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Guns on the trapline? #217076
05/31/07 09:34 AM
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Out of curiosity, do any of you people carry a firearm while trapping?

Re: Guns on the trapline? [Re: bigbore442001] #217078
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yep......but what kind of firearm are you talking about. i carry a 30-30 and a 12 guage in my truck. and a .22 on the four wheeler


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Re: Guns on the trapline? [Re: j lord] #217090
05/31/07 09:54 AM
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22 on the trapline

Re: Guns on the trapline? [Re: j lord] #217091
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.22 rifle in the truck

.22 pistol on my side

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Re: Guns on the trapline? [Re: ] #217096
05/31/07 09:59 AM
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I don't have a need for one.

Re: Guns on the trapline? [Re: Barkstone] #217100
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I always carry my Single Six.

I also sling my single shot 12 gauge over my back when I'm beaver trapping in early winter. I'll take every bonus partridge I can get!

Re: Guns on the trapline? [Re: ] #217101
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I carry a 220 swift in my truck when running traps and a 22 just in case I need it, I use a hammer to dispatch evey thing except skunks.


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Re: Guns on the trapline? [Re: Barkstone] #217102
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 Originally Posted By: Barkstone
I don't have a need for one.


guess you haven't ever come across a sickly or rabid coon or some other unforeseen reason to have a gun handy?

Not that I use it much for dispatching but I got it if I need it. \:\)

Re: Guns on the trapline? [Re: ] #217111
05/31/07 10:14 AM
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we normally trap in a field next to some houses so i will use a pellet gun but anywhere else i go with a single six 22 lr


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Re: Guns on the trapline? [Re: furchasr3] #217138
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I go nowhere without a gun.
FOR the trapline for dispatch (when necessary), I carry a cheap .22 revolver on my side.

ON the trapline my conceal carry gun needs to be very light and compact due to all the other things I know I need to carry. I usually carry my KelTec P3AT (.380) with a Totally Fragmenting Soft Point load. When I am traveling a little lighter I carry at least an 11 shot 9mm KelTec P11 with the same type loads. You never know when you are going to stumble onto a Meth lab, or who knows what. Not everyone is in the woods for honorable reasons.

My philosophy on carrying a gun is you never know when you are going to need it. If I woke up one morning, and thought, "I think I might need a gun today"; I would climb right back in bed.
So, I get up, pick which socks and gun I want to wear, get dressed and have at it.

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Re: Guns on the trapline? [Re: furchasr3] #217142
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 Originally Posted By: furchasr3
we normally trap in a field next to some houses so i will use a pellet gun but anywhere else i go with a single six 22 lr


the use of .22 cb shorts is almost the same as a pellet gun , we're talking super quiet and approximately the same muzzle velocity

Re: Guns on the trapline? [Re: ] #217212
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22 pistol on the side

Re: Guns on the trapline? [Re: ] #217221
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I carry a Colt new frontier .22 4 5/8" barrel in a Bianchi high rise holster.Always out of the way.....very handy when you need it.Super good shooter to 50 yds. or a bit more.

Re: Guns on the trapline? [Re: Palerider] #217228
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i carry a .22 rifle, my grandpas when he was a kid, but rarely use it. I dont dispatch coyotes or cats with it, just the occasional coon.

Re: Guns on the trapline? [Re: Palerider] #217231
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22 single action. The Ruger Bearcat is a lightweight accurate firearm. Sure am glad they brought it back out.

Re: Guns on the trapline? [Re: ] #217236
05/31/07 01:21 PM
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Several, a 22-250 is ALWAYS in the truck a 22 semi-auto is on the front seat just in case too. I have my Ruger MKII with me almost all the time and an old single shot for dispatch


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Re: Guns on the trapline? [Re: mickeysdad] #217241
05/31/07 01:32 PM
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Im with TREX, I dont go anywhere without a weapon. 22 stevens rifle on the trapline and a Nighthawk Custom .45 in an Alessi inside the waist band holster. Always cocked, locked, and one in the pipe Mike


Re: Guns on the trapline? [Re: Mike367] #217253
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My regular trapline gun is a S&W model 34 J frame 4 inch 22. When I am trapping just beavers it it a S&W stainless 4 inch 32 H&R mag. A quality sidearm should always be handy. These are carried in a Bianchi Hi-Ride with a thumb break.


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Re: Guns on the trapline? [Re: Mike367] #217254
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H&R 999 Sportsman, 9 shot, 22 caliber revolver.


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Re: Guns on the trapline? [Re: Jonathan] #217273
05/31/07 02:16 PM
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When trapping I carry either a Remington model 12A 22 pump rifle... or a Ruger Single six. Whenever I go anywhere, I always have my Kahr PM9 along, unless I'm wearing the Ruger. I have a CCP so no problems carrying a loaded concealed sidearm.

I checked out the bearcats and they are a nice little gun. But the lack of adjustable sights made me pick the Single six. The 6s are an excellent gun, seriously overbuilt and very accurate. I went with the 4-5/8" barrel, rather than the "standard" 6 or 6-1/2" as it is most comfortable and doesn't hang up getting in and out of the truck, off the ATV etc.


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