Woodsy Wheel Guns

[Midnight Scout]

It depends on what I am doing.

When I am at the hunting lease, where it is private land and we have wild hogs on the loose, I will carry my S+W Model 13 with a 4" barrel in .357. I can carry it openly in a holster since I am on private land.

If I am hiking at a state park, I carry a lightweight Charter Arms .38 Special called the "Off Duty." I have my concealed carry permit and I can carry it concealed in my pocket. It is so light I hardly remember it is there. But, because it is so light that it feels like a .44 magnum when I shoot it.

At National Parks, you can't carry a firearm. :grumpy:

I like the wheel guns because they are simple. I do not get the opportunity to shoot very often and with a revolver you do not have to practice as much since you do not need to ensure that it is locked and loaded, take it off safe, etc. Once a revolver is out of the holster, it is "point and shoot."

 

[Pritch]

My woods gun is a S&W 629. .44 Mag, Stainless, 6.5" bbl. Sometimes it rides in the open, in a strong side belt holster. Other times it is in a shoulder rig under my vest or in my leg pack. It isn't exactly light, but it is up to about any challenge I'll encounter.

-- FLIX

 

[k_estela]

Flix,

I like the way you are thinking with that 629. I carry mine when I go to Maine. Here is a picture. The only thing I've done to mine is add a lanyard loop from the 629 Trailboss model. I keep it strung up whenever I go canoeing. Sure, it would take me right to the bottom but at least I never have to worry about losing such a great revolver!

 

[k_estela]

How can I forget my other favorite revolver? This is the one you hardly realize you have on you. It is my S&W 317. Weighs about as much as a loaded Glock 21 magazine. Great little shooter!