What bullet design/type (s) do you like to carry in your hiking, scouting, walkabout firearms?

[jeepnik]

Hard cast Keith semi wadcutter.

 

[.38 Special]

Depends on what I'm worried about. If bears, for example, I like a heavy cast bullet, preferably an LBT shape.

No bears in my local wilderness, though. Our troubles are mountain lions, which have been getting pretty bold over the last decade or so. I don't feel like a whole lot of horsepower is required for big cats, so have been packing either a 10mm or .357, loaded with light to midweight JHP at good velocity.

 

[.308 Norma]

38/357-368156 wheelweight metal. 44spec/mag-429421 or 429240 same, 45 acp/Colt-45-250KT same.
All but the first and third are Keith and the other two are Thompson.

Yep, something similar to "Keith" style cast SWCs (358429s and 429421s) are generally what I carry in my 357 and 44 "hiking, scouting and walkabout" firearms. And I usually keep my "around the place" revolver (my .32 H&R) loaded with smaller, 98gr, "Keith" style, cast SWCs.
I hardly ever cast my own bullets anymore though. Nowadays, most of my cast bullets are from Rimrock Bullets in Polson, Montana.

 

[Buzznrose]

First few rounds are a quality JHP. Then a flat nose solid bullet, either HC or FMJ

 

[375supermag]

Hi...
I carry either handloaded hard cast LSWC or Hornady HP/XTPs in my revolvers at all times.
My CCW always is loaded with factory 185gr jacketed hollowpoints in .45ACP except when I am shooting it at the range, then it gets handloaded hard cast 230gr LRN which I load to hit to the same point of impact as the factory load.

 

[dweis]

In the woodlands I load my 9mm with Underwood +P Extreme Defender. For EDC I load with 9mm Federal HST JHP.

 

[westernrover]

lead free

 

[mcb]

When I am working out at the hunting property I am usually carrying my Model 10.

Late this summer I quite using Hornday 158 gr XTP and switched to a Matt's Bullets 148gr LHP. I get much more reliable expansion on the critters.

 

[Captains1911]

Normally the same Glock I carry everywhere else, either a G19 or G43X loaded with Federal 124gr HST. If im feeling extra frisky I’ll take my G20 loaded with Hornady 180gr XTP.

 

[herrwalther]

While living in the north, where dangerous animals include moose and bear, I carried Buffalo bore hardcast for my standard EDC caliber firearms (9 40 etc.). Living in the south where the more dangerous animal is poisonous snakes, I am more likely to carry rat shot or a standard, quality hollow point.

 

[Kevinq6]

Where my main concern is large boars: 10mm 200gr hardcast
Where my main concern is humans/dogs: 10mm 180-200gr expanding bullet
On Corps land: nothing

If I carried 9mm I would probably carry the solid copper XTreme penetrators or Hydrashok Deep.

 

[3Crows]

A 430 grain hard cast and gas checked in caliber .45-70.

 

[ms6852]

When it comes to bullet design they are like opinions, everyone has a stinky hole. I am not a fan of hollow points, so for me regardless of caliber fmj or hard cast will be my choice. I do not have to worry about penetrating a squirrel or a bear. Also important is the heaviest bullet you can shoot accurately and reliably with that firearm.

 

[The Night Rider]

Glock 19 with124 grain Speer Gold Dots. I've never run into anything in the woods that a gun would have served me better than bear spray. In fact, to be perfectly honest I've used bear spray one time ever and that was at a coyote not even a bear.

Caveat comma I live in Colorado we don't have grizzly bears where I'm at (although you'll never convince me that they don't have at least a couple up in the northwest corner of the state) .

If I lived someplace where it was likely for me to run into a grizzly bear I might feel differently.

But where I'm at now I'm more likely to run into a tweaker

 

[Walkalong]

Wide flat points in a CA .44 Spl, very accurate, plows a big hole, with rat shot for snakes.

 

[Armored farmer]

I like to cast my own bullets and roll my own ammo.
357/38 LNFPSWC
.45acp TRUNCATED CONE SWC
9MM RN
45colt LNFP


No dangerous animals here, however I am likely to use my 45acp regardless of dragons or dinosaurs.

 

[.308 Norma]

No dangerous animals here, however I am likely to use my 45acp regardless of dragons or dinosaurs.

That's just not a bad idea IMO. I've said many times that back in the days when my wife and I were into backpacking (here in Idaho where there actually are grizzlies and mountain lions and wolves - Oh My!) the times when I felt most ill at ease were when we were at the trailheads. That's because in my experience, "dangerous animals" (the two-legged kind) are more likely to be found at trailheads than just a mile or two into the wilderness.
I have to assume it's the same way in Illinois. And if it is, it seems to me that carrying your regular choice for a self-defense handgun would make more sense than what I used to carry on my wife's and my backpacking trips - one of several (I changed my mind a lot) powerful, heavily loaded revolvers. Of course, hindsight is 20/20, or so they say.

 

[BreechFace]

180gr Federal Trophy Bonded Bear Claws
10mm Glock 40MOS or Glock 20
https://www.federalpremium.com/hand...trophy-bonded-bear-claw-handgun/11-P10T1.html

It clocks at 1,230+/- fps out of the G20, not sure about out of the G40.

 

[NeroM]

I carry lead..
in 45 Colt, usually a SWC,
357, 41 and 44 Mag an LBT,
38 Spec a TCFP.

 

[Space Ghost]

I always have my carry gun, and that always gets 124 gr HST.
My walkabout long gun, is a .44 mag Chiappa 1892 Alaskan take down, with a red dot that's zeroed for the 225 gr FTX LEVERevolution.

 

[Legionnaire]

Hard cast semi-wadcutters in the revolvers, except the CA Bulldog, which gets double end or button nosed wadcutters. JHPs in the semi autos.

 

[IALoder]

Large fan of gold dots for any of these activities, 124gr Gold Dots in my 9mm, 158gr in .357. The 168gr work quite well in .308 as well!

 

[natman]

My hiking gun is a Charter Arms Target Bulldog with adjustable sights and a 4" barrel. I carry it with 2 CCI shotshells because we have rattlesnakes and 3 Buffalo Bore 44 Special hard cast wadcutters. It's the warmest load recommended for Charters. The nice thing about the 44 Special is that it doesn't need expansion to be effective and I'd rather have the penetration and sharp edged hole of a wadcutter.

 

[45/30-06OKIE]

So I had thought I replied to this thread but I guess not... Here's what I carry in my 1911.

 

[IJ1981]

For my .45 Glock Model 36, 230 grain JHP. This is about 90% of my mainly urban carry.

For the occasional Everglades trail hike, I take the 10mm Glock 29, and with 135 grain Bear Hunter from Hornady it feels comfortable.