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Couple more waterfalls today in the rain.
Today I enjoyed the outdoors. I chose to carry......
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Not good at posting pictures, but a mid 1980's Colt agent lives in my pocket every time I step out the door.
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I love my hikes with the dogs, but years ago, when my brother and I would go with our dogs, shooting in the dried up pond, man good memories, thanks for helping to bring them back up.
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Haven't been to the woods in a bit. Mabe I'll get the snow shoes out.
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I hope you are able to !!! Temperatures are starting to get nice in many areas of the country.
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Nothing too strenuous this weekend. Drove up one of the canyons and spent some time with the wife and dogs at an out-of-season campsite by the river.
We weren't sure where we were headed when we started out, so I took one gun for the woods and another for social work.
In the left side holster, .41 Mag Blackhawk with 225gr hardcast. In the right side holster, Sig P224 .357 Sig with 125gr Gold Dot handloaded. And a Benchmade Griptilian (though a good fixed blade was not far away).
We weren't sure where we were headed when we started out, so I took one gun for the woods and another for social work.
In the left side holster, .41 Mag Blackhawk with 225gr hardcast. In the right side holster, Sig P224 .357 Sig with 125gr Gold Dot handloaded. And a Benchmade Griptilian (though a good fixed blade was not far away).
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My wife and I had an interesting day. We'd planned to hike part of a trail and then go explore an out of the way spot. But when we got to the trailhead, we could see smoke from a small fire on the hillside. As others there were talking about calling the fire department, we decided to head up and seem what we could do.
We spent about half an hour throwing snow on it, mainly using part of a sleeping pad and a jacket to load snow. Thankfully we both also had gloves because after only a few minutes the cold of the snow was getting painful.
We got it pretty much contained and then the fire department got up there.
So we continued with our plans.
I took a few guns. My .44 Redhawk, P224 in .357 Sig, and a G42 so my wife could shoot it a little.
The most important tools ended up being the mat and gloves. But it never hurts to carry a gun (or two). I was also testing out a new holster from Rob at Simply Rugged. It carries well.
A good day!
We spent about half an hour throwing snow on it, mainly using part of a sleeping pad and a jacket to load snow. Thankfully we both also had gloves because after only a few minutes the cold of the snow was getting painful.
We got it pretty much contained and then the fire department got up there.
So we continued with our plans.
I took a few guns. My .44 Redhawk, P224 in .357 Sig, and a G42 so my wife could shoot it a little.
The most important tools ended up being the mat and gloves. But it never hurts to carry a gun (or two). I was also testing out a new holster from Rob at Simply Rugged. It carries well.
A good day!
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Well done!
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@WrongHanded, thank you to you and your wife for putting out rhe fire before it got out of control.
Beautiful country! Thanks for sharing.
Of the three handguns do you have a favorite?
Beautiful country! Thanks for sharing.
Of the three handguns do you have a favorite?
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WrongHanded
Great job of making quick work of containing the fire before it became a major problem!
That's definitely some awesome scenery wherever you are! Like your choices of sidearms too!
Great job of making quick work of containing the fire before it became a major problem!
That's definitely some awesome scenery wherever you are! Like your choices of sidearms too!
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Thanks for the kind words guys. My wife and I know not everyone would do what we did, but we like to think the vast majority of trail users and outdoors people would. As we continued our hike we pontificated on what started it, and decided someone stopping at that little point must have flicked a cigarette butt or a roach down the windward slope. When we came down later and bumped into a local, they told us the investigators had discovered it had been a cigarette butt. The unfortunate thing is that the person who flicked it will probably never know what they caused/almost caused.
Right. Let's keep it gun related.
The G42, although I can shoot it fairly well (I distinctly remember a few 6" offhand groups at 25 yards when I first bought it) was only ever purchased as deep concealment gun that my big paws could still use. It fills that niche, but that's pretty much all I like about it. It may be the gun that gets my wife to finally start conceal carrying regularly, but I'm not holding my breath.
The P224 is a pleasure to shoot despite feeling like a cut down 2x4, and handles the recoil of the .357 Sig loads I have surprisingly well, even when shooting with my non dominant hand. Consequently, it fills a different niche of being carried right hand side (even though I'm a lefty).
But you asked about my favorite. And dispite hating the ergonomics with the 5 different grips I've had for it, my favorite would be the Redhawk. I typically carry a 300gr Swift A frame handload using 21.0gr of 300-MP, which delivers around 1270fps from that barrel. The front sight is an extra tall blued ramp, and the rear is a Bowen rough county. The trigger is heavy but smooth after the trigger job and shims. I had an issue with a lighter main spring that initially worked fine, but them caused light strikes some months later after it took a "set". So I went back to the factory spring for absolute reliability. From the bench this gun is every bit as accurate as I am with the woods loads I have. And that new holster is more comfortable than I was hoping for, which was a pleasant surprise.
Right. Let's keep it gun related.
The G42, although I can shoot it fairly well (I distinctly remember a few 6" offhand groups at 25 yards when I first bought it) was only ever purchased as deep concealment gun that my big paws could still use. It fills that niche, but that's pretty much all I like about it. It may be the gun that gets my wife to finally start conceal carrying regularly, but I'm not holding my breath.
The P224 is a pleasure to shoot despite feeling like a cut down 2x4, and handles the recoil of the .357 Sig loads I have surprisingly well, even when shooting with my non dominant hand. Consequently, it fills a different niche of being carried right hand side (even though I'm a lefty).
But you asked about my favorite. And dispite hating the ergonomics with the 5 different grips I've had for it, my favorite would be the Redhawk. I typically carry a 300gr Swift A frame handload using 21.0gr of 300-MP, which delivers around 1270fps from that barrel. The front sight is an extra tall blued ramp, and the rear is a Bowen rough county. The trigger is heavy but smooth after the trigger job and shims. I had an issue with a lighter main spring that initially worked fine, but them caused light strikes some months later after it took a "set". So I went back to the factory spring for absolute reliability. From the bench this gun is every bit as accurate as I am with the woods loads I have. And that new holster is more comfortable than I was hoping for, which was a pleasant surprise.
Just did some quick hikes this weekend to burn some calories. Saturday morning was a rainy day and Sunday was cool and windy. Brought along a Heritage Bar Keep with a few rounds of Aguila Colibri. Just wanted to see how quiet it was out in the middle of the woods vs an indoor range. After hearing it in the woods I am interested to do a suppressed revolver setup.
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Like that Heritage Arms Barkeep! Looks like it could be a fun little plinker to tote along on your hikes.
Like that Heritage Arms Barkeep! Looks like it could be a fun little plinker to tote along on your hikes.
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Spyderco Yojumbo. S30V steel. 4” blade. Designed for self defense.What kind of knife is that?
I like the utility style blade.
Like the hiking area
The Yojimbo 2 is a 3.125 inch version if wanting something smaller.
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Enjoyed a morning walk down to the Waccamaw National Refuge. The water is coming down from the spring flooding, but not quite at normal levels. Carried my Bond Arms Rowdy loaded with 410 shot shells and my Victorinox Swiss Army.
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Excellent post.
Good on you for putting the fire out! What started it?
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Thanks! It turned out to be a cigarette butt some idiot had flicked down the windward slope. I guess some people don't realize that cigarette butts can and do start fires from time to time.
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Last Sunday I finally and reluctantly visited my beautiful woods after selling 60 white oaks. I was not sure what to expect. As a farmer, I realize the consequences of leaving a crop standing too long, and I didnt want that to happen to tens of thousands of dollars in timber. As a hunter/ woodsman..I hated to see them go.
I pronounced the project to be good and worthy. The woods looks bad right now, but it will recover. I think the treetops probably improved the whitetail habitat. I know the $$ from the sale will make the payment for the property easier this year.
I chose to carry my T/C performance center .22 target rifle on this outing, though no shots were fired.
I had an added bonus of finding two sheds...unfortunately the squirrels found one of them before I did!
I pronounced the project to be good and worthy. The woods looks bad right now, but it will recover. I think the treetops probably improved the whitetail habitat. I know the $$ from the sale will make the payment for the property easier this year.
I chose to carry my T/C performance center .22 target rifle on this outing, though no shots were fired.
I had an added bonus of finding two sheds...unfortunately the squirrels found one of them before I did!
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Got a serious case of spring fever a couple days ago. I had my boat loaded up last night and went straight to a local reservoir after work. It was a little cool but great to get out!
I was able to paddle around for almost two hours.
I see fish tacos in the future.
I was able to paddle around for almost two hours.
I see fish tacos in the future.
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The fish you caught there kind of reminds me of the Northern Pike my Dad use to bring home when he and his buds from work went up to Canada for a couple of weeks in late October.
The fish you caught there kind of reminds me of the Northern Pike my Dad use to bring home when he and his buds from work went up to Canada for a couple of weeks in late October.
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American Pickerel?
Looks tasty!
Did you have to Coup de grace him with that Black Widow?
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It's a Northern Pike. Legend has it they were introduced to this area by the Dept. of Wildlife to eat warm water species. Then, supposedly, being unable to reproduce, die off so trout fisheries could be developed. How far back ago that was, I have no idea. Anyway, pike have established themselves and in some places anglers are encouraged to not return them to the water alive. Evidently, not many people know how tasty they are.
That was a relatively small guy. I wasn't too worried about a coup de grace this time. I have thought about it with some of the bigger ones. I hooked into a carp that was as big as my cockpit once. By the turbulence in the water before I got it to the surface I thought I might have had a sea turtle. But that's another story.
That was a relatively small guy. I wasn't too worried about a coup de grace this time. I have thought about it with some of the bigger ones. I hooked into a carp that was as big as my cockpit once. By the turbulence in the water before I got it to the surface I thought I might have had a sea turtle. But that's another story.
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