Wilderness camping and gun safety
When camping as the lone camper with miles of wilderness around, do you feel safer with a loaded firearm handy? Or is having the magazine ready to slide in a better option? Thank you for any thoughts....
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As a multi-decade firearms instructor and competitive shooter my normal response to "what pistol should I buy for self defense" is "a shotgun". Using a handgun safely takes lots of practise, using it well takes a whole lot of consistent practise. To the extent that it's all muscle memory - when you're stressed the adrenaline kicks in, you get tunnel vision and your fine muscle control goes out the window. If you aren't prepared to spend 2-3 hours a month minimum working at it don't bother. There's a reason that cops generally use massive amounts of ammo in a shooting - they aren't bad guys or stupid - just horribly under trained due to financial constraints.
I'd go with a lot of the other responses - a 20 gauge shotgun will not be questioned and will be adequate protection against almost anything that's a threat (grizzlies and bull moose excepted). It also needs a minuscule amount of training in comparison.
Also - bear spray and a fire extinguisher.
I'd go with a lot of the other responses - a 20 gauge shotgun will not be questioned and will be adequate protection against almost anything that's a threat (grizzlies and bull moose excepted). It also needs a minuscule amount of training in comparison.
Also - bear spray and a fire extinguisher.
