If you could only carry one handgun while camping...

[FireBirdDS]

...and you're confronted by a hungry puma, pack of wolves, or bear, what handgun would you want by your side?

 

[churchmouse]

.44 Colt anaconda with 4" barrel. Loaded up with 300 gr. Hornaday

 

[Riflemen14]

I'm with churchmouse on this choice, and add a couple of speed loaders.

 

[TaunTaun]

Bear requires a heavier than my normal load. So a little bit of thinking goes into this without getting ridiculous. The solution, 22.

 

[357 Terms]

Of the one's I have?

Either my 4in SS Service six with hot loaded 158grn XTP's or my 6.5in SS Blackhawk with (really hot loaded) 180grn XTP's.

Should take care of anything here in Indiana, or most of the lower 48.

 

[Liberty Sanders]

Smith Model 29 4". I load it with specials here and with magnums when in bear country.

 

[WestSider]

I guess I'm supposed to say that I would want a 45 or a 44 Mag or a .50 or something but the truth is I would be fine with my Glock 19, I feel I can handle most of what is out there with 31 rounds of Gold Dot +P's.

 

[FireBirdDS]

I guess I'm supposed to say that I would want a 45 or a 44 Mag or a .50 or something but the truth is I would be fine with my Glock 19, I feel I can handle most of what is out there with 31 rounds of Gold Dot +P's.

 

[Socomike]

Maybe a G20 SF or a G21 SF

 

[Arthur Dent]

Ruger Alaskan in .454

 

[cesna250]

Taurus Judge or S&W Governor.

 

[kawtech87]

Of the guns I own right now I would have to say my S&W Model 28 loaded with .357 mag JHPs,

Second would be my Sig P220 Loaded with 230gr JHPs.

But I usually dont go camping w/o a rifle of some sort.

 

[kawtech87]

Im gonna change my answer. I would want one of these.

 

[GNRPowdeR]

Of the handguns I own or have owned, I'd say a G21SF would take care of my needs for caliber, capacity, and reliability.

 

[TaunTaun]

I still think the little .22 was a good one....

 

[IndyGunner]

.500

Seriously though...

 

[churchmouse]

The OP asked what we would want to carry and I answered as such. From what I have in the safe.....This snake gun of course.

I would still like to have one in 4" stainless.

 

[mr hucky]

g32 .357 sig great penetration with 13 or 15 rounds capacity

 

[Hoosier45]

If I was surrounded by a puma, a pack of wolves, and a bear? Probably a flare gun to signal the medivac chopper.

 

[Nmathew24]

Taurus Judge or S&W Governor.

Ha! I was thinking the same thing, I can't wait till I buy my governor just for laughs