Yellowstone Backcountry

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JayDoc said:
I've toyed with the idea of 10mm from a 1911.
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These puppies are designed for penetration and sing out at 1500 fps from a 5" 1911 barrel.
That's better than the average 44mag from that length barrel.
Basically, I'm just looking for an excuse to buy another 1911 instead of a revolver.
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Yeah...I've sold both my 45s and now only pack 10mm Glock 29. Kimber chambers a 1911 in 10mm, which is beautiful. I punch clean holes in 1/8 steel plate with Double Tap and Underwood. Still feel underpowered for the big browns though.
 
ewillis said:
Yeah...I've sold both my 45s and now only pack 10mm Glock 29. Kimber chambers a 1911 in 10mm, which is beautiful. I punch clean holes in 1/8 steel plate with Double Tap and Underwood. Still feel underpowered for the big browns though.
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Any trouble firing those from a glock? I've read glock isn't designed for the +p pressures that those under woods pack.
 
JayDoc said:
Any trouble firing those from a glock? I've read glock isn't designed for the +p pressures that those under woods pack.
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I would argue quite the opposite. The Glock 20/29 were designed specifically for firing "full house" 10mm. 10mm doesn't come in +p that I have seen. It's either watered down (basically .40 cal) or full house style from Buffalo Bore, Underwood, Double Tap. The Glock has no problem with these loads and some (many) argue that the Glock handles them better than the 1911 platform for 10mm specifically.

Edit: If you're not a "Glock guy", I understand your apprehension as I prefer the Sig/Kimbers as well, but if you're looking to get into 10mm...buy a Glock. They eat up 10mm and are very controllable. Done hijacking thread, if you want to know more...feel free to PM me.
 
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DesertEmu said:
Do they have a limit on the amount of people that can be in the park at one time.
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Not sure. With multiple official entrances and more unofficial ones it'd be hard to keep track.
But with >2.2 million acres of land (not sure what that is in hectares) if people would get off the grand loop there'd be plenty of space to be with nature.
 
DesertEmu said:
Do they have a limit on the amount of people that can be in the park at one time.
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During the summer time, no limit for the park, but there is a limit for in the park camping sites, motel rooms, and back country permits for hiking. Use in the summer is getting high, but it is still manageable. The place is far away so that kinda limits the number of visitors. The big parks in CA get mobbed because they are so close.
 
Alright. I'm down to less than 2 months before the hike and I've got the basics sorted out - pack/shelter/sleep/food/maps/assorted gear and a brand new poop trowel - yeah for me!

I grew up camping in black bear country and I've never worried about them. Even had one stick it's head in my tent as a child at a scout event. One of those semi permanent, plank floor, with canvas draped over an aluminum frame type of tents.

So I've never worried about bears - heck, we even sought them out. But now I'm searching for bear spray for this trip and it all seems pretty expensive. This stuff isn't sold locally so I'm relying on amazon here.
Do you fine folks have any recs on what to get or where to get it? Or maybe you have a couple unused cans you'd like to sell?
 
bear spray is expensive, but worth the peace of mind. just grab a can or two when you get close to the park. all the gift shops will carry it. all sporting goods stores in the region will also carry it. you can probably grab it at Walmart in Bozeman.
 
Lame. There are sanctuaries.
>> If you can you should << new slogan of fugwits.

There will be more, I promise.
 
micruz60 said:
Lame. There are sanctuaries.
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I heard that the sanctuaries were considered but that the animal would have had to have been quarantined 3 months or something and the park didn't want to go that route.
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Trip complete. The boy and I had a great time. We covered quite a bit of terrain including deep pine trails, lake shore, meadows, and hills...lot's of hills.

We didn't spot much wildlife - unless you count clouds of mosquitos as 'wildlife' but several bear and elk signs.

Here are a few pics. Just took the smart phone - which also doubled as gps and map.

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We spent the middle of the 2nd day at shoshone geyser basin.
Great place to get close to the thermal features.
We ate lunch ~12 feet from a geyser that went off every 45 sec or so - pretty sure that was minute man geyser.

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Not quite Jellystone, but Hyalite canyon, south of Bozeman.

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