Handgun and holster for backpacking with family?

I too carry the SP101 3 inch. I have a pair of Tactical Tailor first aid pouches, one on each side of my pack belt. The left one carries first aid gear, the right one the 357mag. The pouches have a dual zipper that meets at the top, inside is a elastic band against the back of the pouch that holds the 3 inch revolver quite well. Leaving the zippers apart an inch or so allows me to plunge my hand into the pouch for rapid access. Once the pack comes off, the gun goes into the front pocket of my hiking shorts/pants.
Allan
 
kage said:
Think about a Glock 23. It's easily concealable and the .40 is a very capable round. Too expensive to shoot? Get a Lone Wolf conversion barrel and some G19 mags and it's now a 9millie. Want better balistics and you like to spend a lot of money on ammo? Get a Glock .357 Sig barrel and swap them out. Want to shoot small game? Get an Advantage Arms .22 conversion (although I don't know how accurate this is, as I don't own one yet). Now that's versatility!
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the AA22 conversions are reasonably accurate. i have one for my 19.

however, it's not as accurate as my Ruger MK2 slabside.

the standard Glock trigger is not as nice as the trigger on a "target" .22 pistol. but i'm usually shooting at cans and clays, not paper, so it's hard to give any group size info.
 
I carry my GP-100 in a simply rugged sourdough holster, it works great. I haven't tried the chesty puller straps yet but I plan on ordering them soon.

You could try using the chesty puller straps under a big, loose button up shirt or you could try using the inside/out straps to carry IWB and then switch to belt carry when you have more privacy.
 
I normally carry the same way I do while at home, work, store etc.
I carry a Glock 27 IWB in a Fist Hoster. A lot of people say that it is uncomfortable to carry IWB and have a pack on. I guess over the years I'm just so used to having it on me all the time, that i don't even notice its there.
As far as caliber, I'm sure that a face full of .40 lead to any size bear will deter him from harming me and mine.
 
Havokk said:
Wow, I'm glad I live in a country where there are no four-legged dangers in the woods.

As far as shooting the cougar goes, can I respectfully suggest that your first goal is not to shoot the animal but scare it off. The noise of the firearm should be your first line of defence, so you don't have to kill (or worse, wound and fail to kill) some poor, hungry woodland creature.
Maybe noise should also be a criteria for picking a firearm?

Cheers
Craig
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I would never waste a round shooting it for noise. All of my bullets go into whatever animal is threatening me, no hesitation whatsoever. Been there, done that.
 
State parks and the like, is an out of site gun.

But when I'm in the woods I like to have my gun in the open, a two leg predator is likely to move to easier pray. I've walked into old drug camps before, and dealt with drug heads before in the woods, When they see the gun things change.

With a large pack (meaning belt strap) I use shoulder or cross chest tanker holster. Leaves gun on when pack is off.

Day pack is belt holster.
 
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