I might be confusing people. When I say hiking, I mean backpacking. That is carrying everything you will need to survive for weeks on end hiking 10 plus miles a day. So to answer ms6852's snide comment. I am not out of shape.
When you are backpacking every pound counts. I like my hikes to be enjoyable and not an exercise in torture so I try to keep my pack as light as possible (I'm not in the Marines anymore, so I'm done with the forced hikes). Even two pounds of extra weight after a few days can really wear you down.
Sure I could carry my xd-45 compact and four loaded magazines, but that weighs more than my tent! Better yet I could carry one of my shotguns with a box of deer slugs or my Marlin .35 remington. (I'm being sarcastic)
Please offer me real suggestions instead of the same old bs that bigger is always better.
Here is the criteria. Light, simple, reliable and preferably small. It's only as a last ditch defense against two legged predators. I'm not looking to take down a bear.
I've already got a pm9 with a ct laser. I might just stick with that but I wanted to hear other suggestions.
This is also an excuse to buy another gun.
When you are backpacking every pound counts. I like my hikes to be enjoyable and not an exercise in torture so I try to keep my pack as light as possible (I'm not in the Marines anymore, so I'm done with the forced hikes). Even two pounds of extra weight after a few days can really wear you down.
Sure I could carry my xd-45 compact and four loaded magazines, but that weighs more than my tent! Better yet I could carry one of my shotguns with a box of deer slugs or my Marlin .35 remington. (I'm being sarcastic)
Please offer me real suggestions instead of the same old bs that bigger is always better.
Here is the criteria. Light, simple, reliable and preferably small. It's only as a last ditch defense against two legged predators. I'm not looking to take down a bear.
I've already got a pm9 with a ct laser. I might just stick with that but I wanted to hear other suggestions.
This is also an excuse to buy another gun.
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