Backpack Rifle?

Sub 2k fits the bill

I like the 9mm version for cheap ammo but .40 may be in order if facing dangerous larger 4 legged stuff.

as a plus you can fold it and put it in your backpack if needed.
 
I would go with a powerful handgun or a shotgun.

If I could carry a firearm while backpacking in my state, I would carry a handgun as well as a PG shotgun, with 00 and some birdshot shells. That would take care of any and all of your problems, human or animal.
 
Most average folks can't handle a pistol-grip 12-gauge. Simple fact.
You gotta have serious wrist strength, otherwise you end up getting popped in the face with it...or worse
I've seen it way too many times at the range...guy comes out with his New Home Defense Shotgun...loads up...
and BAM-WHAP!, right in the kisser :)
Or it goes flying behind them...

Even worse is when someone gives one of those to a tiny lil gal and gets her to shoot it...
then it goes past funny and straight into the Farkin Dangerous Zone.

Get a Glock 20 or Glock 20SF if ya have tiny hands.
15 rounds of 10mm will drop a bear or two :)
 
Mr Wesson said: "Sub 2k fits the bill

I like the 9mm version for cheap ammo but .40 may be in order if facing dangerous larger 4 legged stuff.
as a plus you can fold it and put it in your backpack if needed."

I'll second that! :D


I have two and I carry one around in a backback with extra ammo, it's a blast!.

Lateck,
 
Mr Wesson said: "Sub 2k fits the bill

I like the 9mm version for cheap ammo but .40 may be in order if facing dangerous larger 4 legged stuff.
as a plus you can fold it and put it in your backpack if needed."

I'll second that!


I have two and I carry one around in a backback with extra ammo, it's a blast!.

Lateck,

How reliable are the Sub 2k's? Has anyone really put one through a good reliability test?
 
Given any thought to the compact Ruger Hawkeye?? Buddy of mine has one in 7mm-o8 and it is a nice small package. But then it has no iron sights and a scope adds some weight I guess so I'm not sure if that would work for you. I prefer iron sights for critters that are up close and personal.

As for the sub 2000 - a buddy of mine has one (9mm) and it shoots good. Very accurate too. Not sure what you would consider a "reliability test", but he's put a few hundred rounds through it without any hiccups.
We both have su-16's as well. Pretty neat litttle gun and seems to function flawlessly, but I will admit I've only put about 100 rounds through it so far.
 
If you end up not wanting or not buying a firearm to backpack with, I would suggest a large bottle of bear spray.

Being an avid backpacker for the past 5-7 years, I have read a lot of personal accounts as well as other info about bear spray and it has done the job in most situations.

I always carry a large bottle on my hip when backpacking, whether I am out for two nights or 2 weeks. It's easily accessible, sprays about 20-25ft, and I feel comfortable having it instead of a gun...even though I can't carry a gun in my state, backpacking or not.
 
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You want a pistol if you're thinking big kitty defense. If you meet a mountain lion, you wouldn't want to take your eyes off of it or bend over to reach into a bag.
 
Draco AK with a laser. 100% reliable, decent round 150 meters and in, laser for moving targets (bobcats, bears, ect...) and put a single point sling on it and fire it using the Israeli sling technique if you want to use the open sights.
 
For what you are describing I would carry a handgun in the .357 and up range. I think a .30 carbine would also be a good choice, I tend to use my old Winchester 94, 30-30 as a camp gun. Not sure of the weight but it is very light and small and holds 8 rounds. I think one of the Puma type levers with a 16 inch barrel would also do the job.
 
You may want to consider either the Marlin Camp 9 (top) or Camp 45 (bottom). They both weigh in at about 7 pounds and take pistol mags for your matching side arm. In my case that is a S&W 459(9mm) or 1911(.45 ACP) variant. Or the previously mantioned lever rifles in .44 mag with a like chambered revolver.

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My "Backpack Rifle"....

My Ruger Super Redhawk Alaskan .454 Casull in a Diamond D Custom Leather Guide's Choice Chest Holster. Goes with everything I do. I can load it with a lite 200 grain .45 Colt up to 360 grain .454 Casull. Not much this gun won't do in terms of protection. The carrying position and weight distribution of the holster makes the revolver hardly noticed. And, the gun is extremely accessible.

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I'm thinking about really going with the Kel Tec. I don't think I would need much more power than a .40 cal, but I kind of like 9mm as well.
 
I would just buy a rock island 1911 .45acp they cost only about 400$ and the 1911 frame makes it all better for simply needing to shoot something like a bobcat etc. if need be thats what i would go with they are very accurate, light, stylish, and have plenty of knockdown power and are fun to just take out and shoot too
 
Choices choices...I have teamed my Timberwolf pump take down rifle in
.357/.38 along with a Ruger Security Six 4" in .357 or a Winchester or Marlin .30-30. Lately I have gotten lazy and started shoulder carrying a .450 Marlin 1895 M and the Ruger. Got to love the choices Americans have to make huh?

In the timber country of the Pacific NW I have never had to draw on any animal including brown bears who I met socially in blue berry patches where we were both having breakfast, but was very glad of the Ruger for some other "campers' that got blasted on something over night...
 
I am more concerned with 2 legged animals than four legged ones. I have heard there is lots of meth in that area due to the fact that its wide open country. Just wouldn't want to walk up on them without a means of defense. By the way I hate meth and anyone who makes the stuff! It is a real problem and why anyone would want to walk around digging into their skin util its full of scabs is anyone's guess. Would the 9mm makarov round be ok for my needs? Do they make a SBR that uses that caliber?
 
Long gun VS Hand gun as "backpack rifle"

If you want something to have around the camp after a days hike or to reach out far I could see a long gun being useful. But, it seems to me, that the idea here is an easily accessible, all-around defensive tool. And, a rifle that I have to dig out of a backpack or scabbard attached to my pack or that is leaning against a tree just does not make sense to me.

I may not have the perfect setup ( see my picture in earlier post ) but a hand gun to match the troubles that may arise out to 25 yards, that can be reached no matter what the task at hand is...even with one hand...would be a good bet...In my opinion.

Thanks
 
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