Post by: pickardjw on March 24, 2020, 01:33:30 PM
I'm currently between the Glock 23, Walther PPQ in .40, H&K VP40, and Sig P320 in .40. Opinions on which one of these would be the best are welcome.
Post by: Stein on March 24, 2020, 01:39:51 PM
For two-leggers, Ruger .357.
Post by: lewy on March 24, 2020, 01:42:52 PM
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Post by: RB on March 24, 2020, 02:19:56 PM
I'm with dirty harry, 44 mag
I have one question, you feeling lucky? :chuckle:
Post by: chiwawadan on March 24, 2020, 02:39:13 PM
Small frame 38+p revolver for me for around here, also have a s&w 329pd 44 for the trips to grizzly country. The little 38 saved my bacon once!Story time?
Post by: optic2 on March 24, 2020, 02:40:06 PM
XDM 10mm 5.25 barrel.
Same here, it's probably overkill when I'm hunting in southern WA but I also hunt in the NE corner and up by Mt Baker, so there is always the possibility of grizzly.
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Post by: KFhunter on March 24, 2020, 03:16:26 PM
G20 & chest holster
+1
I was resistant to the idea of a chesty, but now I've joined the club having tried just about everything else.
Post by: Gobble Doc on March 24, 2020, 03:20:35 PM
Kimber Ultra carry .45 with buffalo bore hard cast lead, and spray.Where did you find the .45 Buffalo bore? In a store or special order?
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Post by: bearpaw on March 24, 2020, 03:31:39 PM
I'm with dirty harry, 44 mag
I have one question, you feeling lucky? :chuckle:
:chuckle: good one, right now yes, we have been self quarantining and have no woohoo here
Post by: wadu1 on March 24, 2020, 03:40:27 PM
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Post by: TheStovePipeKid on March 24, 2020, 04:13:48 PM
For bears, my go-to is spray.
For two-leggers, Ruger .357.
I too carry bear spray for four legged threats. For my sidearm I just stick with my KelTec PF9 9mm with fmj. Someday I'll get to the other end of the spectrum and get a Ruger Alaskan in .454 in a chest holster.
Post by: jdb on March 24, 2020, 04:54:52 PM
Post by: yorketransport on March 24, 2020, 08:30:32 PM
If I'm hunting with a small caliber rifle (6.5 Grendel, 6mm BR) I carry a Super Redhawk in 480 Ruger. If I'm carrying a larger gun like a 338 or bigger I'll carry a GP-100 that I rechambered to 10mm Mag.
Post by: ghosthunter on March 24, 2020, 08:45:13 PM
9mm SVE
Judge
Two Bond hand cannons in shoulder rig.
If Iam real worried KSG in pack scabbard. :tup:
Post by: huntnphool on March 24, 2020, 08:47:59 PM
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Post by: bornhunter on March 24, 2020, 09:54:50 PM
I'm with dirty harry, 44 mag
Yep, me too.
Post by: Archry on March 24, 2020, 09:58:14 PM
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Post by: Wanttohuntmore on March 24, 2020, 10:16:23 PM
Post by: RB on March 24, 2020, 10:25:20 PM
Kimber Ultra carry .45 with buffalo bore hard cast lead, and spray.Where did you find the .45 Buffalo bore? In a store or special order?
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online, just googled it and found it 255 grain hard cast lead flat nose .45acp +p $32 a box
Post by: Skillet on March 24, 2020, 10:56:15 PM
For spring hiking on to the brown bear islands, I sling my Winchester 12 ga. Marine Defender over the shoulder.
I never feel undergunned. :dunno:
Post by: Gobble Doc on March 24, 2020, 10:57:46 PM
Will take a look. Thanks.Kimber Ultra carry .45 with buffalo bore hard cast lead, and spray.Where did you find the .45 Buffalo bore? In a store or special order?
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online, just googled it and found it 255 grain hard cast lead flat nose .45acp +p $32 a box
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Post by: SGTDuffman on March 24, 2020, 11:00:12 PM
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Post by: 253shotgunner on March 24, 2020, 11:46:35 PM
S&W M66 revolver is my usual woods gun. It is my most accurate sidearm. -253shotgunner
Post by: b23 on March 25, 2020, 12:02:13 AM
G20 & chest holster
For something that won't break the bank and has a good amount of firepower the G20 or maybe even it's longer brother the G40 would be as good a choice as any and that's coming from someone that really isn't even a Glock guy.
Something in 460 Rowland would be nice too.
Post by: grimace on March 25, 2020, 06:30:34 AM
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Post by: Bluemoon on March 25, 2020, 07:21:43 AM
For those hunting up in N.C. Montana if you stop in at the Blackfoot Fish and Wildlife Office in Browning they sell it there for $5.00 a can.
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Post by: skeeter 20i on March 25, 2020, 08:22:10 AM
G20 & chest holster
+1
I was resistant to the idea of a chesty, but now I've joined the club having tried just about everything else.
Yeah right there with you. It's the only thing that worked for me after a number of different attempts.
Post by: bornhunter on March 25, 2020, 08:42:35 AM
One thing to think about with the bear spray is, one normally hunts into the wind. So when you spook that resting bear. That spray will becoming right back at you! We do hand it out to those that hunt our land but I personally would not want to depend on it without proper back up. When you do buy Bear spray always buy a extra can to practice with so you know how to use it and how it sprays out.
For those hunting up in N.C. Montana if you stop in at the Blackfoot Fish and Wildlife Office in Browning they sell it there for $5.00 a can.
And with the practice can make sure you inhale a bit of it yourself. Its nasty stuff and you need to know how bad it is and how it feels in case you do get blowback in an actual attack. You dont want to be rolling around on the ground like a baby when it gets in your eyes with mr bear coming after you. It hurts like hell but you will survive it.
Post by: Bluemoon on March 25, 2020, 08:45:31 AM
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Post by: Cougartail on March 25, 2020, 10:38:57 AM
Spray makes people feel good against bears because most attacks are "false charges".
Ammoland has an article on the effectiveness of handguns against bears. They looked for every verifiable attack and caliber used. 73 cases in total and a 96% success rate. Good read.
Post by: Jingles on March 25, 2020, 10:49:24 AM
Small game/4 legged predators Ruger single six in 17/HMR 2 legged Springfield XD 45ACP
Larger game S & W 686 in 357 Mag
Bears Ruger Black hawk 45LC
Post by: pickardjw on March 25, 2020, 11:36:02 AM
Can of pepper spray for humans because they will fall to the ground and cry like babies when sprayed. Hardcast bullets in a 10mm, 45acp or 44 magnum as they can kill deer/elk and provide protection against bears/cougars that are really attacking you.
Spray makes people feel good against bears because most attacks are "false charges".
Ammoland has an article on the effectiveness of handguns against bears. They looked for every verifiable attack and caliber used. 73 cases in total and a 96% success rate. Good read.
Pretty sweet article, here's a link for others https://www.ammoland.com/2019/08/handgun-or-pistol-defense-against-bear-attack-73-cases-96-effective/#axzz6Hj7vUaP7
Post by: kselkhunter on March 25, 2020, 11:44:58 AM
If I'm archery or muzzleloader hunting, I carry a S&W Performance Center Model 627 in a Diamond D chest holster with 180gr hardcast bullets in the 8 round moonclip and a backup moonclip on the chest holster holder. That gun is so much fun to shoot. Granted, I don't archery or muzzy hunt in griz country....I'd only ever rifle hunt in griz country and all my rifles are plenty powerful for griz so my choice of handgun was for lower 48 hunting. If I were to archery in griz country, I'd have at least a 44Mag for handgun.
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Post by: KFhunter on March 25, 2020, 12:12:29 PM
One thing to think about with the bear spray is, one normally hunts into the wind. So when you spook that resting bear. That spray will becoming right back at you! We do hand it out to those that hunt our land but I personally would not want to depend on it without proper back up. When you do buy Bear spray always buy a extra can to practice with so you know how to use it and how it sprays out.
For those hunting up in N.C. Montana if you stop in at the Blackfoot Fish and Wildlife Office in Browning they sell it there for $5.00 a can.
And with the practice can make sure you inhale a bit of it yourself. Its nasty stuff and you need to know how bad it is and how it feels in case you do get blowback in an actual attack. You dont want to be rolling around on the ground like a baby when it gets in your eyes with mr bear coming after you. It hurts like hell but you will survive it.
If anyone needs help with training, look me up, I'll spray you all in the name of safety! (and youtube it for you, so you can critique your response and take notes)
:tup:
Post by: bornhunter on March 25, 2020, 12:22:04 PM
One thing to think about with the bear spray is, one normally hunts into the wind. So when you spook that resting bear. That spray will becoming right back at you! We do hand it out to those that hunt our land but I personally would not want to depend on it without proper back up. When you do buy Bear spray always buy a extra can to practice with so you know how to use it and how it sprays out.
For those hunting up in N.C. Montana if you stop in at the Blackfoot Fish and Wildlife Office in Browning they sell it there for $5.00 a can.
And with the practice can make sure you inhale a bit of it yourself. Its nasty stuff and you need to know how bad it is and how it feels in case you do get blowback in an actual attack. You dont want to be rolling around on the ground like a baby when it gets in your eyes with mr bear coming after you. It hurts like hell but you will survive it.
If anyone needs help with training, look me up, I'll spray you all in the name of safety! (and youtube it for you, so you can critique your response and take notes)
:tup:
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Post by: tgomez on March 25, 2020, 03:27:44 PM
I love this pistol because it's light weight and so accurate. I shoot 180 grain Grizzly ammo rated at 1200 fps.
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Post by: BigGoonTuna on March 26, 2020, 04:48:48 PM
I don’t feel much need to pack a handgun while hunting modern, even my smallest deer rifle(a .250 savage) would pack a pretty nasty punch on an aggressive cat at close range, wouldn’t be afraid to use it on a black bear if I had to, either.
Post by: konradcountry on March 26, 2020, 04:51:17 PM
I'm currently between the Glock 23, Walther PPQ in .40, H&K VP40, and Sig P320 in .40. Opinions on which one of these would be the best are welcome.
All fine choices. I like Glocks for the third party market though.
I carry a compact 40 with xtreme penetrator a lot of the time unless I am bear hunting. Even the Glock 23 size is too bulky for me with the side holster. Just not my thing, I prefer to go light.
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Post by: Stein on March 26, 2020, 06:08:41 PM
Bear hunting is a 454 casull in a chest holster. While bow hunting it is most always a ruger lcr in 357 mag on my hip. Just in the woods for a hike....well it can be just about anything.
The .357 I carry is the LCR as well. That thing is a barking Chihuahua to shoot with hot loads, but man it's easy to carry. I have switched to carrying that in town most often as well as I can carry it on the side, appendix, pocket or ankle.
Post by: konradcountry on March 26, 2020, 06:16:08 PM
Living in the NE corner I never go out without a handgun. Even the rare times that I'm rifle hunting I still pack a pistol.
It definitely depends on where you go.
I wouldn't do the NE corner or Idaho without packing heavy.
In some areas of the west side I would prefer a high cap since you are more likely to run into a creep.