A walk in the Woods

[Coastie762]

Yesterday I took advantage of a beautiful crisp early September day and took a long stroll through some local woods. Along the way I found a moss-covered log that made a nice background for some glamour shots of my companion of the day, a 2.75" Model 69.

All in all a wonderful morning.

 

[StrawHat]

Nice looking revolver.

It is nice to get out to see the mossy logs and such.

Kevin

 

[M29since14]

That is a beautiful background, and some nice light, too! Thanks for the pictures! Of course I like your revolver, too!

 

[Peakes]

This Old Dodge sits in a Field where I walk My Pooch. My 640-1.

 

[StrawHat]

So, what holsters are you using to carry those walking around revolvers?

Kevin

 

[Rudi]

Beautiful revolvers.

 

[Coastie762]

Thanks for the kind comments. IRT the holster, I have a Lobo Original Pancake originally purchased for a 2 1/2" 686. I since found out it fits my 3" barrel 696 and this 69 just as nicely as the 686.

FYI, the photos were taken with a Samsung Galaxy S7 phone. I was pleasantly surprised on how well they turned out.

 

[lscocoa]

Great pic , nothing's like a walk in the woods and being able to pack a good sidearm!

 

[bigggbbruce]

Didn't take a picture..

But on my walk yesterday in the National Forest(my back yard), I found some fresh buried Mountain Lion scat..

Patted my 1911 Commander for comfort and looked around, continued my walk..

 

[Marshal Tom]

I was just going to start a thread about what you take camping or while out walking in the woods at this time of year. I just got back from two nights up on the Grand Mesa in western CO. This is just above my house in Cedaredge CO. I had my Glock 19 with a light attached for nighttime. My wife had her 60-14 Lady Smith loaded with .38 SBGD's. That is all we took this trip but I usually take a heavier revolver such as my 3" 686, 3" 696 or my 3" 66-2. I am going to take one of my several bigger revolvers when we go back up tonight. Last night cows came up and rubbed against the side of the camper in the middle of the night. I jumped up and blew the horn! They ran off. Pretty funny.

 

[Classic29]

Nice pics Coastie and Peakes. Coastie—where'd you get those grips for your 69?

 

[Peakes]

So, what holsters are you using to carry those walking around revolvers?

Kevin

I carry My 640 in a Blackhawk and Speedloaders on Board.

 

[joe44va]

M69s make great wood carry pieces. Yours looks rally nice. Wish I could handle the wood stocks, they are so much better looking.

 

[Coastie762]

Nice pics Coastie and Peakes. Coastie—where'd you get those grips for your 69?

Those are Ahrends Retro Combats in Goncalo Alves. They came with a polyurethane finish, I stripped and refinished them in pure tung oil.

 

[Cal44]

I was just going to start a thread about what you take camping or while out walking in the woods at this time of year. I just got back from two nights up on the Grand Mesa in western CO. This is just above my house in Cedaredge CO. I had my Glock 19 with a light attached for nighttime. My wife had her 60-14 Lady Smith loaded with .38 SBGD's. That is all we took this trip but I usually take a heavier revolver such as my 3" 686, 3" 696 or my 3" 66-2. I am going to take one of my several bigger revolvers when we go back up tonight. Last night cows came up and rubbed against the side of the camper in the middle of the night. I jumped up and blew the horn! They ran off. Pretty funny.

Here in California, open carry isn't allowed.

I can carry under my CCW license, but it has to be one of the three guns on my permit.

So in my case, my woods carry would be my LCR 357. Probably loaded with DoubleTap 200gr hardcast.

Lots of restrictions to work around in Cali. But in the end, I'd be well served by my LCR.

 

[CH4]

Nice grips!

 

[HamHands]

Yesterday I took advantage of a beautiful crisp early September day and took a long stroll through some local woods. Along the way I found a moss-covered log that made a nice background for some glamour shots of my companion of the day, a 2.75" Model 69.

All in all a wonderful morning.

I wish it was a crisp September day here... but no, high 80's...

I've always like the M69! Yours, I really like it as well. Nice that you plugged up that hell hole lock in the frame too!

I rotate carrying an M29-3 or an M24-3... both LHS's and both more than up to the task of anything ugly in the forest.

Pic below of our "Woods-Gun" rotation...
M29-3 LHS

M24-3 LHS

 

[Coastie762]

Hamhands, those are some nice big bore snubbies there! I have a 24-3 that doesn't get out often enough (like a lot of my pile).

Hope the recent hurricane didn't affect you too much. My son is stationed at Lejeune and lives in Wilmington. He said they made out OK, no damage.

 

[HamHands]

Hamhands, those are some nice big bore snubbies there! I have a 24-3 that doesn't get out often enough (like a lot of my pile).

Hope the recent hurricane didn't affect you too much. My son is stationed at Lejeune and lives in Wilmington. He said they made out OK, no damage.

I'm glad your son is alright! Please thank him for his service for us when you get a chance! We are up over 4K feet here and other than some wind damage to some trees we love... we are ok too thank God.

I love the big -3, 3" barreled "N" frames! They carry so well and are fast on target from the hip. I've decided .44Special is my favorite go-to for moving up to Highlands, NC full time from Atlanta. Coastie762, you should take your 24-3 out more with you. The big N frames are mostly all I shoot anymore handgun wise because they are so fun and I carry them ccw the most. They are the perfect outdoorsman's gun in my experience for Appalachia... and probably most anywhere else in this beautiful nation!

I'd love to see some pics of your M24-3 Coastie! I've spent almost an hour at a time sometimes looking at other members 3" N frames here on this forum... with their striking "Goncalo Alves" round-butt grips... I find them to be of the most beautiful, functional, widely capable Revolvers/Handguns ever made! I only wish I would have gotten into wheel guns 5 years or more so ago when they didn't go for a month's mortgage payment! But I figure they've always been an instant classic and in demand so maybe their prices always were high altitude!

Below is a pic of my M629-5, 3" barreled "Mountain Back Packer" that I love as well pictured with the M629-3. It was much more affordable than the aforementioned -3 Lew Horton N frames and she balances well too with that full underlug. And I carry it in lieu of the blued babies when I know I'm going to be out fishing or hiking and the weather could open up on us.

Here is my almost daily carry rig the M624-3 in it's holster...

 

[HOUSTON RICK]

Nice photos. So many Smith revolvers, so little money.