packin' a gun while riding
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A gun can be a very handy item in your survival kit. Protection from nasty wildlife, Hunting, Alerting Search and Rescue if injured, fire starter, etc...It should be packed in a safe manner and never even thought of for human confrontation unless your life or your family's life is in danger. If that is the case, you are riding in the LA basin not in God's country, the mountains. Ride safe and use your brains out there.
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HiWaYman92
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Carried Concealed Weapons
I agree with carrying while riding if you feel the want/need. In a survival situation it could become a handy piece of machinery for hunting, and crazy people seem to twist off in every other place on earth, so why not be prepaired at 10k feet? Be sure to check on your local and state laws before carrying, and be sure to have a concealed firearm permit if you plan to carry it loaded and concealed on your person. States have different rules about firearms on vehicles, some must be unloaded and cased, some states you must only have an empty chamber, and some states (Wyoming) you can have it loaded to the hilt in any position in the vehicle you like, as long as it isn't on your person...
P.S. I don't like to see these cry baby posts about getting arrested for riding off trail, and having off road headlights... obey the laws and you won't get in trouble! AND no one gets arrested for nothing... if you got a ticket, you deserved it.
I agree with carrying while riding if you feel the want/need. In a survival situation it could become a handy piece of machinery for hunting, and crazy people seem to twist off in every other place on earth, so why not be prepaired at 10k feet? Be sure to check on your local and state laws before carrying, and be sure to have a concealed firearm permit if you plan to carry it loaded and concealed on your person. States have different rules about firearms on vehicles, some must be unloaded and cased, some states you must only have an empty chamber, and some states (Wyoming) you can have it loaded to the hilt in any position in the vehicle you like, as long as it isn't on your person...
P.S. I don't like to see these cry baby posts about getting arrested for riding off trail, and having off road headlights... obey the laws and you won't get in trouble! AND no one gets arrested for nothing... if you got a ticket, you deserved it.
hey OT.................I like where your head's at.....lol
Anybody got one, looking for one to buy.Make a great gift I think for atvers its called JIC Just In Case.waterproof to 40' too I think.
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Perhaps Boss could make a custom seat for that baby.
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I think you just need the propane turbo Apex seat.
Call it the "Make My Day Seat"
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"Trail Passes" ?? You mean OHV stickers?? Never recieved no pamphlet with mine!?
As long as you are not in a National Park (Rocky Mtn).....you can by LAW carry a firearm.....winter, summer, day, night.
If that is printed somewhere "loaded" could be one in the chamber....
You could always start drinking more.
J/k
Always have one with me. Have the permit and feel comfortable having it with me. Hope I never use it.
Just like my beacon.
J/k
Always have one with me. Have the permit and feel comfortable having it with me. Hope I never use it.
Just like my beacon.
This is exactly my thoughts on carrying ... anywhere! Once again ... "better to have and not need than ... "
I absolutely hate carrying firearms when riding, but I must becauise of those grumpy polarbears we have up here. I should get my gun ported to save weight...
I just went and bought two JIC just in case.There arent that great but look cool.
we all know forks cause obesity..who eats cake with a spoon...
As far as guns no my rides..I've never seen much point, unless I was going riding to get to a place to shot.. It's just one more piece of gear I need to pack and deal with, I'd rather bring my camera bag..which is already over 60kbs.. and sucks to carry.. As far as bears ect.. I donnu, I see bears all the time hear in mammoth, and deer, and coyotes...outside of getting a couple stuck in the house once I've never felt I needed a gun to protect myself from them..99.99% of the time they tear *** the other way when they see you if your make enough noise.. .01% of the time you back away verrrry slowly, and even then.. Unless I had a 12 gauge, or a rifle I wouldn't want a pissed off injured bear attacking me.
Then again I never ride of trail solo. I always keep in contact with my group. Last year I snapped my leg had I been out there alone I could have been screwed over royally.. a gun wouldn't have helped.. riding with your buddies seems to solve every one of the issues people have.. a pack of wolves isn't going to attack a pack of humans... ... and if i didn't feel the need to pack a gun to protect me from idiots when I lived in a somewhat ****y part of LA...I doubt I'd need one to deal with drunk sledders, or enraged hippies.
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The area I ride is overpopulated with wolves, hungry ones at that. It sounds like a lot of guys are billy the kid pistol packing jackalls- I for one do not pack unless the condition warrants it. Could you imagine being mangled by a pack of wolves because you had to walk away from a broke down sled? Or even worse spend the night in a tree well hoping someone will find you before you could be face to face with a 170LB carnivore? Especially when your firearm is at home- use your head and treat your weapon like a tool not a toy.
COLORADO LAW will not let you carry even with a CWP. Can CWP in an automobile but not a snowmobile.......explain what some liberal dumbass was thinking on that one?