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Since the chances of ever having to use it are a little less then getting hit by lightning I would go for what ever weighed the least Maybe a Charter Arms Bull dog in .44 spl.
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Well Oregon has it pretty easy. Humans being more dangerous than anything on four legs.Since the chances of ever having to use it are a little less then getting hit by lightning I would go for what ever weighed the least Maybe a Charter Arms Bull dog in .44 spl.
1) You took the time to start this thread so you are not happy with your wheel gunI'm starting to look for a new general purpose back county pistol to take camping/deer/elk/bear hunting with me in western Washington. Currently I carry a 4 inch Ruger GP100 in .357 magnum but I'm wanting something with higher capacity. My ideas: Kimber Camp Guard 10mm, Glock 20sf, S&W M&P 2.0 .45ACP, or one of the new Ruger SR1911 10mms. Looking for input, Whats your favorite back country handgun?
But don't shoot it with the wood grips!
If that is one of those lightweight 44's, that is one of the most unpleasant-to-shoot handguns on the planet.
Yea, I'd much prefer the 3" S&W Mountain Gun for a "light" all-purpose .44.If that is one of those lightweight 44's, that is one of the most unpleasant-to-shoot handguns on the planet.
You either shoot it for business or have fun watching a n00b try to get through a cylinder.
A 500 S&W is much nicer to shoot.
If that is one of those lightweight 44's, that is one of the most unpleasant-to-shoot handguns on the planet.
You either shoot it for business or have fun watching a n00b try to get through a cylinder.
A 500 S&W is much nicer to shoot.
I can see the tears in your eyes after 50 rounds of that schitt.Look I'm not saying it takes a big, strong, heliva man so shoot one. But it dose!
For me, your statement above ended up being broken into two categories, Camping/ fishing & big game hunting. After packing my 45 colt and a rifle hunting for a few years, I decided I could most everything with my rifle, I could with my 45, and neither were suitable for grouse* and rabbits, for me.I'm starting to look for a new general purpose back county pistol to take camping/deer/elk/bear hunting ?
For me, your statement above ended up being broken into two categories, Camping/ fishing & big game hunting. After packing my 45 colt and a rifle hunting for a few years, I decided I could most everything with my rifle, I could with my 45, and neither were suitable for grouse* and rabbits, for me.
So, while hunting (with Big game rifle) I pack my 9 shot 22 break open revolver. ]
Not sorry, for years I passed up some fine camp meat. Years since, I have had tasty small game / grouse every hunt season.
When Fishing, shooting, or other general outdoors / woods adventures, It is the 45 colt, but I'm becoming fond of the 1911. (sometimes the 9)
* grouse can be harvested with a 22
Times they are achangin' ....the previous decades the 4 legged predators were all we really needed to worry about.I've tromped around, by myself, in the woods of the PNW (Orygun, WA, ID, MT, AK) for 5+ decades. Indeed, since I was a kid. On foot, in 4x4s, on dirt bikes, on mountain bikes, on skis and snowshoes.
I have never really needed a firearm (except of course when I was hunting) - although I sometimes carried one (especially in Alaska and Montana).
I have not gone missing yet - although a few times I was temporarily unsure of exactly the direction I needed to go and/or not correct about exactly where I was.
I am more worried about injuring myself (falling, tripping, etc.) or having a stroke/heart attack/etc. than I am about wild animals (including bigfoot). I like it in the woods - I feel safer there than in any city.