Minimum Arms to Carry in Different Circumstances

[norseman]

24 minutes ago, Trogluddite said:

That's the problem with the younger generation - too lazy to get out of bed and chase down a bear; have to wait for the bear to come to them! (It's an attempt at humor, people!)

A bloody pork chop around the neck helps!

[Jfp]

I usually carry a judge with both 410 and 45 long colt. Mostly the 410 for snakes 45 long colt for anything else.

[Sircalum]

Good old reliable S&W 44 mag will put down anything. If you hit the right spot!

[FLY]

My sidearm for hunting, woods  walking has been a  Ruger Blackhawk .357.  IF  ,  I were to go searching for  Bigfoot I would also carry a 12 gauge pump with alternating 00 and Brenneke slugs

[Backdoc]

 

 

I would have a very hard time shooting a Bigfoot unless it was self-defense.

 

However, If I was in the woods and encountered Bigfoot and needed to defend myself, I would hope I was armed like this tough gal Vasquez from the movie Aliens.  A baby pistol won't do.  Your life would be on the line as much as -if not more than- a Grizzley bear. 

 

 

 

 

Edited Tuesday at 03:51 PM by Backdoc

[FLY]

6 minutes ago, Backdoc said:

 

 

I would have a very hard time shooting a Bigfoot unless it was self-defense.

 

However, If I was in the woods and encountered Bigfoot and needed to defend myself, I would hope I was armed like this tough gal Vasquez from the movie Aliens.  A baby pistol won't do.  Your life would be on the line as much as -if not more than- a Grizzley bear. 

 

 

 

 

But that's a make believe gun.  Might as well say you want to be armed with a phaser on kill or a Phased plasma rifle in the forty watt range

 

 

[Huntster]

40 minutes ago, Backdoc said:

..........A baby pistol won't do.  Your life would be on the line as much as -if not more than- a Grizzley bear...........

 

Baby pistols have one huge advantage over all other self defense weapons:

 

Easiest to carry (even in your front pocket), they tend to be at hand when you need it. And while it's rarely considered a death ray, if loaded with the best possible ammo, it can effectively repel even the largest threat...........

 

https://www.buffalobore.com/index.php?l=product_detail&p=388

 

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..........You are the first person I have told this story to as I haven't decided whether to write it up or not, or where, but thought you should know that your ammo WORKS.   We recovered 4 of the bullets and I took a photo of the back of the bear after the hide was removed that shows an entry on one side of the back and the tip of the bullet on the off side ...........

 

 

[Backdoc]

In all seriousness, it puts in perspective Gimlin stating he would have dropped Patty with his rifle if she had turned and attacked them that day.  That probably applies to most hunters and outdoorsmen

 

Gimlin describes his rifle and bullets in a way where he seems confident his firepower would have killed a charging sasquatch.

 

It's been said Gimlin and Roger had agreed not to shoot one.  My guess is neither would have anyway unless attacked.

[Huntster]

9 hours ago, Backdoc said:

.......Gimlin describes his rifle and bullets in a way where he seems confident his firepower would have killed a charging sasquatch..........

 

My understanding is that Gimlin had a 30-06, which would offer plenty of power to kill a sasquatch with a single round if it was shot through the boiler room. 

[PNWexplorer]

I did a day long Jeep trip over the Freezeout pass in Idaho last week.  Dang close to grizzly country on the Montana border.  I took a picture of the two guns I brought with me...



A Marlin 1894 carbine and a S&W Model 686.  Both in .357 Magnum.  I did not feel under-gunned at all.  

I have spent nearly 50 years in the Idaho wilderness camping, fishing, hunting, shooting, exploring, hiking, ATV riding, off-roading, and just plain relaxing and enjoying nature.  All of those activities were done while being armed.  In all those years, I was threatened with violence, or felt threatened maybe 4-5 times.  Twice was by animals/Bigfoot and the others by people.

The worst was a few years ago when me and my dog Rowdy camped at a remote spot on Bonami Creek in a pop-up camper, and a pack of wolves came in and surrounded our camp at night.  I was blissfully unaware of the threat having downed a couple or a few 7&7s while listening to satellite radio by the fire.   Rowdy was a 105lb Lab/Great Dane mix who was afraid of fire and nothing else.  He normally stayed away from it and would lay down behind me as I sat near the fire and drank. But that night, he decided to lay very close to the fire and my rifle...



The next day, I awoke with the worst hangover I have ever experienced.  I thought I had been shot in the head with a .22.  I poured out the remaining Seagrams 7.  

After I drank a bottle of water and downed a few aspirin, I stumbled outside to the camp and observed Rowdy diligently walking the perimeter of camp, sniffing and marking his territory.  I got dressed, grabbed my rifle, and headed up the crude trail behind our campsite.  Rowdy was busy peeing on everything and sniffing furiously...



I followed him about 25yds from camp and suddenly realized why he had acted so strangely the night before by staying close to the fire, and why he was so obsessed the next day with marking his territory.  I found a piece of wolf scat that was very fresh and left while the wolf was in motion and moving away from our camp.  It had to have been left within the past 8 hours.



I began doing a search of the area around our camp and found sign that a pack of wolves had come in the night before and walked around the perimeter of our camp.  No wonder Rowdy was acting so strange the night before!  

The rifle I had was a Marlin 1894 in .45 Colt, with a Surefire weapon light attached, 6 extra rounds in the butt stock pouch, a green dot optic, and smoothed action.

Pretty much the perfect weapon to be holding when a pack of wolves comes in.