BJ, how much did that bear weigh?
What Did You Carry in the Back Country
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I’ve not been in Alaska, my boondocks experience has been in Colorado and a bit of Wyoming.
In the ‘60’s I carried a Python, then a M29-2. I found both over large to carry all day.
In about 1979, I switched to a Colt Gold Cup and never looked back. Easy to carry, very quick and accurate and more effective than a 357 (bigger hole and comparable penetration with my hand loads).
In the ‘60’s I carried a Python, then a M29-2. I found both over large to carry all day.
In about 1979, I switched to a Colt Gold Cup and never looked back. Easy to carry, very quick and accurate and more effective than a 357 (bigger hole and comparable penetration with my hand loads).
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Not sure exactly, no scale out in the bush, but I’m guessing 750-800lbs.
I have trampsed around MT for some 37 years. I have been happy with a 44 Super Blackhawk or 44 Redhawk when I was not opposed to carrying a lot of weight. The Missouri breaks saw me with a 44 special Blackhawk several times. From Bloody Richard to the headwaters of the Big Hole I was happy with a 40 S&W. Anymore the Model 69 4" seems to suit me just fine.
45 ACP 1911 hiking in the back country along the Mexican border. Carried in a tanker style shoulder holster. No bears, just lots of illegal traffic judging from the garbage left in the desert. Never had occasion to see any but I'm sure they were in the area at night. I had a dog with me so she could alert me. Border patrol everywhere, including helicopters.
When I went fishing in Alaska I carried a Glock 20 10mm in a Diamond D chest holster.
I bought it for the trip. I thought about taking one of my .44 magnums but my back hurt just thinking about lugging around my Blackhawk 7.5” or 629 6.5”.
I bought it for the trip. I thought about taking one of my .44 magnums but my back hurt just thinking about lugging around my Blackhawk 7.5” or 629 6.5”.
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Heavy loaded 44 & a ‘86 Winchester.
lookin for pics...found em
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lookin for pics...found em
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Only back country roaming I did was two family ranches. Other than right at the house, one ranch has one tree and the other has maybe six.
I carried either a government model or CCO model Dan Wesson 10 mm for 20 years.
M-1 in pickup gun rack.
I carried either a government model or CCO model Dan Wesson 10 mm for 20 years.
M-1 in pickup gun rack.
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I've lived in Alaska since my late teens back in 1991. My long gun has never changed. Always a slug loaded Remington 870.
For handguns, I've run the gamut. Sometimes based simply on what I could afford, rather than what would have been best suited. .45 ACP. .40 S&W, .357, .44 mag, .45 Colt. To this day it varies. When going into more secluded serious bear country I choose the gun I've owned and used the longest. That would be my S&W 625-9 Mountain Gun. My ammunition is 300 grain hardcast at 1K FPS. Other times, when wandering closer to town where the big bears are less of a concern and bipedal predators are more of a concern, I usually carry a .357 mag, typically a short barreled 627. Due to a terrifying learning experience, I will never carry a single action revolver again.
Back in the day, it was always a Ruger or S&W .44 mag. Now, I believe they have been replaced by the polymer 10mm in various iterations.
Of course, there are lots of the non- gun geeked salt of the Earth, end of the road types carrying a beat down old .357, 9mm, or whatever they can get their hands on.
For handguns, I've run the gamut. Sometimes based simply on what I could afford, rather than what would have been best suited. .45 ACP. .40 S&W, .357, .44 mag, .45 Colt. To this day it varies. When going into more secluded serious bear country I choose the gun I've owned and used the longest. That would be my S&W 625-9 Mountain Gun. My ammunition is 300 grain hardcast at 1K FPS. Other times, when wandering closer to town where the big bears are less of a concern and bipedal predators are more of a concern, I usually carry a .357 mag, typically a short barreled 627. Due to a terrifying learning experience, I will never carry a single action revolver again.
Back in the day, it was always a Ruger or S&W .44 mag. Now, I believe they have been replaced by the polymer 10mm in various iterations.
Of course, there are lots of the non- gun geeked salt of the Earth, end of the road types carrying a beat down old .357, 9mm, or whatever they can get their hands on.
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Mountains of Colorado and New Mexico are the usual hiking areas. Used to carry a 629 4", but I now pack a Glock 20.
SBH .44 Mag back when. These days a 4” 69 or in the east, a 3” model 60
In desert or mountain New Mexico, usually a 357 w/158 grain JSP or JHP, a 40 S&W w/180 grain FMJFP (this one was backcountry on the border from Columbus to Corner Ranch), or 45 Auto Rim w/250-255 grain LFP.
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In Alaska I carry a gen 4 Glock 40 10mm in a kenai chest holster. 220grn hardcast from Underwood Ammo. +2 magazine extension and extra power mag springs. 17 + 1 rnds * 704 ft-lbs/rnd = 12,672 ft-lbs of deep penetrating power in one loaded pistol. In the absence of a long gun, that should take care of...alot.
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These are part of my backcountry kit, bear spray and my old .44 Magnum.
Handmade Damascus blade, fossilized mammoth’s tusk scales. Bought it at a small saddle shop outside Jackson Wyoming. Made locally and paid only $200 for it. It’s a beautiful knife.
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For me, the "back country" is several hundred to several thousand acres of woods interspersed with farmland, but I'm in Illinois.
For that, I'll swap out my 380 or 38 snubbie for my S&W model 34 Kit Gun. It is better for shooting floating sticks in the creek or popping a rabbit or squirrel and I don't have to worry too much about some gangbanger messin' with me out in the mushroom woods.
For that, I'll swap out my 380 or 38 snubbie for my S&W model 34 Kit Gun. It is better for shooting floating sticks in the creek or popping a rabbit or squirrel and I don't have to worry too much about some gangbanger messin' with me out in the mushroom woods.
S&W 629 5" when prowling the mean woods of Michigan. PMC 240gr TCSP. Accurate and packs a punch.
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LOVE the term for your ammo.
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