I just got done doing 30 miles or so in the Smokey Mountains, and I elected not to take my S&W .44 629 simply because it was so dang heavy, and counting oz really matters when hiking.
Time to buy a nice light .357!!
I personally would rather have the bear spray though. It is proven,
Because the pack I use has a waist belt and they wouldn't play well together.
I'll be in Michigan doing some day hiking in bear country. Heaven forbid something actually happens and I need to get to my gun quickly and it's buried in my pack. My EDC holster isn't going to work, nor is the fanny-pack holster that I have.
Any ideas or suggestions?
Have one I can borrow for a week? lol.Unless your "EDC" is a S&W 500...
Honestly, a Safariland 6378/6004 drop leg holster. But that is for hiking in states where open carry is legal.
The gun isn't for the bears, it's for my hiking partner. All I have to do is shoot her in the leg.
I'll have to look into that as OC is legal in Michigan.
Black bears are not known for attacking humans.