CrazySanMan
2013'er
I walked into the local gun store, looked at several different handguns, decided on a S&W airweight Model 642 38 Special +P. I paid for it and carried out of the store loaded with Hornady Critical Defense rounds concealed in an IWB holster less than 20 minutes after walking in.
I originally bought my XDs .45 for woods carry, but when loaded with 5 of the Buffalo Bore hard cast flat nosed .45 acp +P rounds it is heavy for a long hike. This S&W J frame is very light and easier to conceal than the XDs. It won't penetrate a bear skull, but will stop anything else I might encounter on the trail.
I carried it in my front pocket on a grueling 10 mile hike/scramble to the summit of a 8,000 foot mountain and forgot it was there until I started seeing mountain lion sign. I also carried a custom knife made by Scott Gossman in Harford County.
Mountain lion scat
I originally bought my XDs .45 for woods carry, but when loaded with 5 of the Buffalo Bore hard cast flat nosed .45 acp +P rounds it is heavy for a long hike. This S&W J frame is very light and easier to conceal than the XDs. It won't penetrate a bear skull, but will stop anything else I might encounter on the trail.
I carried it in my front pocket on a grueling 10 mile hike/scramble to the summit of a 8,000 foot mountain and forgot it was there until I started seeing mountain lion sign. I also carried a custom knife made by Scott Gossman in Harford County.
Mountain lion scat
