What do you carry in the 'wilds'?

[David]

As long as the bad guys abide by the 10-round limit then I guess it's okay.....

[David]

I like my Gen 3 Glock 21 for woods carry. But yesterday I was with my nephew at an Academy in his area. Got a chance to hold a Gen 4 G21 and liked it quite a bit. The grip texturing is better in my opinion. And the grip girth was less than the Gen 3. Just felt better in the hand, somewhat similar to the G17 grip.

[Erich]

Generally when I hike up in the national forest behind the subdivision, it's just whatever I'm carrying - lately it's been the CSX. We have black bears (sleeping, I assume) and mountain lions, but no griz.
Yesterday


When I drive to the far-boonies (out where police response is at least an hour away), I generally have some sort of AR pistol with me because cases I've worked show that a lot of weird stuff happens out there.
Shorty is 300 BLK; 10.5" is 5.56

Quebradas Backcountry Byway - Bureau of Land Management

[Bmyers]

Looks like a nice area.

[Erich]

It's lovely - too bad that there are so many people who are trying to turn it into California-in-the-high-desert.
A short stroll into the National Forest behind my subdivision - taken earlier this week right before it snowed again

[David]

Always carry the Glock 20...

Just looking at the poll and realized I forgot to put 10mm. Big oversight on my part, apologies.

Still carrying the Gen3 G21. Thought about upgrading it to a Gen 5, and maybe down the road. But realistically speaking, I don't carry it often enough to really justify it (not that I've let that stop me in the past). I can shoot the Gen 3 just fine because I have so much experience with it. Had to qualify with it for nearly 20 years since it was the duty issue.

[Erich]

10mm is just the greatest . . . but I no longer own one because probably 40% of my attention as I pulled the trigger was always on "Where's that brass going?" Nowadays I've seen a resurgence in availability of the round (it was easy to find in the mid-Nineties, got expensive in the late Nineties and stayed that way until the last few years - now you see it again for under $20/50 for blasting ammo). Man, those Glock 40 MOS guns sure are nifty . . .

My long-departed 1076 . . . with the Southpaw mag release!

[David]

Sold my Glock 21 and picked up another Sig P229 in 40 S&W. I think one of them will be my new woods/trail gun.

Just need to decide if I want to keep it 40 or drop in the 357sig barrel.

[David]

Sold my Glock 21. Woods carry/trail pistol is now going to be a Sig P229 in either 40 S&W or 357sig. Leaning towards 40 but haven't completely ruled out 357sig.

[Bob]

I think my new woods gun is my Ruger Blackhawk