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When I was in America, I carried a 3th generation Colt SAA in .357
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07-26-2018, 02:12 PM
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I also use a Model 1 Dual Carry holster from Lobo Gun Leathers:
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I just returned from a fishing trip in Montana. Big Sky, Yellowstone, and Ennis. Grizzly Country - saw two. Spoke with two different natives (One was a fishing guide) about what they carry. Surprising me both said they carried 10mm. One a Sig and the other a Glock. Bear spray is carried a lot there.
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07-26-2018, 09:54 PM
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I have carried an old model Ruger Blackhawk in .357 Magnum while
fishing and hunting. Took my first game animal with a reload, a snowshoe hare, with the old Blackhawk.
I don't find it heavy and it carries better in the woods than some of my other .357 and .41 revolvers.
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I guess I am just different. I bought my first RBH 7 1/2 inch barreled 45LC/45ACP Convertible in 1971. And I find myself still drawn to this Old Gun like an Old Friend for walks in the woods where I think I just might need something a little more powerful than my S&W 6 inch 617 22LR. I usually end up carrying it in an old Bianchi X15 Shoulder Holster or an old Hunter Western style belt and holster rig. I am very comfortable with both of these rigs. I have always had a love affair with long barreled guns in Rifles, Shotguns, and Pistols ever since I was a small child. The 45LC is one of my favorite calibers to shoot and reload for. My load that I shoot 98% of the time in all my 45LC`s both Revolvers and Rifles is 7grs of Win 231 powder and a 255gr hard cast LRNFP bullets. This load is very accurate for me and I just trust it, for it has never let me down.
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07-27-2018, 06:04 AM
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For woodswalking...have a Freedom Arms 97 .41 Magnum with a 4.25" barrel and round butt... Very accurate and controllable...
Is carried in either a Simply Rugged leather holster or a Hill People Gear chest pack...
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07-27-2018, 07:12 AM
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Colt SAA in 357 Magnum or Freedom Arms Custom Shop 454, both 43/4" barrels.
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07-27-2018, 05:43 PM
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In my younger days, a Ruger 44 flat top, cut to 4 /58". Now a 317 smith, mostly.
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07-27-2018, 05:53 PM
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...Super Blackhawk...
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...fortunately...I haven't had to introduce one to the other...yet...
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A Ruger Bisley 44 Special with a 4 5/8s Barrel and a Keith 255 and 8.5 grains of Power Pistol for 1,000fps. Nice shooter and worth the weight.
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07-29-2018, 09:32 PM
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New model flat top 357/9mm. Smaller frame, the 115 gr 9mm is about right for coyote, badger, muskrat etc. Cheap Ammo, 15 or so extra rounds takes up much less pocket room than 15 rounds of 357. 51/2 barrel strong side in a simply rugged Cattleman holster. Works for me.
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07-29-2018, 10:22 PM
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Between my Blackhawks in .44 and .41, I have enough to feel safe in any big head of wilderness.
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My choice is a Ruger SBH for woods carry:
The "Guides Choice" chest holster works great for packing the big iron:
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Mine is a 3-3/4" 44 Magnum, also carried in a Guides Choice rig. Shown here with Buffalo Bore 340gr. Yeah, it's my bear gun.
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My woods SA’s are single six 32 h&r mag, lipsey Blackhawk 44spl or a bearcat converted to 22mag. During firearms deer season I care my late Uncle’s 45lc vaquero because he can’t.
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07-30-2018, 12:52 AM
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Thanks for a nice thread.
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07-30-2018, 09:12 AM
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Dang it: I haven't had any nostalgia for my .41 Blackhawk in the fifteen years since I sold it.
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Wife has a 41 Mag BH for grizzly country!
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07-30-2018, 11:09 AM
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In the Mississippi woods, where both snakes and hogs are possible encounters, a 5.5" Ruger (old) Vaquero with 2 rounds of homemade #9 shot cartridges followed by 4 Grizzly 300gr +P WFN. In the woods of Northern Michigan where the snakes are harmless and the bears are shy, 642 with 5 rounds of 135 gr Gold Dot in my pocket.
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