Hiking Revolver, what do you pack?

[doubleh]

Depending on the time of year (warm versus cold weather), I might carry my S&W Model 686 under a jacket or hoody while in warmer weather I would carry either my S&W Model 649 or 638 in an IWB holster.
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I would have to have a left hand holster for that. I can't get my arm around enough to use it like you do but can do it just fine with the gun turned 180 degrees. That is the one movement I lost with rotator cuff surgery.

 

[Ks5shooter]

Ruger Alakskan 454 Casull 2.5 barrel. Double tap ammo.

 

[DR505]

 

[greenmtnguy]

I used to carry a stainless 4" GP100 with 158gn 357Mag softpoints and a speedloader, but the past 5-10 years I've been going with a lighter packing sidearm - either a S&W642 with +P HP ammo or a Charter Arms Bulldog XL in 45 Colt with handloads of either 255gn SWC or 225gn HP and a couple of speedstrips.

 

[Buckeye63]

Usually if I go on any long hike .. like checking the fence line .. I usually carry my Glock 20 or Glock 23
But if Im beating around in the woods or walking out in the pasture.. it’s usually my Charter Pitbull in
40 S&W .. its light and small and with 180gr JHP would pack a nice wallop …

 

[tommy.duncan]

I would LOVE to carry a Ruger GP-100 in 41 magnum, bit I guess a GP in 357mag would work.

Hint...hint..Ruger...Hint..

 

[Thomas Mayberry]

Either my S&W model 15 or my 4 5/8" Ruger Flattop .45 Colt.

 

[tightgroup tiger]

My minimum woods gun is a .357 magnum 4" barrel with max 2400 loads with JSP bullets, for woods bumming. I'm not too worried about Black bear, I kind of grew up with them. More worried about a Couger, their much more unpredictable. I'm very comfortable with my maximum load 2400 loads with 158 or 180 gr JSP bullets out of my 4" GP100.
Maybe more than I need but it's what I'm comfortable with.

 

[DAdams]

This fits nicely in a hip belt pocket on an Osprey Pack. M&P 340.

 

[ontarget]

For my area, since black bears are rarely seen, but meth heads are a real possibility I would probably be carrying a 1911 in 45 ACP, or a model 10 with some +P hollow points.
And a Single Six for targets of opportunity.

 

[jstert]

my head says s&w 642. small, lightweight and handy. enclosed hammer keeps out gunk. 38sp ammo in 158gr ball, 148gr wadcutters or snake shot would address any conceivable 2-or 4-legged threat.

my heart says ruger bearcat 22lr, and if i’m jogging on a public path naa bugout1 22lr with cv revision grips, but i’m feeling the need for the reassurance of a centerfire sidearm more and more these days.

 

[v8stang289]

Don't do a lot of dedicated hiking, usually just hunting/scouting, but then I carry either my S&W 66 or 69.


The 69 did have Ahrends as well, but for some reason on that gun with heavier loads they knock the heck out of the base of my thumb, the Hogues don't have that issue. I'm searching for a set of wood grips that work better in that application, as I dont like the feel of rubber.

 

[.38 Special]

This fits nicely in a hip belt pocket on an Osprey Pack. M&P 340.
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How do you like the laser grip?

 

[halfmoonclip]

The problem at our camp is our close proximity to a really great rail trail. It's a super place for a walk, but a displayed gun would send a lot of yuppie bicyclists into apoplexy. Some of them are hearing banjos anyway.
So my Smith Mountain Gun is a non-starter, unless the weather is cold enough to cover a large gun. So the choices are usually a Smith 340SC, or even a 365. Both can be loaded with a couple rounds of snakeshot, followed up with FMJs. The 140 Fiocchis are heavier hitters, but the 9 lets you have lots more shots. And firing the 9s doesn't hurt.
Moon

 

[docbrown]

I rotate between a 4 inch Ruger Security Six and an M&P 40C.

 

[balin]

In hot weather I carry my 386pd, colder weather it used to be my 329pd till I switched to a 10mm auto.

 

[Mini30SS]

Right now I open carry a Ruger LCRX or SP-101 (3 inch). Thinking about upgrading to a Colt King Cobra in 2.5 or 3.0 inch to get six rounds of .357. Also may consider the Kimber .357.

I had a 686, but I'm not in love with S&W's. Ruger's are alot tougher. Colts are a more precision instrument. I'm gradually moving over to the Colt revolvers in .357 mag. But I'm probably not going to get a Boa or Anaconda.

 

[jmr40]

I usually carry a semi of some sort depending on the exact location. But a Ruger SP101 with a 3" barrel looks mighty tempting. I had one years ago with the shorter barrel and didn't like it. The 3" version appeals to me.

I initially wanted one of the new Smith 66's or 65's with a 3" barrel. But after handling a couple I'm not sure the one extra round is worth the size, weight and more importantly the extra $250.

 

[Tallball]

Cool Charter Arms, Buckeye!

40 caliber revolvers are a real thing. They're fun to shoot like a 357 or 44, but the ammo is much cheaper.

This one is the same as the 38 I normally carry, other than being a 2" 40 caliber instead of a 3" 38 special.

They fit the same holsters and I will probably carry this one sometimes, just because.

Taurus Model 405

• Tallball
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[someguy2800]

SP101

 

[br549arkie]

Currently mine is a Taurus 856 3 inch stainless .38 Special. I'd rather carry one of my Taurus out in the woods or working around my farm than one of my S&W's or Ruger's. I run a chainsaw a lot, sweat a lot in hot weather and have dropped or fallen with Taurus quite a few times and I'd rather not subject my S&W's or Ruger's to that.

 

[Electrod47]

On any walk in the woods I want it to be light, accurate and fast to fill my hand. I have two dozen expensive handguns. The one that's been on my hip for years now and fills the bill over all of them is Charter Arms .44 Bulldog.

 

[toxophilus]

One of these though it depends on which one is feeling neglected...

 

[crestoncowboy]

Probably a ho-hum answer, but in all honesty my main hiking gun is likely a rimfire.
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I showed my 329pd and it's likely close by if I know that I'm going to be building fence or walking it. Or if it's deer season. But any other time there is a 90% chance I have a Glock 44 22lr. Its light, dependable and works. Once upon a time it would have been a single six or model 17 but nowdays I don't bother walking/ riding with that much weight when the Glock is so much lighter and the same round with more capacity

If I lived on flat ground maybe I'd still carry my heavier guns. Idk.

But truth be told I could have anything from my 460 xvr down to a 22 rem jet. Lol

 

[DAdams]

How do you like the laser grip?

Works well and the grip does a decent job of recoil mitigation. I have them on my 340 and 642. 305 and 405 Models. IIRC.