gjgalligan
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Edited as I missed the post that answered my question.
Which N frame should I take on this Alaska trip?
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akviper
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Sorry for the too late reply.
The weather has been pretty good but we have a lot of smoke from the fires to the West and North. If I'd read your question in a timely fashion we could hit the range with the Title II stuff. If you get to Valdez again PM for a get together.
The weather has been pretty good but we have a lot of smoke from the fires to the West and North. If I'd read your question in a timely fashion we could hit the range with the Title II stuff. If you get to Valdez again PM for a get together.
keith44spl
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Hey guys,
The winner is..... The 625-6 .45 Colt. QUOTE]
Yes Sir, it sure is! I would fell pretty well heeled with a good hard cast 45 load.
I've carried both the 44 & 45 in big bear country, just because.
If I thought I'd be hikin' & off the highway, I'd carry this'n. A '86 take down model in 45-70. But that's just me talkin' here...
Makes a short 20" carry package to haul on the steel horses.
Su Amigo,
Dave
I see your already in AK, hope you all have a grand time!
We just got back from a great trip. Didn't have to shoot anything!
My wife and I were walking down the trail from Kennecott to Ruth glacier when we met another couple. I was carring the 625-6 in a crossdraw holster.
The woman almost snarled at me "What do you think you're going to shoot?"
I tried to be polite and said "nothing, I hope"
Don't think she got it.
Dave,
I like the look of that rifle. I have a serious soft place in my head for Winchester lever actions with pistol grip stocks. I've got it bad for Model 71's, got a 50 Alaskan and a 450 Alaskan and a pile of 348's.
I've tipped over seven brownies with the 450 and the gentleman I bought it from said he killed a brownie and polar bear with it. It's a great guide's rifle, it's got the handling, power, rate of fire and accuracy for messing with the big bears.
My wife and I were walking down the trail from Kennecott to Ruth glacier when we met another couple. I was carring the 625-6 in a crossdraw holster.
The woman almost snarled at me "What do you think you're going to shoot?"
I tried to be polite and said "nothing, I hope"
Don't think she got it.
Dave,
I like the look of that rifle. I have a serious soft place in my head for Winchester lever actions with pistol grip stocks. I've got it bad for Model 71's, got a 50 Alaskan and a 450 Alaskan and a pile of 348's.
I've tipped over seven brownies with the 450 and the gentleman I bought it from said he killed a brownie and polar bear with it. It's a great guide's rifle, it's got the handling, power, rate of fire and accuracy for messing with the big bears.
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akjaeger,
You should have told her- "uptight, loudmouthed, flatlander pukers".
I guess that is what they still call them up there. People like her would be the first one to cry for help while their loved one was being mauled, or worse.
Then she would be on the news saying "Thank God this man had his gun and saved our lives!"
You should have told her- "uptight, loudmouthed, flatlander pukers".
I guess that is what they still call them up there. People like her would be the first one to cry for help while their loved one was being mauled, or worse.
Then she would be on the news saying "Thank God this man had his gun and saved our lives!"
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paperboy98
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Carry what you can, but just be sure you can run faster than your wife!
paperboy98
paperboy98
Sportsterguy
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Hey guys,
The winner is..... The 625-6 .45 Colt. QUOTE]
Yes Sir, it sure is! I would fell pretty well heeled with a good hard cast 45 load.
I've carried both the 44 & 45 in big bear country, just because.
If I thought I'd be hikin' & off the highway, I'd carry this'n. A '86 take down model in 45-70. But that's just me talkin' here...
Makes a short 20" carry package to haul on the steel horses.
Su Amigo,
Dave
I see your already in AK, hope you all have a grand time!
Keith44spl, Nice 45-70 sir!!! Great carry rifle that would do a number on any bear. Love my guide gun cept for the slight push it gives. Thank God for my Rock Chucker!
Dirty Harry/Gun 4 Fun, I like your comment!! I'd of told em to pack up her happy a** and go back down south with the rest of your tree hugging friends. "You're in the "Last Frontier"!
Akjaeger, Hope your trip is great and you actually get to see one. Lot's of folks who have lived there for years haven't. They are amazing at blending in for a large beast.
Sportsterguy
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originally posted by Sportsterguy
+1
And to that I might have added, " , and if you bumping your gums, it might just be your last frontier!
We think alike!! Good comeback. Love your avatar BTW. Thought about using it for mine bit I'll stick with the 657 for now.
Have a beaut of a Browning HP I bought for myself as a graduation present when I went to work in the Jensie coal mine back in 77 in SE Ohio for a whopping $175.00 IMS. It's 99.99 % and I had a bud (retired Chief Gunners Mate extrodinaire who works for beer, my kinda guy) make a few mods to it as I actually was going to use it as a CCW, but couldn't bring myself to ruining the finish. Great shooting semi! Was going to use it as my avatar but this is THE S&W Forum.
Take care and stay safe!
Roger
For any BHP fans out there. My ALL TIME favorite non S&W.
medic15al
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Bears? Heck with them! What about them booger monkeys?!?!
Right on about the booger monkeys...
Twice I had the beejezus scared out of me by people when I was in really remote places in Alaska.
Once a friend and I were scouting for goats, I was glassing a mountainside and I'd heard a little rustling but thought it was my partner.
When I lowered my binocs there stood two guys straight out of "Deliverance" about 5 feet away.
It was obvious by their dress and gear that they hadn't been to town for some time.
The older gent was probably 60 and the other was probably his son about 40.
Talking to them didn't make me feel any more comfortable. They lived out there somewhere and didn't want anybody around.
The other time I walked up to some people's camp and my dog surprised them. There were about six of them and they all took off running.
Kinda creepy to see a bunch of armed people diving for cover. I left.
Both time I was glad to have a gun.
Twice I had the beejezus scared out of me by people when I was in really remote places in Alaska.
Once a friend and I were scouting for goats, I was glassing a mountainside and I'd heard a little rustling but thought it was my partner.
When I lowered my binocs there stood two guys straight out of "Deliverance" about 5 feet away.
It was obvious by their dress and gear that they hadn't been to town for some time.
The older gent was probably 60 and the other was probably his son about 40.
Talking to them didn't make me feel any more comfortable. They lived out there somewhere and didn't want anybody around.
The other time I walked up to some people's camp and my dog surprised them. There were about six of them and they all took off running.
Kinda creepy to see a bunch of armed people diving for cover. I left.
Both time I was glad to have a gun.
We think alike!! Good comeback. Love your avatar BTW. Thought about using it for mine bit I'll stick with the 657 for now.
Have a beaut of a Browning HP I bought for myself as a graduation present when I went to work in the Jensie coal mine back in 77 in SE Ohio for a whopping $175.00 IMS. It's 99.99 % and I had a bud (retired Chief Gunners Mate extrodinaire who works for beer, my kinda guy) make a few mods to it as I actually was going to use it as a CCW, but couldn't bring myself to ruining the finish. Great shooting semi! Was going to use it as my avatar but this is THE S&W Forum.
Take care and stay safe!
Roger
For any BHP fans out there. My ALL TIME favorite non S&W.
That is a very fine looking old HP Sportsterguy!
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You obviously haven't had much, if any, experience with the .45 Colt. I own both, load them both for performance, and know what each will do in that regard. The .45 Colt will do anything the .44 will do, with less blast and pressure.
I wouldn't want to be without either, but if forced to choose, it would be no contest! .45 Colt.
Again-
Gunnotes...Smith & Wesson Mod 25-5
I would order a box from Garrett Cartridges Online ( I believe that is the correct spelling). They make a high silver content hard cast keith type round that will give you the best chance against a large bear.
I would take the 629.
Also, doesn't your 329 have a small metal plate that is supposed to protect the top strap from flame cutting? Mine does.
Any thoughts to a break-down shotgun with Brenneke slugs like a pistol grip 870 with 18" barrel- small package to travel with and then put it together for wife to carry. I always put my extra ammo into the wife's back pack and think that is fair cause i carry the gun.
I would take the 629.
Also, doesn't your 329 have a small metal plate that is supposed to protect the top strap from flame cutting? Mine does.
Any thoughts to a break-down shotgun with Brenneke slugs like a pistol grip 870 with 18" barrel- small package to travel with and then put it together for wife to carry. I always put my extra ammo into the wife's back pack and think that is fair cause i carry the gun.
You obviously haven't had much, if any, experience with the .45 Colt. I own both, load them both for performance, and know what each will do in that regard. The .45 Colt will do anything the .44 will do, with less blast and pressure.
I wouldn't want to be without either, but if forced to choose, it would be no contest! .45 Colt.
Again-
Gunnotes...Smith & Wesson Mod 25-5
Yes I know all about the 45 Colt.
I have a good buddy that uses one all the time, I just like to tease him a little.
Sorry if I sounded a little sensitive. I hear many say things about it without ever having fired or handloaded for it. They are simply going by what some gun writer has typed, without getting their hands wet. It is a darn good round, that simply came out ahead of it's time, and in guns that weren't capable of handling it at full throttle.
Think about it. If the .45 Colt had originally been made available in a gun that could handle it at full potential, we would never have gotten the .44 Mag.
akviper
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I may get kicked off the forum but the Glock 20 with it's 16 or so 10mm rounds is gaining popularity. Light, rust free (pretty much) and 16 rounds of decently penetrating rounds makes a lot of sense. Some of the custom and semi-custom ammo companies make bear loads for the Glock 20.
I still pack my 329 but wouldn't feel undergunned with the Glock.
I still pack my 329 but wouldn't feel undergunned with the Glock.
