Due to nature my morning run has gotten to be noticeably before sunrise and as such, rather dark. I knew this was coming, it does every year, and knew it was getting close as I was watching the sunrise during it last month. Normally about this time of year I retreat inside for my run or adjust it to evening but neither of those are the preferred method - so I have resorted to a "head" light.
Normally I do not carry when I run. Its a pretty desolate area and I always figured anyone who was specifically targeting me at that time of day was going to be successful anyways. Of course I still cannot figure out why I would be targeted.
My wife has urged me for some time to carry on those runs. A few bear sightings in the area (rare and most bears around here are going to be small), an increase in coyote activity, and (probably most concerning) a few pictures of cougars on game cameras within 10 miles or so are leaning me towards the idea that something would be better then nothing. Tow legged threats are of course a concern but for the most part I can deal with that. My NAA mini-revolvers seem to be.. well too mini. My SP101 and G29 seem to be a bit bulky for the task at hand.
I am looking at various belly band style holsters. My wife sent me several links to various G36's yesterday so I think it's getting to the "select something or I will" portion of the conversation. While I appreciate the thought I am not certain a G36 is really suited to my needs.
I have looked at the Ruger LCRX and Smith and Wesson airweight in .38 special. I know that the .38 special is less than idea for what we are discussing but I'm not going to fool myself about my desire to maintain proficiency with .357 rounds out of such a light weapon. I think that I can avoid excessive recoil, fire hard cast ammo for penetration, and have something that is better than nothing with these choices. Yes I prefer an external hammer and will live with its cons. I had considered some of the choices in .327 but am not impressed with the price and am not certain this would be a better choice for the intended use.
So verbose reasoning out of the way what are the pros and cons of the LCRX vs the Airweight? I am expecting I won't get a lot of people in the revolver forum telling me to just go with the G36 but you are more than welcome to include it in the discussion.
Normally I do not carry when I run. Its a pretty desolate area and I always figured anyone who was specifically targeting me at that time of day was going to be successful anyways. Of course I still cannot figure out why I would be targeted.
My wife has urged me for some time to carry on those runs. A few bear sightings in the area (rare and most bears around here are going to be small), an increase in coyote activity, and (probably most concerning) a few pictures of cougars on game cameras within 10 miles or so are leaning me towards the idea that something would be better then nothing. Tow legged threats are of course a concern but for the most part I can deal with that. My NAA mini-revolvers seem to be.. well too mini. My SP101 and G29 seem to be a bit bulky for the task at hand.
I am looking at various belly band style holsters. My wife sent me several links to various G36's yesterday so I think it's getting to the "select something or I will" portion of the conversation. While I appreciate the thought I am not certain a G36 is really suited to my needs.
I have looked at the Ruger LCRX and Smith and Wesson airweight in .38 special. I know that the .38 special is less than idea for what we are discussing but I'm not going to fool myself about my desire to maintain proficiency with .357 rounds out of such a light weapon. I think that I can avoid excessive recoil, fire hard cast ammo for penetration, and have something that is better than nothing with these choices. Yes I prefer an external hammer and will live with its cons. I had considered some of the choices in .327 but am not impressed with the price and am not certain this would be a better choice for the intended use.
So verbose reasoning out of the way what are the pros and cons of the LCRX vs the Airweight? I am expecting I won't get a lot of people in the revolver forum telling me to just go with the G36 but you are more than welcome to include it in the discussion.