Best gun for safety while Hiking

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Best gun for safety while Hiking

Like a Good Boy Scout I was always prepared for a walk in the woods!
Jim ... Yee Haw !!!!
This is all you need to protect you.

A remarkable "story" of how a small 22 hand gun helped one guy walk away from a bear attack...
Firepower A 22 short should do it . . . . . Think not? Read on . . . . . . . . .
On Bud's Gun Shop Forums the question came up: What is the smallest caliber
you trust to protect yourself? The best answer: My personal favorite defense
gun has always been a Beretta Jetfire in 22short . Over all the years I've been
hiking I never leave without it in my pocket. Of course, we all know too the
first rule when hiking in the wilderness is to use the "Buddy System." For those
of you who may be unfamiliar with this it means you NEVER hike alone. You
bring a friend or companion, even an in-law. That way, if something happens,
there is someone to go get help .

I remember one time hiking with my brother-in-law in northern Alberta. Out
of nowhere came this huge brown bear and man, was she mad. We must have
been near one of her cubs. Anyway, if I had not had my little Jetfire I'd
sure not be here today. Just one shot to my brother-in-law's knee cap and I
was able to escape by just walking at a brisk pace.

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