And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
A good friend of mine is a recently retired conservation officer (nee: game warden) from the CA Department of Fish and Wildlife (nee: CA Department of Fish and Game) who pioneered the use of a BLM (nee: Bureau of Land Management) mustang in the carrying out of his duties. It was a perfect fit.
Now in retirement, he is helping other state wildlife agencies in the implementation of programs that will use former wild mustangs in the pursuit of bad guys. He told me they're great in that the ne'er-do-wells can't hear you coming and they're a great public relations tool any time you come across a good citizen when you're out in the boonies.
I daydream about a similar scenario all the time. 2 horses. 1 for ridin the other for packin'. 1 scabbard with an AR15 and another one on the other side with a Remington 870 12 ga. Then the 3 of us just strike out on our own and never look back. Yeah, it's just a dream....
44 magnum pistol with a 7-8" barrel and 44 magnum lever action would be my choice but I do love a good shotgun because of the diversity of rounds available
I use a scabbard for an AR on my draft stallion. It works pretty good. Sometimes we pony a horse for camping gear. The bad thing is that draft horses stomp instead of treading lightly, so you are not sneaking up on anyone, but the good news is that you don't sound like a human so you can get pretty close to stuff.
Townsend Whelen did just that for months in the Canadian Rockies. His armament? Winchester 30-30 and Govt. 45-70.... That oughta do just a well today as then. Just my opinion.
No offense intended, folks, but my experience out in the boonies is pack the horse and ride a mule. And something a bit bigger than 556 to reminde you that you are definitely not the top of the food hierarchy out there.
A good friend of mine is a recently retired conservation officer (nee: game warden) from the CA Department of Fish and Wildlife (nee: CA Department of Fish and Game) who pioneered the use of a BLM (nee: Bureau of Land Management) mustang in the carrying out of his duties. It was a perfect fit.
ReplyDeleteNow in retirement, he is helping other state wildlife agencies in the implementation of programs that will use former wild mustangs in the pursuit of bad guys. He told me they're great in that the ne'er-do-wells can't hear you coming and they're a great public relations tool any time you come across a good citizen when you're out in the boonies.
His mustang's name is Modoc.
I daydream about a similar scenario all the time.
ReplyDelete2 horses.
1 for ridin the other for packin'.
1 scabbard with an AR15 and another one on the other side with a Remington 870 12 ga.
Then the 3 of us just strike out on our own and never look back.
Yeah, it's just a dream....
44 magnum pistol with a 7-8" barrel and 44 magnum lever action would be my choice but I do love a good shotgun because of the diversity of rounds available
DeleteI use a scabbard for an AR on my draft stallion. It works pretty good. Sometimes we pony a horse for camping gear. The bad thing is that draft horses stomp instead of treading lightly, so you are not sneaking up on anyone, but the good news is that you don't sound like a human so you can get pretty close to stuff.
DeleteTownsend Whelen did just that for months in the Canadian Rockies. His armament? Winchester 30-30 and Govt. 45-70.... That oughta do just a well today as then. Just my opinion.
DeleteNo offense intended, folks, but my experience out in the boonies is pack the horse and ride a mule.
ReplyDeleteAnd something a bit bigger than 556 to reminde you that you are definitely not the top of the food hierarchy out there.
Festus Haggen found good company with his mule Ruth.
DeleteThis photo reminds me of the Special Forces troops in northern Iraq fighting with the Kurds.
ReplyDeleteOr the Rhodesians only the rifle would be a FAL or a G3.
DeleteThe rifle design is sixty years old.
ReplyDeleteIt's reliable and robust. Don't forget that Joe's can mess up most complex plans / designs easily.
DeleteAnd our glorious government wants to ban the design but that pesky 2nd is in their way.
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