Camp guns, what do you take?

[Slugs Away]

Personally, I use a 12 gauge pump with 00 bucksot and slugs with a flahlight attached.

How about you?

edit, assuming you're hunting from a tent base. May be they don't use tents in Africa anymore, not sure.....

 

[CAustin]

When hunting in the states I take my side arm.....the Tarus Judge which fires the 45 Colt or the 410 shotgun shell.

 

[CAustin]

Sorry didn't get the photo in right! The Judge! Great for bears and snakes!

 

[wipartimer]

At home (Wisconsin), I carry a Browning Buckmark .22 for csmp food and my . 44 for bears.When in South Texas, its a Dan Wesson .44mag- things can get a little hairy with two legged varmints there.

 

[Petrus Geldenhuys]

i would say a .44 sidearm and a 45-70 lever action. Will work for anything up to a T-rex as proven in the Jurassica movies....

 

[Slugs Away]

To bad our our small arms laws are so restricted in Canada. I like revolvers and pistols.

Thanks for the replies.

 

[Scott Slough]

A flashlight!

 

[Jimbob]

Suppressed .22lr bolt action running subsonic 40gr. Puts plenty of rabbits over the BBQ

 

[Slugs Away]

I was thinking of guns for protection from animals that can hurt you at night time. Cougar, lion, bear, elephant etc.

 

[Jimbob]

I live in England......

 

[Slugs Away]

I live in England......

Good point.

 

[Jimbob]

We are depressingly low on big predators
However, if we weren't, 45-70 lever gun or big double rifle.
I'd rather carry more than I need than not enough but hey, I have zero experience dealing with grumpy Grizzlies!

 

[Jay Kelley]

Mostly just carry a sidearm - short-barreled Ruger Super Blackhawk .44 Mag. It's pretty handy to have around and allows me to have both hands free when I'm working or riding. If I'm really thinking I might need it, I carry an old Winchester 94.

 

[Slugs Away]

Good point on having hands free.... Down by the river as an example.

 

[siml]

 

[siml]

Where we are in Mozambique, rarely will there not be a 458 or 375 in arms reach.

I couldn't resist the running shoes.

 

[Witold Krzyżanowski]

I like it Simon.
Witold

 

[siml]

Thanks Witold. Sometimes running shoes are safer around camp...

 

[35bore]

If I were in a tent camp in the wilds of NA I think a lever action 45-70 or a smooth bore 12ga with slugs. If africa, it would be the gun I brought

 

[Slugs Away]

Do you folks mount flashlights to your firearms?