.308 Norma
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I really don't want to change the direction of your thread 300Whspr, and I know your situation might be entirely different where you live, but our biggest worry on our exercise walks around here are large, and very territorial farm dogs. For that threat, I carry a great big, intimidating, hiking staff (which also adds to the "exercise" part of the walk) as well as pepper spray. I've never had to use the pepper spray. Just banging that hiking staff on the road shows those dogs what they're going to get if they come too close. So they stay back, out of range, and growl as we walk by.
That said, I'm also carrying a concealed .38 snubby (my regular carry piece) in a DeSantis pancake style holster. That's how I carry it everyday, and as others have already said, I see no reason to change into sweats or other jogging clothes for just walking. As a matter of fact, for a few weeks before hunting season, I wear my 8" hunting boots on my walks.
But I see you've already ordered a couple of those belly bands for you and your wife. I hope they work out for you. I wish I'd have thought of those (if they even had them) back in '95 when I was training for a Denali climb. I was jogging 7 miles a day then, and I never did find a comfortable way to carry my gun while wearing jogging shorts or sweats. My big ol' "Buford Pusser" hiking staff still kept the dogs at bay though.
That said, I'm also carrying a concealed .38 snubby (my regular carry piece) in a DeSantis pancake style holster. That's how I carry it everyday, and as others have already said, I see no reason to change into sweats or other jogging clothes for just walking. As a matter of fact, for a few weeks before hunting season, I wear my 8" hunting boots on my walks.
But I see you've already ordered a couple of those belly bands for you and your wife. I hope they work out for you. I wish I'd have thought of those (if they even had them) back in '95 when I was training for a Denali climb. I was jogging 7 miles a day then, and I never did find a comfortable way to carry my gun while wearing jogging shorts or sweats. My big ol' "Buford Pusser" hiking staff still kept the dogs at bay though.