You Pack a Firearm?

[Adrenaline Revolution]

If I was lost or hurt and I needed to get the attention of a passing sledder who was too far away from me to see me I guess I'd be popping off a few into the ground as a signal.
I doubt that a whistle would be heard over some of the piped machines out there.
I'm pretty sure they would hear the XD-45.

C'mon folks, It's a tool and when used with training and some common sense could save your life, or somebody elses.

 

[Weekday Warrior]

If I was lost or hurt and I needed to get the attention of a passing sledder who was too far away from me to see me I guess I'd be popping off a few into the ground as a signal.
I doubt that a whistle would be heard over some of the piped machines out there.
I'm pretty sure they would hear the XD-45.

C'mon folks, It's a tool and when used with training and some common sense could save your life, or somebody elses.

does a flare gun count? I doubt a cat would mess with you if you popped a flare its way, it would most definatly attract attention over a pistol and it weights like nothing. I carry a flare gun pistol with high altitude flares.

oh and you can bring it into Canada!

 

[deaner]

"Bullets from a tire store.....Like buying a pellet gun from a glass shop"

If its one thing Americans don't know about, its Canadian Tire, they sell just about everything and anything in there, not just tires LMAO.


I really don't see the need to pack a handgun when I'm out riding. Unless sasquatch attacks are more common in the states? Hell forget a Tekvest, I'm gonna go all the way and get a bullet-proof vest so I don't have to worry about being shot in the backcountry.

And for the record, I own guns and I hunt.

Thats what I was kinda thinking. Like the picture of the guy shooting into the bushes. What if a guy were riding over on the other side of that?

BTW......whats the deal on the canadian gun registry for rifles. Is it scrapped yet? Just wondering if I should register my rifles or not.

 

[msled162]

Colt Trooper 357 Magnum. Just for the big cats or a really pissed off moose.

 

[R J]

No.

Don't see the need for it. I'm not at the Mall of America for God's sake, I'm riding my snowmobile.

Although stranded out there over night or having to walk the north shore trail for a while at about 11pm has got me thinking it would be a comforting thought to have one just in case. But still, no I don't carry one and probably never will.

 

[Towgatee Pass]

Someone in our group is armed, you never know.

 

[Luke The Drifter]

Thats what I was kinda thinking. Like the picture of the guy shooting into the bushes. What if a guy were riding over on the other side of that?

BTW......whats the deal on the canadian gun registry for rifles. Is it scrapped yet? Just wondering if I should register my rifles or not.

AFAIK, the gun registry still stands, kinda hard for the gov't to push scrapping it when they're a minority. I'll be pretty damn happy when its gone

 

[WatchThis!!!]

I use my .22 on AVYS! Hah, To bad they can't be stopped by a little bit of LED!

 

[GODEEP]

I use my .22 on AVYS! Hah, To bad they can't be stopped by a little bit of LED!

I dont see a .22 bringing down an avy, Maybe a .50 just from the sound, but still doubtful.

 

[pinnedunderdoo#3]

yea i pack a 12 gauge with me when those cat riders start to poach track....

 

[ruffryder]

I dont see a .22 bringing down an avy, Maybe a .50 just from the sound, but still doubtful.

I thought the sound thing was proven incorrect? I think avy's need a physical trigger, falling snow/cornices or skiers/snowmobilers. I don't think you can get an avy to come down with just sound alone. Though I don't know about a sonic boom.

 

[WatchThis!!!]

I dont see a .22 bringing down an avy, Maybe a .50 just from the sound, but still doubtful.

I was Joking, And I meant that the .22 would stop it..... Thats just me being a 13 year old.

 

[mgdjeepster]

Alway carry the snubnose 357mag with me, it pretty much goes anywhere I go.......... especially after that story you'd told us before nate, the dog thing and all.............. by the way good job bud!!!

 

[maluchm]

Out of state resident looking at getting a CCW for Utah. Possible? Michigan will recognize a Utah issued permit only if I was a Utah resident. I came out here from MI last fall.

Anyone carry a Taurus Judge?

 

[MARV1]

Winter months I always carry a .22wmr rifle, lotsa predators running around to bag if the opportunity permits itself.

 

[BCDan]

Mythbusters did a segment on sound and avalanches, it was busted. Sound did not trigger the avalanche. That howitzer sure did, though. I want one of those!

 

[ragincajun]

I don't carry a firearm while sledding but a couple of years ago while helping a friend retrieve a broke down sled we ran across a wolf that was pretty friendly.
Long story but here goes... Brian's sled was broke down in Elk Meadows up Lolo Creek on a Saturday and we went in Sunday morning to retrieve it. We left the parking lot with Brian and his son riding double, then me, and then my son. We took the skid trail on the ridge out of the parking lot and after making the first switch back there was a large adult wolf standing in the trail facing us. The wolf stood in the trail only 20 yards away from Brian and his son for 30 - 40 seconds before slowly stepping off to the side of the trail and into a small stand of trees now about 15 yards off the trail. Brian and his son took off up the trail and I moved ahead and stopped to show my son and he first thought I was trying to point out a deer until the wolf took a step closer to us and then he saw that it was a wolf and we took off up the trail. We went up the trail about 3/4 of a mile or so and stopped again. We just started talking about how the wolf didn't seem to be afraid of 4 guys and 3 piped sleds and thought that was kind of odd when looking back down the trail here comes the wolf at a dead run. While starting the sleds and yelling at the wolf it stopped 20 yards away and started quartering around us when we took off again. This time we traveled quit some distance before we stopped again. We did end up getting Brians sled back to the truck that day and the wolf topic was talked about for a while about how when we first saw the wolf he was walking down the trail and then turned around and ran back up the trail to us and so on. I posted a sign at the parking lot to warn others to at least be on the look out as I think if you were walking out you would of had a hard time getting past that wolf anyways. This all took place about a mile or so from Woodman School not in the back country.
One thought was that by running from them we are training them to run after us. Not to sure but when they first started reintroducing the wolves they kept them in large holding pens and one guy said that they would drag road kill out into the pins with sleds to feed the wolves and if thats true maybe he thought it was feeding time.
At the time I looked for a light weight handgun but never did pick one up yet but it would be nice to have when its feeding time again.

and this my friends is why wolves NEED to be hunted and need to be shot!...along with grizzlie bears! and if you have a wild animal that is not afraid of people and a mile or two from a school...that is not cool..BAD COMBO! i would hate to run into a cat up there with nothing but a stuck sled and a helmet.....looks like im going to start packing my titanium Tarus .41 mag! just over 2lbs. loaded so it will be good for packing...but not shooting lol. its not a plinker!

 

[Wheel House Motorsports]

I don't leave home without it unless I'm going to church and i haven't been to church in 30 years besides i would rather have it and not need it than to need it and not have it.
Fosgate that's pretty slick I got its little brother

i dont know if i can see corectly, its kinda blury, but it looks to me like someone has 3 options on there saftey. safe single auto

fun fun

i dont carry, but have though about it for those later season rides when animals start to come out.

 

[gusto]

Holy fak good thread...I Have grown up with guns..Never needed to feel like I had to have one for personal protection accept once . Multiple tazer shots will do the job as well . We are killing lots with those bad boys up here in the north..

 

[Snowizard]

Great Dirty Harry quote. !

Do you feel lucky punk?Well do Ya ????????

"This is a 44 magnum, the most powerful hand gun in the world. It'll blow your head clean off.
Go ahead, pull the trigger, (manacing) maaaake myyyy daaaay."