Scenario - Bush hogging in BFE or atv riding with family on dusty roads. Which pistol is best? Currently caring a Judge with self defense rounds.. Which is a heavy combo. What is another option with reliable knock down power. If you say a semi auto, do you keep one in the pipe while on the tractor or atv? Thanks! HootOwl.

Depends on what you are protecting yourself from. I carried a public defender with birdshot just for snakes for years. Now hogs are my main concern. G19 is what I tote. With a good holster, you should'nt be worried about carrying a semi auto ready for action

Glock any of'em starting with 4 in caliber.Yes guns are meant to be carried loaded.

Glock 23 Blackhawk Serpa Holster..

My go to carry for the woods is a Smith 19 or Ruger single six in 22mag. My speed loaders for the 22 are McDonalds straws filled with ammo and the ends taped up.

Kel Tec pmr 30. Light and holds 30+1 of 22mag

Carlos,burbank only negative with yalls rimfires might be a touch light for "serious social purposes."

True....for social settings I carry a 45. But, for recreational plinking/defense I will not hesitate to carry a 22mag. A CNS wound from a 22mag will seriously dampen ones spirits. Also, the Smith 19 speaks for itself.

Also, the Smith 19 is for "in season" carry and the single six is for "closed season" because is has been deemed unlawful to kill big game with a rimfire.

Glock 30 if you want a small frame gun.

Bro, if you can't kill the largest target possible, why are you carrying?

I am seriously leaning towards this Century Arms Canik TP9SF 9mm. I just missed out on a deal for one for $285 and free shipping...

Full sized frame pistol
Striker fired
19 rounds of 9mm
5 pound trigger
Great reviews

Just remember you usually get the quality you pay for. For personal protection i wouldn't go cheap!
I generally carry a Glock 21sf in .45 or a G20 in 10mm

Get revolver with 4" barrell that shoots magnums

Have you tried the Poly Judge? It lightens the hip up a bit, but you still must realize you are still packing .45s and .410s.

I've been eyeballing them as well. There is the elite model out now thats comparable in size to the G19. If you end up getting one I'd love to hear your feedback.

I need to shoot one of these

Get a Glock. To me the Keltec is junk,and most revolvers will be heavier than I would want. It would be hard to beat a Glock 19,or if you want a 45,the 30S which I much prefer over the 30.A good pistol like the Glock advantage over a stainless revolver is that weather won't be an issue,ever. Even stainless rusts but you won't have to be concerned about rain or sweat with the Glock.

I would recommend keeping the pistol loaded and chambered at all times. You will have no safety problems with a quality pistol like the Glock as long as you don't pull the trigger.I prefer a quality Kydex holster that covers the trigger.It will give the best retention and trigger protection without worrying about it getting,water,sweat,oil,fuel,or anything else on it and ruining it. I would buy an outside the waist band kydex holster that fastens on a belt,not a pancake style. I would want one that covers the barrel with only a slit open for water to run out.You don't want an open end holster for farm work.You don't want dirt to get in the barrel if you have to crawl under something.

A single action .45 in a cross draw holster is great for riding an atv or a horse. And it will stop any threat you might face in the woods.

Another vote for a Glock. You can get a Glock 23 police trade-in for really cheap. That's what I carry while I am working in BFE.

But a Glock 19 and be done with it.
Only queers don't like Glocks.

Isn't the G23 the one that occasionally goes KABOOM?

Only every time you pull the trigger

I carry a 43 in my front pocket in a cheap Blackhawk pocket holster any time I've got pants on. Which includes on the farm.

It isn't the best pistol to plink with.

It isn't the highest caliber of man stopping power you can carry.

But it beats the HELL out of ANY pistol that isn't on you at the moment you need it.

And Carlos is full of crap on his straws...

You can't go wrong with ANY Glock. Period. Goes bang every time you pull the trigger, plain and simple

I usually take my single six 22mag. and ratshot, although I call it snakeshot cause I've shot more snakes with it than rats.

I can not recommend this holster for anyone. It is inherently dangerous. The placement and force of the trigger finger needed to release the lock has caused a lot of good people to AD their pistol - some of them shot themselves pretty badly.

That holster is banned at any shooting school worth going to.

Really? The holsters without the retention button phugging suck in my opinion. I have no problem drawing my weapon fast or slow, retention button takes Little to no force to release weapon, sounds like the folks "you know" that shot themselves needed training before ever touching a firearm

Not anyone I know. An editor for an outdoor magazine and some random people. There have been several dozen incidents nationwide.

I own one and wish I didn't. I can't have any issues on my conscience so I can't even give it away. I whacked it with a hammer and threw it out.

Be aware that any gun school worth their salt will not let you train with that holster.

Here is where a bunch of cops have shot themselves while training. http://tagtrainingllc.bympa.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Safety-Issues-Re-Serpa.pdf

Here's where homeland security banned the use of it for all of their personnel. https://www.fletc.gov/sites/default/file...listerStudy.pdf

Here's where the U.S. Forest Service banned it's use for all their people. http://www.glocktalk.com/threads/safety-issue-prohibiting-use-of-blackhawk-serpa-holsters.1421788/

There are lots more. The only cops still allowed to use them are in podunk areas.

I will say it again - that holster is inherently dangerous and I do not recommend it's use for anything.

Glock 19. If you go down your wife may need to shoot it. You need something that someone else can operate.

I'm just the opposite. I think retention buttons suck. I can shake a good kydex upside down without the gun falling out.It's not going to accidentally come out of a good holster even without an active retention device.

first off i aint carry rat shot in nothing . if the snake that close , you're bite . if you can't hit a snake at ten feet leave the gun home !!!!!


colt 357 or a glock 21 , is what i carried when i worked on a farm for 23 years .

both stayed fully loaded

This is what I mostly carry in the woods. When I see a rattlesnake I get a little crazy. May not hit him until the 10th shot. My other wood Guns are a glock 10mm or fnh 45. Both hold a lot of rounds and are reliable. I only take them when I'm in woods that hold a lot of hogs.

I was referring to the fobus style holsters, I have several just sitting in the closest. I absolutely hate them never could get the hang of removing my weapon properly..

Hmmm very interesting reads thanks for sharing...

Another vote for a Glock 19

From a panty wearing old retired fart.

This

Yea,it will work great if you don't shoot your leg off or the gun doesn't explode.

I have carried a 23 for 14 years. .40 cal. I've actually had to use it twice on duty. Numerous trading exercises, it ALWAYS went boom when needed it to, and when I really needed it. If someone shoots their leg, it ain't the gun.

I was only joking,I don't know anything about the holsters except what has been said in this thread,but honestly there does seem to fair number of the 40 cal Glocks that have blown all to pieces.I think I've never seen one blown that wasn't a 40 cal.On the other hand I know there are a lot of 40's in service as well.

You misspelled "carry". Only queers "carry" Glocks.
Real men tote iron, as in 1911 iron.

I swap back and forth between a Glock 19 and XDs9. Generally if I'm in the woods its going to be the 19

in the woods i generally have an s&w m&p .40 fs in a serpa holster (yes, the same one the da narc shot himself in the foot with in front of the high school classroom). i don't want it jostling loose and having to search for it in overgrown cutover, bottom of a duck hole, etc. if not the fs, then .40 shield in a wright owb leather holster that grips it pretty tight.

I thought you carried a single action in the woods? You were the one that convinced me to try a cross draw holster, and you were right. It's much more comfortable.

I do still carry the 45 Colt in the woods.
The 1911 is my everyday companion.

For those of you who think nothing compares to a Glock, this read paints a little different picture for the Canik.

Polymer pistol showdown.

I'll reserve my judgement for the next 20 years.I'm sorry if I don't trust the quality control of a gun made in Turkey as much as one made in Austria. It's the equivalent of saying a $300 Turkish made O/U is just as good as a $3000 Beretta just because it fired a few hundred rounds without a failure.

I'll trust those made by Springfield armory over anywhere else.

As in a 1911?