Today I enjoyed the outdoors. I chose to carry......

defjon said:
What do you carry in the elsiepea these days? Remember you saying you weren't too pleased with the jhp load you were running in another thread.

Critical defense or xtp in my custom, but looking at the flat point winchesters as a do-all...
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For the time being at least...., I am carrying these Winchester service grade in my LCP. I like these bullets. They are fmj but with a decent meplat. They function perfectly in my gun.
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. I got a disappointment with my Federal HST when the first round lodged in a deer's skull at point blank range. The second round barely penetrated deep enough to count.

I need to research this and see what I should be expecting from my beloved LCP. I seem to have a 007-like mentality toward it as my carry gun, but it has disappointed me twice. The thing is stupid accurate though.

I am traveling to Texas this week. I think the Hellcat will get the nod this time, even though mrs farmer is taking her LCP. It would be convenient for us to share a box of ammo...
I haven't completely decided yet.
 
I was thinking it was the flat point winchester. I've shot a lot of that or the herters branded variety. Same thing as far as I can tell.

I've been consistently disappointed in every 380 jhp I've tested myself across various mediums, and consistently impressed with every 380 fmj round!

Regular remington 380 ball was completely pennetrating through both driver and then passenger doors of an older "shooting car" my friend had on his property. Door seemed to be actual steel. Thicker than modern doors.

Those flat point off the shelf rounds seem to do about 25 inches in ballistic gel, straight through no deviations.

I think that's pretty good as a do all round. I think over penetration with a 95 grain flat point in a self defense situation may be a non point. If it did...I don't think it would have much steam left in it.

Would save a ton of money forgoing jhp in the 380. Hm...
 
WisBorn said:
Hiked Kephart Prong Sunday and Eklmont Monday. 442 & XDM compact on hand for protection....
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A thought you may like the wildflowers :D
The last picture is one of the slave cemeteries in the park.
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Kephart, as you may know, was THE outdoors wrighter from 1890 tp 1930. His combined two books, Camping and Woodcraft are still in print (albeit a little dated.) When I read them, it takes me back to the 1940s -- the Boyscout Handbook was pure Kephart,
 
Vern Humphrey said:
Kephart, as you may know, was THE outdoors wrighter from 1890 tp 1930. His combined two books, Camping and Woodcraft are still in print (albeit a little dated.) When I read them, it takes me back to the 1940s -- the Boyscout Handbook was pure Kephart,
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Thank you for the information. I remember that he was a writer. I don't think I have read his work.
 
WisBorn said:
That was my first time there!
Mrs and I felt that it was a very touching way to mark that historic day.
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There's a pretty cool new-age restaurant in Townsend.
Peaceful Side Social...it's a brewery/restaurant that does things a little differently. You need to keep an open mind if you're old-fashioned like me, but we really enjoyed our stop. The food was great. The beer was crafty. It was a popular spot too. Go in the off-hours.
We peeled off the Cades Cove loop at the Baptist church and took Rich mtn rd to Townsend. I don't think rich mtn is open until may.
 
Hiked to Laurel Falls and Gatlinburg Trail yesterday. Laurel Falls has to be the most popular Falls in the park. It was quite yesterday morning and we enjoyed the Falls with only a few other people.
Lost one of my carry knives to my wife.
My fixed blade CRKT SPEW found a new home in her Osprey backpack. She had a hard time opening the folder that she had.

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WisBorn said:
Hiked to Laurel Falls and Gatlinburg Trail yesterday. Laurel Falls has to be the most popular Falls in the park. It was quite yesterday morning and we enjoyed the Falls with only a few other people.
Lost one of my carry knives to my wife.
My fixed blade CRKT SPEW found a new home in her Osprey backpack. She had a hard time opening the folder that she had.

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You walked right past my office.....;)
 
Today I enjoyed a walk by one of the local reservoirs.
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Though a storm was rolling in.
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The water level was low enough to expose some beach, so I walk down for a close look.
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I had the usual G20, along with a relatively new Griptilian, and a very new Leatherman Wave+.
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Then it started to snow, so I left.
 
I take an almost daily 2-2.5 mile walk/ruck out back of our house and onto the power company property. We have coyotes and a few black bears in this part of CT. Open carry is legal, for now anyway. I normally take my Taurus 856 Defender, 3" 38 spl, Pachmayr Grips, UM Tactical Qualifier Holster, GoRuck GR1 and some cheap walking sticks.
Everyone have a good day enjoying freedom!
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I spent a good part of today in San Antone. We were at the Alamo today. Its fall was on this day in 1836. All branches off the US military were present mark the fall of the Alamo in a somber presentation of the colors.
I proudly carried my S/A Hellcat. I bet Crockett would have put it to good use in his final minutes of hell...they preferred "to die in a ditch than to give up one inch of Texas."
Remember the Alamo today.
 
Armored farmer said:
I spent a good part of today in San Antone. We were at the Alamo today. Its fall was on this day in 1836. All branches off the US military were present mark the fall of the Alamo in a somber presentation of the colors.
I proudly carried my S/A Hellcat. I bet Crockett would have put it to good use in his final minutes of hell...they preferred "to die in a ditch than to give up one inch of Texas."
Remember the Alamo today.
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Remember Jesse Billingsly, the man who first used that phrase -- "Remember the Alamo!"
 
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