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#208418 - 10/03/11 10:20 PM Favorite pistol to carry hiking/camping
357sig Gun fool Registered: 12/07/08 Posts: 977 Loc: Chesterfield, VA City or County: Matoaca	Checking to see what most folks on here like to carry while hiking for protection in Va, NC TN areas
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#208421 - 10/03/11 10:23 PM Re: Favorite pistol to carry hiking/camping [Re: 357sig]
shortstow80 < Thomas Jefferson Registered: 06/24/11 Posts: 214 Loc: Prince George, VA City or County: Prince George	Glock 19 _________________________ All tyranny needs to gain a foothold is for people of good conscience to remain silent--Thomas Jefferson
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#208700 - 10/04/11 05:33 PM Re: Favorite pistol to carry hiking/camping [Re: 357sig]
K-9sHnDlr Bolt action Registered: 08/03/11 Posts: 147 Loc: V.A. City or County: Brunswick	G23
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#208814 - 10/04/11 09:36 PM Re: Favorite pistol to carry hiking/camping [Re: K-9sHnDlr]
mmayou Pea shooter Registered: 08/16/10 Posts: 15 Loc: NoVA City or County: Fairfax	g27
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#209279 - 10/06/11 01:15 AM Re: Favorite pistol to carry hiking/camping [Re: mmayou]
357sig Gun fool Registered: 12/07/08 Posts: 977 Loc: Chesterfield, VA City or County: Matoaca	Sure are a lot of Glock fans. Can't say I blame them. Mine is a G20 Reason being. Great round. Can take down any animal I run across given I do my part, very accurate and 15+1 rounds.
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#209357 - 10/06/11 11:10 AM Re: Favorite pistol to carry hiking/camping [Re: 357sig]
Cash is King Papa wants a CMMG SASS .308 Registered: 09/15/11 Posts: 141 Loc: Woodbridge/Stafford City or County: Prince William, Stafford and Gloucester every few weeks	I carry a G19 East of the Mississippi and an G20 West.
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#209563 - 10/06/11 09:08 PM Re: Favorite pistol to carry hiking/camping [Re: Cash is King]
seairland312 Reagan Bush '84 Registered: 10/25/10 Posts: 470 Loc: Virginia City or County: Farmville/ Va Beach	G29 and two spare mags, best of both worlds. _________________________ Why carry? Because 1911 > 911.
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#210095 - 10/08/11 08:20 AM Re: Favorite pistol to carry hiking/camping [Re: 357sig]
dustydog Addicted Registered: 06/19/09 Posts: 618 Loc: Chester,Va.!!!!finally got it ... City or County: Chester,dang it!Chester!	4" or 6" .22 revolver loaded with alternating ratshot and solids.More worried about stepping on a slithering rattler than a walking one. _________________________ Chittlins,the dividing line between the brave and the merely bold.
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#211723 - 10/12/11 10:10 AM Re: Favorite pistol to carry hiking/camping [Re: dustydog]
gbellamy God, Family, Country and Guns Registered: 02/18/09 Posts: 256 Loc: Roanoke, VA City or County: Roanoke	Usually always have my NAA 22 mag with me. Small enough to carry all of the time and is always on me. If I need bigger (in woods for camping or longer hikes or hunting) then my S&W 629 in .44 Mag 4 inch barrel loaded with hard cast wheel weight 240 grain over 10 grains of unique. Worked for Elmer Keith and works for me. Should stop anything I will come across. _________________________ "Life is not fair, life was not meant to be fair. We in the submarine service are fortunate to learn this fact early in life, that life is not fair.."
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#212302 - 10/13/11 04:12 PM Re: Favorite pistol to carry hiking/camping [Re: gbellamy]
king of battle Operation Iraqi Freedom V and VII, Operation Telic Registered: 02/09/09 Posts: 454 Loc: Oakton, VA City or County: Fairfax, VA	S&W500
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#216475 - 10/22/11 01:23 AM Re: Favorite pistol to carry hiking/camping [Re: 357sig]
branch Pea shooter Registered: 10/20/11 Posts: 1 Loc: Va City or County: Christiansburg	1911 Gov
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#216504 - 10/22/11 09:17 AM Re: Favorite pistol to carry hiking/camping [Re: 357sig]
Chrisutk Pea shooter Registered: 09/18/11 Posts: 14 Loc: Springfield, VA City or County: Fairfax	Sig P239 40, it's small enough that it doesn't get in the way.
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#216551 - 10/22/11 11:53 AM Re: Favorite pistol to carry hiking/camping [Re: 357sig]
cleve00 Nice guy Registered: 01/23/11 Posts: 303 Loc: Northern Virginia City or County: Leesburg	Ditto Sig P239 in 9mm HPs for max zombie damage. _________________________ "Lead, follow, or get out of the way." Thomas Paine
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#216787 - 10/22/11 09:26 PM Re: Favorite pistol to carry hiking/camping [Re: cleve00]
driftwood Marksman Registered: 10/24/10 Posts: 270 Loc: Va , Roanoke City or County: Roanoke city	G21 with a backup G33 with a minimum of 2 extra mags. When im going out light.
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#217092 - 10/23/11 07:03 PM Re: Favorite pistol to carry hiking/camping [Re: Chrisutk]
BobVA Reputation defines you - more precious than $$$$ Registered: 03/13/11 Posts: 508 Loc: Virginia City or County: Prince William	Originally Posted By: Chrisutk Sig P239 40, it's small enough that it doesn't get in the way. double ditto _________________________ Retired USMC (1967 - 1987) Not as lean - Not as mean - Still a Marine !!!
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#217139 - 10/23/11 08:23 PM Re: Favorite pistol to carry hiking/camping [Re: 357sig]
earthtrekker1775 Pea shooter Registered: 10/23/11 Posts: 2 Loc: Blacksburg, Virginia City or County: Montgomery	G21 SF
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#217546 - 10/24/11 06:03 PM Re: Favorite pistol to carry hiking/camping [Re: earthtrekker1775]
ThinkMud Marksman Registered: 09/02/10 Posts: 241 Loc: Prince William County City or County: Montclair VA	Glock 27 for local stuff and Glock 20sf for hunting and more backwoods stuff. When I get a 29sf that will replace the 27:) _________________________ -Semper Fi
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#227530 - 11/16/11 02:48 PM Re: Favorite pistol to carry hiking/camping [Re: 357sig]
357sig Gun fool Registered: 12/07/08 Posts: 977 Loc: Chesterfield, VA City or County: Matoaca	I'm surprised to see so many sig 239's on here. I thought I would see more 357 mags, 44 mags, etc. Great gun though. I have one in 357 sig and I imagine that would do the job as well. Very accurate and reliable gun.
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#238427 - 12/11/11 09:10 AM Re: Favorite pistol to carry hiking/camping [Re: 357sig]
Carnisedo Bolt action Registered: 07/26/11 Posts: 147 Loc: Virginia City or County: Cumberland	G31c _________________________ Paragon Services, LLC, General Contracting Brandon--(804)513-9072 Rva and Surrounding Areas
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#242819 - 12/20/11 12:09 AM Re: Favorite pistol to carry hiking/camping [Re: 357sig]
boltactionfan ----->insert custom title here<----- Registered: 04/20/11 Posts: 946 Loc: 22407 City or County: Spotsylvania, Virginia	G22 and I know it is not part of the question but I like to take my camp9 or a 22 rifle with me just in case.
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#243571 - 12/21/11 02:07 PM Re: Favorite pistol to carry hiking/camping [Re: boltactionfan]
CheroHunt Marksman Registered: 09/08/10 Posts: 302 Loc: Midlothian, VA City or County: 23113	G21 on my hip and a G30 in my pack _________________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary, it's the stupid one's that need help.
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#246345 - 12/27/11 09:34 PM Re: Favorite pistol to carry hiking/camping [Re: CheroHunt]
hkprofection NO COMPROMISE Registered: 08/15/11 Posts: 65 Loc: VA City or County: Richmond	P2K sk .40 on the hip because its out of the way for hiking.. two mags in the bag. If it's longer than 3 days in the bush, it would be the PLR 16 in the bag with 6 30rnders on the side on the bag (have to be able to sustain for awhile in the event of zombies trying to over run the camp). Then again I'm probably just overly paranoid.
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#263088 - 01/25/12 11:45 PM Re: Favorite pistol to carry hiking/camping [Re: 357sig]
Riana Bolt action Registered: 12/07/08 Posts: 193 Loc: NoVA City or County: Fairfax County, VA	I've only been camping here in VA a couple of times, and it was with a bunch of Boy Scouts, so concealment was a must. I had my SP101 on me, loaded with 38+P, and a spare speedloader full of it, as well. My normal carry is my 1911, and if concealment isn't an issue, I carry that. Up in NH, where there are more critters than people, I either carry the 1911 or my S&W Model 66 with the 4" barrel, full of 357. _________________________ A woman who demands further gun control legislation is like a chicken who roots for Colonel Sanders. ~~ Larry Elder --------------------------------- NRA Certified Instructor NRA Certified Range Safety Officer
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#265064 - 01/30/12 09:23 PM Re: Favorite pistol to carry hiking/camping [Re: Riana]
COUNTRY Deer herd control expert Registered: 11/20/08 Posts: 921 Loc: Hanover Co. 23069 City or County: Studley	For Me it's the s&w 329pd 4in 44mag with a few speed loaders loaded with everything from snakeshot and 44spl and a couple with full tilt 240sp for the black 4 leg critters This gun weights in at 24oz and you dont even know your carrying it. BTW i know i know you dont need a 44mag but I never over killed anything LOL _________________________ Teach your kids 2 hunt so you dont have 2 hunt for your kids
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#266006 - 02/01/12 01:39 PM Re: Favorite pistol to carry hiking/camping [Re: 357sig]
Agent19 Magnum Force Registered: 01/12/09 Posts: 1986 Loc: Greene County City or County: RT 230 @ RT637	West of the Mississippi = Ruger BH 4 5/8bbl in 44mag or Springfield Armory XD tactical in 460Rowland East of Mississippi= Glock 20 w/6"bbl or Coonan w/6"bbl _________________________ "Rightful liberty is unobstructed action according to our will within limits drawn around us by the equal rights of others. I do not add 'within the limits of the law', because law is often but the tyrant's will" ~Thomas Jefferson
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#273823 - 02/14/12 02:41 PM Re: Favorite pistol to carry hiking/camping [Re: Agent19]
Lialos Nice Guy Registered: 12/23/10 Posts: 516 Loc: Virginia City or County: Stafford	G19 or G17, depending on various factors. _________________________ Looking for a Rack or Field Grade M1 Garand
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#279365 - 02/23/12 04:56 PM Re: Favorite pistol to carry hiking/camping [Re: 357sig]
atcgriffin Pea shooter Registered: 02/18/12 Posts: 3 Loc: Tidewater City or County: Virginia Beach	4 inch gp100, or 4 inch 44 ruger redhawk.
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#284779 - 03/03/12 09:25 PM Re: Favorite pistol to carry hiking/camping [Re: 357sig]
aka-cyberman Double Tap Registered: 01/12/10 Posts: 318 Loc: Virginia, USA City or County: Isle Of Wight County	If I still hiked, I would carry a S&W 640 _________________________ I SUPPORT HUNTING ON SUNDAY !!!
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#288464 - 03/09/12 10:41 PM Re: Favorite pistol to carry hiking/camping [Re: 357sig]
450racer1 Marksman Registered: 12/21/10 Posts: 249 Loc: Virginia City or County: Stafford	if i walked in the woods (not hunting) in a rural mountain part i would be carrying a 44 or bigger
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#295064 - 03/22/12 09:42 AM Re: Favorite pistol to carry hiking/camping [Re: 357sig]
HOTBRASS Shooting 6.8 SPC & .45 ACP = Life Is Good Registered: 06/22/11 Posts: 368 Loc: Virginia City or County: Fredericksburg	Sig P220
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#304553 - 04/08/12 11:29 PM Re: Favorite pistol to carry hiking/camping [Re: 357sig]
TamboClaus Bolt action Registered: 01/23/12 Posts: 132 Loc: Petersburg, VA City or County: Petersburg	Ruger Super Blackhawk 44 Mag.. This gun forces people to make an effort to not rattle me.
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#313789 - 04/24/12 09:25 PM Re: Favorite pistol to carry hiking/camping [Re: 357sig]
GAS53 Zombie Slayer Apprentice Registered: 03/20/11 Posts: 39 Loc: Virginia USA City or County: Williamsburg	Sig P229 in .40 S&W or .357 Sig!
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