woods carry, who carries what?

[mobius]

A Ruger 'Bisley' NMBH, 5.5" ss .45 Colt in a Barrantti 'Longhorn Companion'.

I like that!! What load do you shoot?
Fred
expatriot Okie

 

[Sheriff]

mobius, it's fed a diet of 10grs Unique, CCI 300, and a 255gr Keith-style cast, semi-wadcutter.

 

[mobius]

mobius, it's fed a diet of 10grs Unique, CCI 300, and a 255gr Keith-style cast, semi-wadcutter.

That ought to do it.

Fred

 

[Chuck 100 yd]

Bear Paw Jack, Mine is .44mag.

 

[mobius]

Bear Paw Jack, Mine is .44mag.

Looks like a shorty too. Very sweet.

 

[gmartinnc]

Hard to say, except that it will be a SA Ruger, 4 5/8" barrel, and begin with a 4.

 

[Bear Paw Jack]

Bear Paw Jack, Mine is .44mag.

Chuck that must be the 3-3/4" barrel? Regardless I really like it. Great looking grips. What are they?
Sorry to bother Just a great looking gun.

 

[jackruff]

Super Blackhawk .44 magnum 5.5", or GP100 .357 magnum 6", or SP 101 2.5" .357 magnum.

 

[BusMaster007X]

Super Blackhawk .44 magnum 5.5", or GP100 .357 magnum 6", or SP 101 2.5" .357 magnum.

On a slidiing scale, these choices would work...until the fingernail, bite-back option! :wink:


"Nice puppy at the door picture" turns into:

 

[Floridaoutdoors]

Lipsey .44 Special 4 5/8 Bbl. Buffalo Bore "Heavy" 255 Gr. Keith. Custom field holster with trigger and sight guard,and I also figured out that a simple flap holster can be ideal. The 44 Special Flat Top is certainly a woods rambling,'packing' masterpiece. Ideal for chance year round hog. The Black Hawk 44 Mag 5.5 Bbl. sees less and less trail time.Perhaps a five shot shorter Bbl. 44 mag would be of interest.....?

SP101 .357 short Bbl. has seen some miles. And of course the Single Six,Ruger Flap Holster; circa 1973.

Charter Arms Bulldog five shot .44 Special,2.5 Bbl. .........trail and camp perfection, and Charter Arms brand because Ruger has not yet pictured a compact five shot .44 Spcl. in the catalog.......

 

[MaxP]

My most frequent woods carry piece is my .454 Redhawk, stoked with heavy .45 Colt loads -- 360 grain WFNs at about 1,150 fps.

My .45 Colt Bisley also frequently gets the nod:

 

[Bear Paw Jack]

MaxP, very nice. Thought about doing that switch myself. What did you do with the Alaskan? I know a guy that did the same thing and put the Redhawk cylinder in the Alaskan and "tried" to sell it. I think he was asking a little too much money, but everything sells at the right price.

 

[mobius]

MaxP, very nice. Thought about doing that switch myself. What did you do with the Alaskan? I know a guy that did the same thing and put the Redhawk cylinder in the Alaskan and "tried" to sell it. I think he was asking a little too much money, but everything sells at the right price.

I was thinking of switching mine, primarily to keep DW from loading the Alaskan with 454s. She likes to carry and shoot the Alaskan above any others.

 

[MaxP]

MaxP, very nice. Thought about doing that switch myself. What did you do with the Alaskan? I know a guy that did the same thing and put the Redhawk cylinder in the Alaskan and "tried" to sell it. I think he was asking a little too much money, but everything sells at the right price.

The .454 cylinder came out of a 7 1/2-inch Super Redhawk I had that I had converted to .500 Linebaugh. I never did get the cylinder that originally came in the Redhawk.

 

[mobius]

The .454 cylinder came out of a 7 1/2-inch Super Redhawk I had that I had converted to .500 Linebaugh. I never did get the cylinder that originally came in the Redhawk.

You were able to just polish that weird gray finish off it? Or was yours polished stainless?

 

[MaxP]

The .454 cylinder came out of a 7 1/2-inch Super Redhawk I had that I had converted to .500 Linebaugh. I never did get the cylinder that originally came in the Redhawk.

You were able to just polish that weird gray finish off it? Or was yours polished stainless?

It's still gray. The photo doesn't show it well, but it is still gray.

 

[donut757]

i carry a variety of side arms.

I used to carry the 4" Security Six for everything from in the woods to on the boat. It is still my favorite gun and would take it above all others, but i havent carried it out in a while.

This time a year i am workin on hunting stands and near a lot of swamp. I have turned to the LCR in .38 as it is very comfortable IWB or in my pocket. I load it with shot shell for the snakes cuz they can get real nasty. When i start hunting it will be with me also. When i go squirrel hunting in the mountains i will take the .45 Blackhawk. We have seen some a bear or two up that way and the .45 will give me a fighting chance at a turkey if i see one, missed one at like 20+ yards last year.

I will also mix the .22 LCR in every now in the during the winter when the snakes arent around.

 

[jbenceo]

I haven't carried it yet, but for the occasion I bought a Smith and Wesson model 657-4 41 mag Mountain Gun, and a box of 250 grain Federal Castcores. I also have a 4" model 629-4 if I wanted to go that route.

 

[chup]

The only woods I have been in in the past few years are in PA and Ohio. 357 mag will handle anything I need to worry about. The PA Bears seam to be afraid of people but, I sometimes keep a Riot Gun with 8 Slugs in the Camper.

 

[Joe S.]

i am down to one single action that is smaller than a .4x caliber. it is a 357 Vaquero. its heavy.

usually i grab my 45 acp Vaquero birdshead and throw it in a holster made for a S&W 586. it fits surprisingly well. really surprised when i tried it. that has become my basic set up. the acp will do anything i need done on the farm, and it is way lighter than my 45 colts or 44's, and WAY lighter than my 357.

if i am in a double action mood, then maybe the 586 or the 625 Smiths... i like both.

and i always have my 38 special LCR with first round being rat shot. its like my backup on the farm. ha!