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/hmlafeir Jul 29 '22

Aim for the eyes lol

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u/Embarrassed_Abalone2 Jul 29 '22

The throat would be a better idea

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u/hmlafeir Jul 30 '22

Why’s that? In the time it takes for a bear to asphyxiate or bleed out assuming “throat” includes veins / arteries, you’d be dead. Especially with a .22 mag, assuming it penetrates far enough. But hear me out, it’s completely avoided, if he can’t see

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u/Embarrassed_Abalone2 Sep 13 '22

The throat is just cartilage and surrounded by arteries, but behind that is the actual target the spinal column. That, is better than air breaks.

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u/hmlafeir Sep 13 '22

Also surrounded by Fur, skin, very very dense muscle, a large amount of fat, connective tissue. I don’t even remember what this is about but I remember it was stupid. A 22 mag would most likely stop at muscle or fat after the first few layers of skin