Bowhunting side arm ammo question

[brew]

sakoshooter-totally agree with you on the fact that when the sh*t hits the fan anything goes as far as defending yourself....don't understand peoples mentality of carrying a weapon in their pack.  I work with folks (city slickers IMO) that are amazed i carry a pistol with a round in the chamber....my comment to them is "you know what we call an unloaded handgun??? a rock "  good hunting !

[Swatson]

Sakoshooter-Get you head out of the box!  Take the knife out of the equation and and make the situation a little different!  Point being is you never know when your gonna run into a situation when you'd wish you had.  If you choose to not carry then fine but I'm tired of seeing you preach on how theres no need to!  Could you teach me some lessons on how I can prepare myself to shoot someone!!!!   

[Swatson]

Also your comment about motorcycle gangs doesn't impress me.  Doubt it was an OMG as you'd probably wouldn't be writing this today had you truly done something stupid like that to a true OMG.  You sure it wasn't just a few guys on Harleys with Harley jackets tough guy!?

[rasbo]

I pack a gun everywhere..even doing yard work..I had a bear get after me while hiking in to a deer spot..I shot that bear at point blank range..No way a knife would have helped me.But having a firearm did...I cant help but wonder how many that have been murdered on trails while hiking. had a knife on them somewhere.I wonder if they had a sidearm what the news flash would be...Maybe a different story...For anyone who thinks there is no human danger the farther you go in, think twice..Not many grow ops next to the road..As  Machias said,being prepared for what might happen is best..

[D-Rock425]

I pack a gun everywhere..even doing yard work..I had a bear get after me while hiking in to a deer spot..I shot that bear at point blank range..No way a knife would have helped me.But having a firearm did...I cant help but wonder how many that have been murdered on trails while hiking. had a knife on them somewhere.I wonder if they had a sidearm what the news flash would be...Maybe a different story...For anyone who thinks there is no human danger the farther you go in, think twice..Not many grow ops next to the road..As  Machias said,being prepared for what might happen is best..

did you kill the bear.

[sakoshooter]

Also your comment about motorcycle gangs doesn't impress me.  Doubt it was an OMG as you'd probably wouldn't be writing this today had you truly done something stupid like that to a true OMG.  You sure it wasn't just a few guys on Harleys with Harley jackets tough guy!?

What is a true OMG?

[Swatson]

A true OMG would be a Bandito, Destrallo, Hell's Angel, Vagos, Gypsy Joker, Mongols, Amigos, and the list goes on! 

[sakoshooter]

Swatson,
31 years ago to be exact. They all had the same name across the backs of their jackets. I don't even remember now. They might have been a bunch of regular Joe's out for a ride and playing tough for all I know but my wife got a little panicky when they started screwing with us. After braking and scaring the dung out of the bunch behind us, I slowed down and let them all get in front and kept it that way. They went their way and we went ours luckily.
I'm as pro-gun as they come and think we all should carry a gun, even openly carried. There'd be a lot less violent crime if more people carried and were competent.
My hunting pack is too damn heavy now and every time I shoot something it gets heavier so I don't always carry my handgun in or on it. Do I think the situation exists where you could use one for self defense or at least self confidence? Yep. It's just gonna be rare and hopefully non-existent in my life.

[Swatson]

Sakoshooter, I kinda gathered that from you being an NRA life member and that is why I was confused as to what I was reading from you. No biggie.  Don't know about the motorcyclist.  Lots of different bike clubs out there but unless you know what your looking for your probably not going to know if there an OMG.  Me personally, I don't usually carry my pistol when I'm elk huntin with my bow either for that same reason, weight!  But I would never discourage one from doing so and sometimes think I probably should.  Sometimes I'll throw it in my pack but rarely and I know my huntin buddy always has his!  Plus I shoot a pretty mean Hoyt!   

[sakoshooter]

I still wanna know what OMG means.

[h20hunter]

Oh My God, are you, like, totally kidding me?

[sakoshooter]

Now I get it.
Swatson called a certain biker a 'true OMG' and I didn't understand what he was trying to say.

[Swatson]

hahaha an OMG is an Outlaw Motorcycle Gang.  The kind you hear about usually doing not so nice things.

[MIKEXRAY]

These four page arguments crack me up !!!!   If you want to carry, carry. If not don't. Why are we so damn hard headed that we have to try to change eachothers views on life. Why does it bother you guys why a guy carries ? The reason doesn't matter at all, he feels more secure. Why argue about the scenario ? I carry because I hike for an hour in the dark up to my spot up on the ridge, takes all the balls I have to hike up there in the pitch dark by myself. What is the gun for ? Just so I feel secure. People have to quit trying to hammer their beliefs into other people. Do any of you really think your going to make your point and a guy is going to admit your right & not carry because of your advice ?


Has anyone re-read the first post ? He wanted to know about his bullet selection & caliber, not "if he has the right reason to carry ".

Mike

[Jason]

These four page arguments crack me up !!!!   If you want to carry, carry. If not don't. Why are we so damn hard headed that we have to try to change eachothers views on life. Why does it bother you guys why a guy carries ? The reason doesn't matter at all, he feels more secure. Why argue about the scenario ? I carry because I hike for an hour in the dark up to my spot up on the ridge, takes all the balls I have to hike up there in the pitch dark by myself. What is the gun for ? Just so I feel secure. People have to quit trying to hammer their beliefs into other people. Do any of you really think your going to make your point and a guy is going to admit your right & not carry because of your advice ?


Has anyone re-read the first post ? He wanted to know about his bullet selection & caliber, not "if he has the right reason to carry ".
Mike