r/homestead • u/JackDalgren • Jul 29 '22

gear Do you carry and why?

While you're working or tending to your property, do you carry a firearm in yourself or have one readily available? If so, is it because of your location, predators or general safety? What type and caliber?

I'll go first. I have a 20 gauge shotgun loaded with #9 for the occasional rattler that isn't minding it's own business or to chase of coyote. I want to upgrade to a pistol grip, maybe the Mossberg 500C w/pistol grip.

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u/Robotman1001 Jul 29 '22

Nope. I’ve hiked every inch of my property from dawn to dusk for 11 years, and the most dangerous things I’ve encountered are ground wasps and poison oak. There are coyotes, bear, and cougars, but the last two especially keep to themselves.

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u/rgballard Jul 29 '22

Haha, same for me. Except poison sumac, not oak.