what kind of S&W do you take into the bush?

[ACP230]

I've carried a lot of guns in the woods over the years.
First handgun I hauled on fishing trips was a Ruger Mark I Bull
Barrel. It fit a holster from a Daisy BB pistol, believe it or not. A bit
heavy after a couple of hours.

For years afterward I took my first Ruger Blackhawk .357. An Old Model. Took some small game with it.
It still is one of the easiest carrying revolvers I have.
Opening day of trout season last year I hauled this one, for old
times sake.

Then an old 1911 went along for the ride for a few years.

Next a couple of 9mms, a BHP and a Colt Combat Commander.

For a while then I carried a M28 four inch. Usually also had a snub S&W in a front pocket on those trips too. Got a Ted Blocker holster
off of this forum and it works real well with the M28.

Took a Brazilian 1917 on late season rabbit hunts a few times. Never fired it as rabbits were pretty scarce by then.

Lately, I've gotten lazy. I often just take one of my 649s, or my
M38. They are my usual carry guns and are easy to take to the
woods too.

 

[A10]

Usually one of my 629s, sometimes my 25-13. I also carry my EDC 442 in my pocket. Always have some other tools, too, like a good folding knife and a Leatherman Wave.

 

[Joe Kent]

A 696 44 Special loaded with 5 rds. of Speer snake shot and a reload of 44HP.

 

[MTKTM]

When hiking or huckleberry picking here in griz country, I carry this:

 

[wnc wheelgun]

With a black bear being really active in the surrounding woods, I take a 640 with a CT laser 158gr+P in a Don Hume ISWB. When walking my dogs the bear usually keeps its distance, after dark is a whole nother story.

 

[JWS3]

Since I have only one S&W revolver, I lug around a Model 25-5 with a 6-inch barrel. Normally carried in a Bianchi hip holster. Snakes are the biggest reason it's carried so some CCI shot-shells are in it.