Carry for hiking

[Sunray]

"...44 mag slug or a blast from a 12ga mag can take a head completely off..." That's Hollywood nonsense.

[lyman]

"...44 mag slug or a blast from a 12ga mag can take a head completely off..." That's Hollywood nonsense.

you are correct

[Dolt]

Somebody has been watching too much Dirty Harry...

[Dolt]

Kitty scares me a hell of a lot more than Yogi.

[barretcreek]

We have Bullwinkle here, and he's stupid and very aggressive. He has chased friends on their snowmobiles.

[jjrothWA]

Having hiked the WA. Cascades, I carried either a Ruger SS6 4", with Hornaday 140 gr., XTP's or a 1911 with the Hornady 230 gr FMJ-FP ammo.
Had spare speed-loader with Federal 180 gr., Hard cart bullets , as the 240 gr were for two-legged varmints.

Soke with the Sierra baslitic techs and they recommended the heaviest bullet at the maximum velocity you can handle.

Best defense is to MAINTAIN visual observations of surroundings.

[C5M1]

Sunray gave some sage advice. Add to that I carry pepper spray and titanium 41 mag revolver in bear country. 22 revolver everywhere else. Here is a good article from last fall near cody wy. The man left a wife and 5 children.

https://buckrail.com/10mm-glock-full...rizzly-attack/

[Vern Humphrey]

The first rule of gun fighting is, "Have a gun ." The second rule is "Have it with you."

[remus]

If I was in bear country I'd carry my Ruger .45 colt, loaded up, in a Diamond D chest holster. Fast access and comfortable. When I'm just out and about mod. 19, or 18, or 48, Smiths in the Diamond D. Good rig check them out.

[RED]

If you are hiking in bear country, you should carry pepper spray and wear bells on your shoes. If you see bear scat you should not be there.

The question being is "How do you know it is bear scat?"

Easy! It will smell like pepper and have little bells in it.