How many of you guys

[LMC]

carry a handgun while hunting or just in the woods and if so what caliber and style or type of gun.

 

[ATAShooter]

If I'm just out dinking in the woods, I carry a S&W J frame .38. ( no bears or gorillas to worry about where I am, just snakes and crap.)

 

[mountainclmbr]

My minimum is a Kahr MK40 .40 cal with 180 JHPs. In winter I have a .45 with 230 JHPs. At home I have a 12 GA with 3" 00 bck and slugs. I have had one black bear break-in so load appropriately.

 

[MadMercS55]

If I'm out for a walk in the woods near my house, I'll go with either my P220 with a few spare magazines or a Beretta 92FS with a couple spares. Pending the time of year we have stray dog packs that wander the area and some idiot people as well.

 

[Standing Wolf]

Pre-agreement Smith & Wesson model 629 .44 magnum.

 

[LMC]

Man, i forgot to put mine a beretta 96fs inox (.40 s&w)

 

[MikeJ]

In this day and age I wouldn't consider tramping through the woods without a handgun. I am much more concerned with two legged predators than four legged. Unfortunately due to a very busy life trying to make a living I rarely get to go hiking anymore but when I did I carried a Glock 23 loaded with 165 grain 40 S&W Golden Sabers and a spare mag giving me a total of 26 rounds. I have since sold the Glock and am planning a long weekend getaway to Colorado this summer with a buddy and am in the process of deciding which gun I should take with me.

 

[bpisler]

Years ago up in fairbanks alaska i had
a 4" S&W M-28 that i carried when ever
i was in the woods.

 

[panzermk2]

Ruger superblack hawk 4.5 length Corbon 305gr solids
They made them just for bears.....Ruger or the Corbons..........Maybe

 

[LeonCarr]

6" Ruger GP-100 .357 loaded with 158 grain SWC handloads, usually in Uncle Mike's shoulder holster or Bianchi Accumold hip holster.

Just my .02,
LeonCarr

 

[gearbox]

When I go camping and offroading I usually have my HK USP9C at my hip because it's the most reliable. Not the greatest caliber for grumpy bears or mountain lion, but I can shoot it well, am familiar with it, and it won't take a dump when i need it.
It the tent I keep an 870 with 00 buck and slugs at the back.

 

[Crosscut]

My PT92 with an extra Mag., since in the Communist State of NY we can still only have 10 round max. mags.

 

[CajunBass]

A Ruger Single Six, 22 LR.

Whatever 22 ammo I have on hand.

 

[ball3006]

When I am at my camp...

which is in 9 wooded acres, I carry my 3AT in my pocket and my AK slung. I have carved out several hiking trails in the more scenic areas but you never know if a pig or snake will meet me. I have to admit I have not seen any for the last year. I don't worry too much about 2 legged critters as I am known by the neighbors as that "gun nut in the woods"..........East Texas has a gossip mill second to none.....chris3

 

[JackOfAllTradesMasterAtNone]

If I'm out riding dirt bike with the boys- SP101 .357mag tucked under my arm.

If I'm out hunting it's one of these.

Dan Wesson 15-2 .357mag with either 6" or 8" barrel. 158 or 180gn SP's
SS Ruger Redhawk .44mag with 5 1/2" barrel. 250gn FPJ & 300gn SP's
Ruger Super Blackhawk Bisley .44mag with 7 1/2" barrel. 250gn FPJ & 300gn SP's

All are hot hand loads. Having taken a bear at close range, these are my minimums. The SP101 is more for when I find undesirable's back at the truck after a day's ride.

-Steve

 

[Malapai]

I carry one of my 1911's. Even when I bowhunt which may be an issue with game and fish (?) but Im sure they have a good way to tell if something is gunshot or killed with an arrow. Ive had too many encounters with mountain lions, bears to be standing there with just an arrow!

 

[KaceCoyote]

CZP01 9mm. Because we have plenty of meth labs about I've taken to going everywhere with my SU-16.

 

[Vern Humphrey]

It depends. I often hunt with my Colt Officers Model Target, which is one of the best small game revolvers ever made.

Other than that, I will sometimes carry a Colt SAA in .357 (loaded with .38 Specials, including some shot cartridges) or a Ruger Blackhawk or Colt New Service in .45 Colt. On horseback, I often carry a Winchester Model 94 in .30-30.

 

[Hogfan1911]

Kimber .45 full-size w/spare mag. Ruger Blackhawk .41mag w/250gr Castcore or 210gr Gold Dot if in likely bear country (just black ones here in AR). More likely to come across a meth lab than a bear or mtn. lion around here, tho. Want a titanium Taurus 4" Tracker .357 for wading/canoeing/general woods traipsing about. Load 1st 2 w/CCI shotshells for snakes, next 5 with something stouter.....Still want my .41 for Yogi's turf, though.

 

[aufevermike]

If I know I'm headed for a hike or while hunting whether be it with bow or long gun the S&W 500 w/ 440 hard casts and 350 gr xpts,will be on my side. If I get caught off guard and want to venture into the deep forest then my XD45 will be there, as it always is. I keep it alternated between 230gr fmj and 230 golden sabers.

 

[Cocked & Locked]

Revolver

Always a revolver in the woods...minimum a S&W .357...max a Ruger .45 Colt, or a S&W .44 mag.

 

[browningguy]

Browning High Power in .40 S&W.

 

[10-Ring]

I have a state park not too far from me and if I'm out walking around, I usually put my Glock 19 in a fanny pack and away I go.

 

[rtl]

My doin' chores / bummin' in the woods gun is a 5.5" Taurus Gaucho SA .357. Depending on location and elevation, either snake shot, .38 swc or 158 gr .357 jhp - whichever is loaded the other are in the pocket.

 

[longtooth]

In the woods will be one of the two I carry on the street. Kimber Pro or Springer Custom.