I created a general 'woods carry' thread here:
https://www.floridashootersnetwork.com/ ... f=7&t=3764
It has a poll with most of the major/typical woods calibers that one may chose to carry in the woods. If you haven't seen that thread, please stop by and vote and post your comments.
For this thread, I wanted to post a couple of specific choices to chose from. So, between the two choices in the poll, what would you prefer as a woods carry caliber, what pistol/revolver would you prefer and why did you make that choice?
I will add other polls with different choices.
Woods Carry: 357sig or 357 magnum
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Deputydave
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Woods Carry: 357sig or 357 magnum
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Tenzing_Norgay
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.357 mag: Availability and ability to shoot .38 if .357 isn't available.
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357MAG, because it can be loaded with heavier bullets. Depending on the woods 158 to 170 grain bullets.
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dammitgriff
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.357 Mag. I load 180-grain XTP’s or Sierra’s FPJ’s over 12-13 grains of AA9 for my 1894C.
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MiamiOffshore
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I respect the thoughts behind the reasons for opting for the magnum. However the firepower angle of the Sig option is very appealing.
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I agree. I 'grew up' on revolvers and my first personally owned firearm was a 357 magnum and I love shooting them. Having said that, shooting 357sig out of either my HK P2000 or HK USPc is pure joy. As much as I like the magnums, I know that I'm faster and more accurate shooting 357sig out of either of those platforms due to the way they handle recoil. True, you can't go as heavy a bullet in 357sig, but I figure for our area a properly loaded 357sig should be able to handle most any typical threat. And having 12+1 rounds of 357sig just seems to beat 5-8 rounds of 357 magnum for my purposes.MiamiOffshore wrote: ↑Wed Aug 26, 2020 2:06 am I respect the thoughts behind the reasons for opting for the magnum. However the firepower angle of the Sig option is very appealing.
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dammitgriff
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Always carry more gun than you think you’re gonna need!
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.357 mag for sure. But they arent cheap and i dont like taking a nice gun to the field. So i carry a .357 sig lol
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dammitgriff
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I have a Marlin lever in .357, similar to this:
Very light and handy, and you get a boost in velocity from standard loads.
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Very light and handy, and you get a boost in velocity from standard loads.
—Griff
.357 Mag for two reasons:
It was my first pistol when exploring the mountains in my home state of Montana many moons ago. As my dad advised, it you're too lazy to carry a rifle, carry this...just in case Mr. Bear is afoot and in a bad mood.
Had a .357 Sig once, but it's just not the same, so sold it while keeping that first revolver from long ago
It was my first pistol when exploring the mountains in my home state of Montana many moons ago. As my dad advised, it you're too lazy to carry a rifle, carry this...just in case Mr. Bear is afoot and in a bad mood.
Had a .357 Sig once, but it's just not the same, so sold it while keeping that first revolver from long ago