Recent content by shortdog

I have been carrying like this for more than 20 years when backpacking. Keeps the gun clean, out of sight, and readily accessible without getting in the way. Also gives you a handy place for things like sunblock, chapstick, bug repellent, etc.

I have a 329 Night Guard which I use for hiking/backpacking. Although it is certainly made more for carry than spending days at the range, I really like it. I've run everything from 44 Specials to 300+ gr. loads from Garrett, Buffalo Bore, etc. through it. I don't find the recoil that bad...

Yes, I'm in Cody. I think they are still pretty much limited to just NW WY and points north & west. There are quite a few around Jackson and I've done trips in the Wind River Range and there are grizzlies there, but that's as far south as I've heard. There is a movement to remove them from...

I enjoy backpacking here in Wyoming. The two guns I carry most are a 329 Night Guard in grizzly country and a 360SC 3" elsewhere, both in Tommy's Gun fanny packs. The TG fanny packs keep them clean & protected, out of sight, yet easily accessible plus you can carry things like sunblock...

I think you need to keep things in perspective. A Marlin Guide gun makes a great camp rifle in bear country. A 500 mag. works for me on horseback. I wouldn't and don't carry either when hiking or backpacking. Too cumbersome. As J Frame correctly points out, bear encounters are rare and...

I think you might be on the right track with a big bore lever action if you are really worried about bear encounters and don't mind carrying it. I have a Marlin 1895GS 45-70, stainless steel with a laminated stock. Short, handy, light, and with the right loads, quite powerful. Cor-bon...

I use a 329 Nightguard for backpacking and a 4" 500 Magnum for horse packing here in NW Wyoming. 329NG is really not too bad recoilwise (relatively speaking) due primarily to the Pachmayr grips. Still a handful with heavy (300 gr hardcast lead) loads, however. I have a 629 3" (and several...

I picked one up a few weeks ago & like it a lot so far. Ran 30 rounds through it (240 gr. JHP and a few Corbon 320 gr HC lead - recoil wasn't bad at all IMO) before taking it on a pack trip in the Wind River Range. Really a nice gun for my purposes. Paid $858 so I guess you got the better deal!