Camping Gun??

[steelslaver]

Watch Jerry Miculek sometime if you think revolvers are slow to shoot or reload. Another thing, when I draw a revolver I don't need to waste time disengaging a safety.

If you want an under powered field gun that automatically throws your brass away a 1911 is a good choice.

Really the chances of needing more than 6 rounds in a hurry while camping is highly unlikely. Should be able to seriously disable 3 different threats before empty. 3 Bears, 3 moose, 3 cougars, 3 mad campers? Maybe a buffalo stampede, but then the 1911 is going to go empty to soon too. Just where do you plan on going camping anyway?

 

[DR505]

I based my choice on what has happened to me in the past. During one trip we were sitting around the campfire when Bullwinkle came for a visit. Having a full grown male moose stomp out of the brush right into your camp grabs your attention. Thankfully nobody even twitched, so Mr. Moose stood there, stamped and snorted, and returned into the brush after a short spell. At that point I was wishing I had brought an M2! Those are somewhat imposing animals when only 5 yards separate you.

 

[steelslaver]

Ya, they are pretty big. I had one wonder into my camp once while I was a little ways away fishing in the creek. As he walked around my tent I just hoped he didn't get tangled up in the ropes. In some areas moose are a bigger concern to me than bears. But, also probably more apt to spook off with noise. One of my brothers spend a couple hous on top of a big rock with a couple moose around it. He didn't think his fly rod would be that much help.

 

[max503]

Set some bread crumbs outside the tent a night while playing cards, then have a hit the crumbs with a big light and blast some field mice.

We used to call that going on "Rat Patrol". Remember the show?

My EDC is a snubbie. But I bought a 9mm for times when I'm out all alone and a bunch of drunks, druggies, etc might come upon me while I'm out communing with nature. So my camping gun is a 9mm with 17 NATO rounds in the mag and one up the spout. I like stainless because its a camp gun. We ain't got no bears or mooses around here so the 9 should be plenty.

 

[smithman]

An old model 19 most of the time.

 

[DR505]

We used to call that going on "Rat Patrol". Remember the show?

My EDC is a snubbie. But I bought a 9mm for times when I'm out all alone and a bunch of drunks, druggies, etc might come upon me while I'm out communing with nature. So my camping gun is a 9mm with 17 NATO rounds in the mag and one up the spout. I like stainless because its a camp gun. We ain't got no bears or mooses around here so the 9 should be plenty.

If you are camping around East St. Louis I imagine it could get pretty sporty.

 

[Shark Bait]

For a .357 magnum in would go with my 686 in either 2.5 or 4 inch. But my go to gun for outdoor activities has been the model 69 with a 2.75 inch barrel. With Buffalo Bore heavy. 44 Special or .44 Magnum it packs plenty of punch and it carries well. Another advantage is that is a modern S&W and I wouldn't mind it getting tossed into an evidence room as much as I would my older guns.

 

[Sixgun100]

Ruger Single Seven

My camping is on the East Coast. My Camping Gun is a Ruger Single Seven in .327 Federal Magnum with Big Dot Front Sight. I can load it with Federal 100 grain SP or BB 130 HC ammunition.

 

[mikerjf]

<<Maybe a buffalo stampede>>

Having actually been in a buffalo stampede, I would say no to pretty much anything short of a vehicle-mount minigun.

 

[gerhard1]

My choice would likely be a 610 or one of my L-frames, probably my 681.

Carried in a Hunter holster, on a military web belt, it is very comfortable.

 

[dwh]

Depending on what type of camping I’m going to do. This will dictate my gun choices . I type this reply from a parking lot campground in SC. So my choice here is my sig365. More often than not it’s my 696 44spl or 3in model 13. I’ve run into black bears plenty of times at home.They are more apt to run than fight. I respect them and give them their space. The same with rattle snakes. But it’s the dirt bag humans or their dogs that are always the problem.

Ps. If grizzly where a concern I’d carry a lever action trapper model 45/70.

 

[mtgianni]

In thick pine and bear country a 44 DW revolver. 22 contender or similar in camp.
In the sage flats 357 and or 22 lr DA revolvers.
River bottom 38 special 4" or 2" first two snake loads.

 

[Buick]

I canoe camp here in the East. I usually tote a .45 SAA with hard cast and snake shot.

 

[Smithboomer]

My trusty old Charter Arms .44 Bulldog is all I have ever wanted to lug around on a hike.

 

[Neversink n Klapperthal]

If something bad is coming at him I doubt that a few lost cases will be of great consequence

 

[DR505]

If something bad is coming at him I doubt that a few lost cases will be of great consequence

It will certainly be “mission accomplished” then.

 

[Erocksmash]

My camp rig would be my 1026 with some 200gr Underwood hard cast.... along with an 1895sbl in .45-70gov, 430grn +p hard cast gas check...

 

[DR505]

This almost turned into another BEAR THREAD.

 

[Bill Lear]

Camping Gun!

I grew up with revolvers and for years owned and carried many different .44 magnum chambered models out in the woods - or wilderness. In it's day the .44 magnum was top shelf and is still as capable today, but I don't carry one out in the field any more.

My updated field carry is the Springfield Armory MilSpec fitted with a Wilson Combat beavertail and Clark .460 Rowland conversion! Additional mods are a .460 Rowland "Tougher buffer" SS guide rod with flat-wound, dual recoil springs in 20/40# pound rating, plus flat bottom slide stop. I also run Chip McCormick Powermags, and for field carry opt for a 10 round version.

While I hand load for it, factory numbers are most impressive using Underwood ammo. Hard cast 255 grain average 1,300 fps/959 fpe, and 230 gr Nosler average 1,391 fps/988 fpe, which is actually more powerful than factory .44 mag from a 4" or less revolver barrel. Both will easily bring down ANYTHING on the North American continent! [My 6.61" Glock .460 conversion averaged 1,522 fps/ 1,183 fpe with the Underwood 230gr load but I prefer the ergos of the 1911)

With the brake up front, and 1911 ergonomics, felt recoil is amazingly mild with excellent control. The gun can be fired as rapidly as a standard .45 auto - maybe faster due to such low muzzle rise. Ten shots versus six, none of the torquing, palm-slamming recoil of a 4" barrel .44 revolver, and reloads are much quicker.

 

[RobertJ.]

I haven't camped in years. "Roughing it" for me is when the wifi at the resort goes out.

But I'm in the woods a lot, and I carry the same thing I'd carry if I was camping: a Ruger Redhawk, with full-tilt 240 gr. ammo.

 

[steelslaver]

"If something bad is coming at him I doubt that a few lost cases will be of great consequence"

Very true, but 99.999% of ammo expended while camping is not fired while something bad is coming at you.

Plus, how many rounds you get off is not nearly as important as the effectiveness of the ones that you do get off. 2 solid hits with 250 gr 45 colts beats 8 blazed away whatevers every time.

 

[haywood]

When I used to camp. 357s for carry and 12g for the camp.

 

[max503]

If you are camping around East St. Louis I imagine it could get pretty sporty.

That's why they sell spare mags. You must be familiar with Horseshoe Lake.
But yes, experience taught me that sometimes, a five shot snubbie might just not be enough. I've grown up with blue steel and wood, but the Taurus PT92 is a very impressive device.

 

[kmyers]

Always this one.

Model 25, .45 Colt.

Sometimes, often this one.

Marlin .45-70. I like big bores that don't have an overabundance of recoil but can handle most anything that comes up.

Better half is partial to this in a revolver.

She is also typically carrying a .22 LR rifle.

 

[jtcarm]

All depends on what you want to do.

For some people "camp gun" is more of a fun gun for plunking or targets of opportunity.

For some it's protection from two and/or four-legged beasts.

Since most of my "camping" is on property I own, my son & I usually have an arsenal. On my hip and at bedside is usually is a 4" Model 66-7 stoked with handloads of Remington 158 SJHP. Feral hogs & two-legged predators are my only concerns.

 

[Kid44]

I haven't camped in years. "Roughing it" for me is when the wifi at the resort goes out.

But I'm in the woods a lot, and I carry the same thing I'd carry if I was camping: a Ruger Redhawk, with full-tilt 240 gr. ammo.

Nice gun. I could almost be talked in trading my mint condition 4" Model 29 for a brand new 4" Redhawk if I could get a an even trade deal, but I don't think that will happen. The new Redhawks go for close to $1,000 and my Model 29 won't get there.

 

[studenygreg]

Being here in Texas, I don't carry anything special for hiking, camping, etc. My usual edc firearms are sufficient.

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[Chukar60]

A bunch of choices for me. If I aM at the ranch gonna be a 357. Either the 60-10 or 66 ND 2.5” bbl loaded with 158 fr magnums.
Same goes fo desert camping.
When I head to the pine forests, It will be the 4” 629 or 625-6 Mountian gun in 45 Colt.
I bought a 696 ND and figured it would be a great hiking and camp gun. NAh!! For the weight I may as well carry the 629 and have the extra round and magnum chambering.

 

[The Gila Bender]

These are my go-camping and fishin' guns, and an HK USP .45. Easy to pack and carry along with a knife, flashlight, fire, and water. And a flask for, ya know, snakebites. If I felt the need for more power I'd bring a 629 loaded with Garrett's 250 grain Hammerheads.