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back up side arm
do you carry a back up gun "bug" pistol while hunting deer, hogs, whatever? if so what & why & have you ever had to use it? up north I found no need for one but here in fla I'm a little concerned about snakes/hogs/bears/gators oh my. the few times I hunted solo down here I carried a ruger sp101 357 snubbie with 2- rounds of #9 snake shot & 3- rounds 180gr jhp. should I switch to my sigsauer 45 acp or glock 40 15-shot, with the first 2 rounds loaded with snake shot. whats your opinion?
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Re: back up side arm
i carry a S&W .40 M&P Sub compact. I mainly shoot my hogs in the trap with it. But i also carry it just incase if i need to shoot a charging hog or a hog that i shot with a bow and decided to charge me.
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Re: back up side arm
I carry a 9MM concealed. But hunting I carry a 357 S&W and the first 2 are with 38spcl rat shot. Ive used mine a couple times for hogs that weren't quite dead.
I did have mine cocked back last year and pointing at a bear that was sniffing the tree I was sitting in. Luckily he did not try to sit with me
I did have mine cocked back last year and pointing at a bear that was sniffing the tree I was sitting in. Luckily he did not try to sit with me
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I quit killing snakes,guess I got soft as I got older or to much crockadile hunter.Never owned a pistol or handgun,can't figure that one out.
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Re: back up side arm
i carry a ruger 9mm for right now. p series. that is when i'm guiding . have alternated rounds in the mag. FMJ and JHP. Had a couple .40 cal glance off the skull of a piney rooter hog last year. 180 gr JHP. sometimes when guiding will carry my 835 mossberg with 3 1/2 " 00 buckshot. Don't carry nothing in Georgia. just what ever i'm hunting with.
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I worry more about crazy people than I do wild animals. That is the main reason I carry
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holy crap hellbilly. :big eyes: :big eyes: no need to field dress after that hog leg gets a hold of them huh.?? I give some of the guys in hunt camp a hard time for deer hunting with a 7mm mag. I know it is a good round, that is what i elk hunted with. but these guys hunt georgia with them but will not shoot over 150 yds with them. heck , you could do that with your pistol. "lol" "lol"
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heard that is a sweet weapon. ballistics are unbeleivable
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9mm with 15 friends : First choice is 7mm Rem Mag or Weatherby 300 mag :thumbs up:
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saw a guy on tv shoot a S&W 500 :scared:
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I carry a Glock 19, mostly for the crazies that are out there, but will do a lot of damage to a rogue Hog, 15 rounds go a long way
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Re: back up side arm
i carry a ruger .357 as a sidearm for hunting, .40 for my ccw. havent had to resort to either one yet.
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U beat me 2 it Iluv2hunt. I carry a walther PPk. I am much more concerned about people than any animal.
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