barrel Deadfoot arms bolt mod folder kit and an adjustable tailhook brace. A pricey build but compact ,heavy firepower and same controls as your regular AR. I have a friend with that setup in 9mm and a fostech binary trigger .Fun gun and runs well.
I hadn’t seen the collapsible version of the sb brace... nice. Since you both that and the law folder any chance you ha e a pic of the two side by side collapsed and folded for a comparison?
my criteria:
1. sufficient power against large bears
2. compact (must fin in my lap in the chopper with all my gear.
3. weather resistant
up til now i i have been carrying a S&W 629 44 mag in a chest rig.. but now i'm leaning toward a carbine of sorts..
what are your thoughts? let's hear 'em!
Do the new hog hunters have a dbm? The old ones where a blind mag I believe. And you can get them cheap on GB.Criteria 1 & 3 are easy enough to meet but as D.B. Cooper says fitting it in your lap in the chopper really narrows the choices or at l least the way I understand what you are saying.
However I got to thinking more about it I wonder if the Savage Model 110 Hog Hunter would fit in the chopper. The Hog Hunter is available in .308 & 338 Federal, very rugged design, synthetic stock and, most important to me, it has iron sights. Since your express reason for having a long gun is bear protection a scope is of little, if any, value and actually may slow you down in a close range encounter.
The detachable box magazine only hold four rounds so I would add a spare loaded magazine in a buttstock pouch.
Reality is four rounds the most anyone could hope to shoot for a bolt gun at a charging bear. (Two mags for two bears maybe ).
Considering you apparently have a lot of gear to carry I would still carry a big bore revolver in a chest rig.
Precisely which is why I titled the thread ‘for helicopter travel ‘ since the size and weight requirements are the most limiting factor.Criteria 1 & 3 are easy enough to meet but as D.B. Cooper says fitting it in your lap in the chopper really narrows the choices or at l least the way I understand what you are saying.
Precisely which is why I titled the thread ‘for helicopter travel ‘ since the size and weight requirements are the most limiting factor.
My top contenders thus far are the 12g folder in a marine model, the browning blr ss takedown and the AR big bore pistol with a folder. A lever action t/d would be in the top slot if it wasn’t so impossible to find
Yeah those are nice guns, but the guy who makes them is, well...you'll find out.
They don't list a kit but the site says bolt available on all rifle calibers. But it is a lot for it.Deadfoot doesn't list a kit for thumpers only 5.56,223 and Blackout. I have no doubt that it would be great on a 9mm but 9mms are blow back and don't require 2.5" of bolt travel. I'd question reliability in rifle calibers, besides that's a lot of money to spend for ~4"
I always want to buy a new gun... I seldom have this good of an excuse. .Sounds like you just want to buy a new long gun.
I sent you a private message ("start a conversation"). I'm not sure how the moderators here would feel about me denigrating a company so severely on THR.What have you heard about them? Curious as I know not much other than I like their wares.
Well I’m in for trouble... I just spent the evening reading about ultra- lightweight AR builds. I think my budget might have just tripled as I look at titanium parts. Ouch! Not to mention the shoulder pain I would get from the calibers I’m interested in... but hey I’ve got a lathe and mill so what could go wrong?
It's your money but IMHO it a huge waste of money, so much of the AR is aluminum you'll spend 3X the money for 1/2 a pound.Well I’m in for trouble... I just spent the evening reading about ultra- lightweight AR builds. I think my budget might have just tripled as I look at titanium parts. Ouch! Not to mention the shoulder pain I would get from the calibers I’m interested in... but hey I’ve got a lathe and mill so what could go wrong?
Of these two the 10mm would be my choice. Unless you are wearing electronic muffs or some other type of hearing protection, if you actually need to deploy a 460 mag you are looking at instant and permanent major hearing damage. Of course, better deaf than dead, but the blast could be deafening and disorienting enough that you do end up dead anyway.I always want to buy a new gun... I seldom have this good of an excuse. .
The two I most want to buy tho are the 460 s&w and the sig p220 10mm ( I have a thing for pistols)
Do the new hog hunters have a dbm? The old ones where a blind mag I believe. And you can get them cheap on GB.