Woods Gun

[Jay585]

If you were going to take a month off work and wander the woods playing mountain man, what would you want to carry?

Something for protection against critters, and something to get an occasional marmot or some other small game with no seasons or limits. Would you run a rifle with iron sights? RDS? Scope?

And if you had to go to town for resupply (batteries, food, repair items) how would you "cover it"? A gun sock? Break it down in your pack? Strap it to your pack openly?

Would you carry a pistol? If so, what kind?

Thinking about next spring/summer, wanting to do some extensive backcountry exploring in my new state of Idaho (sorta like Lost River does).

Me - I'm thinking a Marlin 336 Youth with a light mount from Hill People Gear and a Trijicon 1 MOA RMR. Or maybe an Aimpoint M5s if they come out with one by summer 2018.

[SecondsCount]

I would setup a lightweight AR with a pencil weight 14.5" barrel and pinned flash hider, and a low power variable scope in a 1-4 or 1-6x. For fun, or small game hunting, I would have a 22LR conversion kit.

I have this setup already in 18" and am enjoying it but for backpacking I would want it a bit shorter.

[Sherman A. House DDS]

Chiappa lever action .357 Winchester 1892 copy). You can load anything from low range .38's, midrange wadcutters, to 180 grain .357's that will rock medium game and people. Plus, completely non threatening in appearance to townies.


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[warpedcamshaft]

What part of Idaho... more specifically... any Grizzlies in the AO?

[GJM]

Your regular EDC plus any rifle that floats your boat. No way an RMR, if you will be out in weather and possibly extreme cold.

[Joe in PNG]

Let's see, if I had a month to wander my late uncle's property in the middle-of-nowhere Colorado...
I'd probably stick to the Beretta 92's on the hip.
For a rifle, probably stick with my AR, and make prairie dogs blow up real good. A CZ 455FS in .22 mag would be tempting.

[Jay585]

Chiappa lever action .357 Winchester 1892 copy). You can load anything from low range .38's, midrange wadcutters, to 180 grain .357's that will rock medium game and people. Plus, completely non threatening in appearance to townies.

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Are you picking a Chiappa instead of a Winchester because it's cheaper, or is there a feature on the Chia that's not in the Whinny?

EDIT: never mind, just saw the website, they aren't any cheaper than a Winchester. Dunno why I thought it would be. :\

What part of Idaho... more specifically... any Grizzlies in the AO?

The southern part, probably starting in Idaho City and headed north-ish is the goal. Grizzlies? Dunno, but having worked a summer on Admiralty Island, in the backcountry, I am not too worried about the Griz.

Your regular EDC plus any rifle that floats your boat. No way an RMR, if you will be out in weather and possibly extreme cold.

Why, what happens to the RMR? I've heard/read of rain splattering the dot but not of what extreme cold does.

[Hambo]

If you want to play mountain man, you should really take a mountain man rifle. With my half stock .54 I can head shoot small game at close range or stoke it up for large game. A more modern choice would be a .308 or .30-06 bolt gun.

[JHC]

I would setup a lightweight AR with a pencil weight 14.5" barrel and pinned flash hider, and a low power variable scope in a 1-4 or 1-6x. For fun, or small game hunting, I would have a 22LR conversion kit.

I have this setup already in 18" and am enjoying it but for backpacking I would want it a bit shorter.

It sounds a lot what I understand to be a common Native Alaskan approach. The AR at least. I want it to be my Win 94 but this sounds so damn rational. With a G17 on the hip.

[Unobtanium]

This is personal, so I'll take it personally. I live in SW MO, which means black bear is the biggest I'd ever have to shoot. I'd pack my suppressed .22 pistol, and a ruger .44 Deerfield stainless carbine. Rds on the carbine.