Andy Nold, post: 454551, member: 7 wrote: Glock 43. First round is snake shot (Kris Morgan found it for me when I couldn't find it in stock locally) and the next 6 rounds are Federal HST 147gr. +P for the two legged snakes.
I would be surprised if snake shot would cycle the action. Have you tested it?
Mike Marks, post: 454540, member: 1108 wrote: The entire crew carried sidearms in the field when I worked for the USFS in Central Idaho, but not for the reasons listed above. Coyote pelts were valuable and back then they were considered vermin, no hunting license and no reporting. High capacity small caliber semi-autos were popular (9mm for me). It's quite the carnival when five people unload 50 rounds at a coyote 40+ yards away and running fast. Looking back, I'm surprised no one was shot.
Only Law Enforcement or specially trained bear people up in Alaska are allowed to carry firearms in the USFS. That must have happened a long long time ago, because you would be terminated quite quickly now days. It was even hard to be allowed to have bear spray.
Only when i was in Vietnam... or down town Rochester 🙂
imaudigger, post: 454553, member: 7286 wrote: I would be surprised if snake shot would cycle the action. Have you tested it?
Yes. it works fine.
I always carry a shotgun in bush Alaska...its a pain in the arse but better than the alternative.
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imaudigger, post: 454553, member: 7286 wrote: I would be surprised if snake shot would cycle the action. Have you tested it?
It cycles quite well. 🙂
Weapons strictly prohibited on company property, in company vehicles, and by almost all of our clients. I was never crazy about the idea of being down in South Texas or certain areas of Houston in a truck with $100K+ of gear and no protection. Still not.
Kris Morgan, post: 454575, member: 29 wrote: It cycles quite well. 🙂
I'll have to try some in my Glock 36. That is probably the only way I'd hit a snake with that
trigger.
I carry a Long Colt 45 revolver.
BStrand, post: 454472, member: 13049 wrote: Maybe kind of an odd question but do any of you guys carry some sort of weapon with you when you're working?
A handful of times now I've been working alone in remote mountainous areas and I'll hear some animal crashing around in the woods. So far it's only been deer but it still makes me a little nervous because I'm pretty sure Idaho is home to several things that have no problem killing humans.
Anyway, I'm trying to get an idea if it's wise to pick up a handgun to take with me in these situations, or will it just be another thing to lug around that mostly only makes people nervous?
I almost always carry. What I carry depends on where I'm working. Rural, Judge revolver with. 410 shells and 45 LC. Urban, 9mm semi-auto with at least two 17 round magazines. Very high crime rate in my urban area.
I was working on a USGS project in Idaho many years ago. Wehad to get control at the corners of the quadrangles, so some areas were pretty remote. I was about 30 miles off the highway when I got stuck fording a creek. I decided I would have to hike to civilization, so i got ready, had a couple bottles of water, some food, and my 9 mm, all in a backpack. As soon as I got out of my vehicle and ready to go, I noticed a very large cat paw print in the mud of the stream. Not a good sign. I walked for about 6 hours, and was going to bed down by the side of the road. Then I noticed a cloud of dust approaching. I was on a road that was closed due to snow in the pass (it was June). It was two couples in a pickup out for a rode to see if the snow had melted enough yet to get through the pass. They pulled me out and saved me a lot of grief.
The only other place I used to carry a firearm was in south Florida in the swamps, I did a lot of control down there in the 90's. Never had to use it, but saw plenty of gators. In general I don't carry to defend against people, only animals if necessary.
I had a job once to survey border crossings in a number of locations, including 4 in Alaska. We arrived at one of them, and there was just one woman there, who asked if we had firearms, I told her no, we were told firearms were not allowed because they were federal facilities. She said that was stupid, the woods around there were full of bears. She advised us to make lots of noise wherever we were working along the border. Didn't see anything. Actually, I rented a Cessna 182 to go sightseeing near Tok and we saw absolutely nothing at all as far as wildlife. It was late October, already plenty of snow on the ground, but I expected to see herds of reindeer or something like that. Nothing
The one thing that does scare me a bit in the lower 48 are wild boars, I have had encounters, never attacked but definitely scared me.
If I were to carry a handgun, which is none of your GOTDAMN business, it might be a Glock 19 carried AIWB.
An employee of our sister company was unfortunately forced to use his handgun against a large German Shepard that attacked him while he was performing inspection work. The dog was killed, but the employee is safe and escaped fairly unscathed.
As for the part about making clients nervous, I have a concealed handgun permit. If they cant see it, they don't know to be nervous. I don't carry on a daily basis, but when I thought it might be necessary. Usually in urban areas known to be kind of rough.
sirveyr, post: 454624, member: 6680 wrote: If I were to carry a handgun, which is none of your GOTDAMN business, it might be a Glock 19 carried AIWB.
An employee of our sister company was unfortunately forced to use his handgun against a large German Shepard that attacked him while he was performing inspection work. The dog was killed, but the employee is safe and escaped fairly unscathed.
I think that in order to prevent dog attacks like you describe, we definitely need tighter restrictions in place.
Your story is a prime example of this.
