Adam, if I wanted a sidearm to live off the land, I'd probably take my pre Model 27 S&W in .357, has a 5" barrel and can take the stoutest of .357 loads. Can use .38 sp wcs for small game too. Ammo is lighter than the big brothers and I'm confident with it, should be I bought used in 1961 or 62. Another advantage I was a factory trained S&W Armourer. If talking defensive situations against 2 legged varmits, I'd fall back on one of my 1911s. Still prefer one of my shotguns over anything else for survial.
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