On 3/8/15 8:36 AM, John H. wrote:
On Sat, 07 Mar 2015 22:28:05 -0500, Someone wrote:

John H. wrote:
On Sat, 07 Mar 2015 16:44:45 -0500, Keyser Söze wrote:

On 3/7/15 4:41 PM, John H. wrote:
On Sat, 07 Mar 2015 16:27:17 -0500, Keyser Söze wrote:

On 3/7/15 4:04 PM, John H. wrote:
On Sat, 07 Mar 2015 15:28:11 -0500, Keyser Söze wrote:

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Nah. It's my new S&W 686 in .357 MAG with a 4" barrel. Those are
snapcaps in the chambers.
I'll have to stick with the N frame, thank you.

N frame .357s are nice, but too heavy. Now, for a larger caliber, maybe
not.
Too heavy for what? Concealed carry?

Open carry out in the woods in a holster. About 10 ounces heavier than a
686, which is also fairly heavy. I would have gone for a 686 with a 3"
barrel, but the one that came up I was offered has the 4" barrel. Still,
it is lighter than the Ruger GP100 I had and sold.
How many miles do you walk in the woods with a pistol in a holster? I can't imagine
ten ounces making a difference unless you're putting in about 40 miles a day.


My money is on ZERO...

I bought small luggage carrier to put on our bicycles. When I mentioned same to my
bicyclist brother, he commented that they added too much weight. I told him it
weighed only a little over a pound. His reply, "That's a lot of weight when you're
carrying it from here (Seattle) to Portland in a weekend."

I suppose he was right.



There are some interesting trails we hike in the Shenandoah/Skyline
area. The ones we like are not like walking around a golf course pulling
a bag of clubs in a cart. Every ounce of weight you carry on your belt
or in your pack matters sometimes. We usually do Old Rag Mountain twice
a season, starting before dawn. Perhaps you should try it and report
back here.

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