Originally Posted by
Schrup
12AM, probable a dealer with a revolver in his waist band. Hopefully he can't reproduce any longer, idiot. If I were to carry, it would be a S&W Sigma .380 in a small fanny pack. I don't really see the point though. Backpacking is a different story though, I'd rather face a thug than a hungry cougar unarmed.
You might want to save the last shot for yourself as I don't think a .380 would do much to stop a cougar attack. It definitely wouldn't stop a bear attack.