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peacefulgary · October 22, 2018, 01:06 PM

Glock 19 and straw fedora with head-cover insect net!

TheGunGeek · October 22, 2018, 02:58 PM

Definitely fedora with a mosquito net for greater comfort, because they really suck.

In addition to that I'll take a Five-seveN, the high capacity pistol that shoots more like a rifle.

Rangerrich99 · October 22, 2018, 03:19 PM

I'm a fedora guy. I think anyway-never owned a fedora, but I'm partial to the Indiana Jones movies, so I'm going with fedora.

If I have to bring something I own, then there's no question: I'm bringing my S&W M&P40C 2.0.

DPris · October 22, 2018, 03:42 PM

Hard to make a hat choice based on tradition- the pith is classic safari while the fedora is classic adventure.
Denis

reteach · October 22, 2018, 05:58 PM

In photos I've seen, Teddy Roosevelt wore a pith helmet most of the time during his trip on the River of Doubt. However, in some photos he seems to be wearing a felt or canvas hat. But he nearly died on that trip. Kermit Roosevelt wore a felt hat, and he stayed healthy the whole time. So I'm sticking with my first choice - fedora.
They both carried revolvers.

ritepath · October 22, 2018, 07:21 PM

Hate to say it but nothing I have would go with me. I'd head out and find me a G20 SF. As for me and my family we will shoot the 10mm.

(I used to have a G20)

DPris · October 23, 2018, 01:09 AM

I think I'd go Glock 20 too.
Small enough to be fairly portable, relatively light, probably the most powerful caliber practical in a semi-auto.

In heat and direct sun, I find the old US military hard "pith" helmet with its air flow suspension breathes better than a felt hat.
The chin strap also retains in windy conditions.
Denis

GarandTd · October 23, 2018, 05:00 PM

Out of my own arsenal, I would take my K2P with the 19 round cz75 mag. As for head gear, I think I'd opt for the pith helmet......and maybe a monacle.

gw44 · October 23, 2018, 07:02 PM

Ditto 44 automag but classic hat !!!

JJ45 · October 24, 2018, 04:47 AM

Springfield Mil Spec 1911 .45...BUT, who would tote an auto-pistol in the jungle? I would prefer my Ruger Blackhawk .45 Colt though a stainless handgun would be an advantage in a rain forest....Pith Helmet, no doubt

jr24 · October 24, 2018, 08:56 AM

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Originally Posted by K_Mac

Nylon holsters without question Denis. While a good leather holster is a wonderful thing in many circumstances, wet leather is not desirable.

I recall reading the Japanese didnt have a good time island hopping with their leather gear all rotting away in the water and humidity, while the US GI nylon stayed useful.

For the OP, hmm. Something 10mm for sure and a Pith helmet. I'd go with the Glock 20 I think, probably the best fit of size, capacity, and weight.

ms6852 · October 24, 2018, 01:44 PM

I did survival training in the Panama Jungle due to Vietnam and based on that environment I would have chosen a .357 revolver, but since the post is about semi autos I would choose a 1911 pistol with loose tolerances, and a Bowie knife and a mosquito net.

DPris · October 24, 2018, 02:21 PM

Interesting to see the choices.

Would you carry more as animal defense, or people defense?
I like classic leather, myself, but there IS that jungle rot thing.
Denis

T. O'Heir · October 24, 2018, 02:22 PM

"...a phone that has service..." That'd be a sat phone.
It'd be my BHP(Brazil uses 9mm pistols), my 870 and my bush hat. Nobody in their right mind wears a felt hat in the jungle. Real cork pith helmets are not easy to come by. Those plastic things the USPS wear are daft. Yes, I do have one.

Cosmodragoon · October 25, 2018, 02:08 AM

I'd definitely choose a fedora but I'm not sure about the 1930s-era revolver or bull whip. A polymer-framed semi-auto would be easier to carry. I spent some time in swamps as a kid but I've never carried a pistol for any length of time in sweltering jungle or wetland conditions. Are big animals the main risk down there or is it smaller, poisonous, or even infectious critters?

ROCK6 · October 25, 2018, 06:10 AM

I'm boring, a Glock 20 would likely be my top choice, but I've carried the smaller Glock 23 and the 200gr. Doubletap hard-cast have proven to be pretty potent as well.

My preferred carry method would be a Hill People Gear "Kit Bag" to keep the it high and handy as well as protected yet still fast to access...top it off with my boonie hat, and my custom machete and I'd be set

I spent some time down in Ecuador. The worst threats were mosquitos, spiders, ants, and snakes; the largest predators were pigs (domesticated that went feral), caiman, and jaguars. All the monkeys we ran into were more nuisance than threat.

ROCK6

highpower3006 · October 25, 2018, 09:22 AM

All I would need is a fedora, a whip and a M29 in a shoulder holster.

drobs · October 25, 2018, 11:02 AM

Fedora and one of my FN Hi Powers. Need to keep classy.

DPris · October 25, 2018, 12:36 PM

Fedora & Hi-Power would define "classy".

Denis

M88 · October 25, 2018, 01:53 PM

Don't THINK there is anything in the Amazon bigger than a big cat (but not sure), so the Chiappa Rhino in 357 would take care of anything that wanted to have me for dinner.

For the last 10 years all I wear, all year round is a Tilly hat... washable, crushable... waterproof. Keeps the Sun off my bald head!

M88 · October 25, 2018, 02:33 PM

yes... I know my Chiappa Rhino is NOT an "auto pistol" as the OP requested... OK... if it has to be auto, my Walther PPQ M2 in 40 S&W would take care of any animal in the Amazon. Africa... now that's a whole different ballgame.

I'd still take the Tilly hat even if it is not a pith helmet or a fedora!

DPris · October 25, 2018, 06:20 PM

M88,
If ALL you wear year round is a Tilly hat, you must get arrested a lot.
How do you keep the sun off your bald butt?
Denis

M88 · October 25, 2018, 11:53 PM

"M88,
If ALL you wear year round is a Tilly hat, you must get arrested a lot.
How do you keep the sun off your bald butt?
Denis"

HA! :-) ...got a good point there. I'm not on a California beach! Well last couple weeks it's starting to get cold here in PA, I'll be wearing a bit more than the Tilly now at least till spring.

DPris · October 26, 2018, 12:24 AM

Imagine your friends & neighbors will appreciate that.
Although I think you'd probably fit right in at WalMart……..
Denis

mellow_c · October 26, 2018, 03:11 AM

I'm going to say. . .

A Kel-Tech PLR-16 with a 100 round drum mag and a Storm Trooper helmet!

Maybe pretend I'm hunting Ewoks.

Or maybe a Mac-10 with a red bandana.

Maybe pretend I'm Rambo.

Or an old 1911 and a Fadora.

Maybe pretend I'm a 1920's gangster who got lost?

Or a Mauser C96 "broomhandle" pistol and a Pith helmet.

They just seem like they could go together. No?

But if I were being honest, Id probably choose a 9mm Glock, either a model 17 or 19 with night sights, maybe even a super light weight flashlight attached to the rail, and loaded with some really good ammo, and carried in a lightweight kydex holster. . . Or a Glock 20 or 40 (10mm). . . And some sort of wide brimmed lightweight, moisture whicking, modern fabric floppy hat.

October 22, 2018, 07:21 PM	#31
ritepath Senior Member Join Date: February 22, 2009 Location: Virginia Posts: 1,419	Hate to say it but nothing I have would go with me. I'd head out and find me a G20 SF. As for me and my family we will shoot the 10mm. (I used to have a G20) __________________ There's only one...

October 23, 2018, 05:00 PM	#33
GarandTd Senior Member Join Date: June 15, 2016 Location: Rural PA Posts: 1,639	Out of my own arsenal, I would take my K2P with the 19 round cz75 mag. As for head gear, I think I'd opt for the pith helmet......and maybe a monacle. __________________ 22lr, 20 gauge, 8mm Mauser, 35 Remington, 30-06, 5.56x45/223, 9mm, 380acp

October 24, 2018, 01:44 PM	#37
ms6852 Senior Member Join Date: April 3, 2010 Location: Texas Posts: 1,394	I did survival training in the Panama Jungle due to Vietnam and based on that environment I would have chosen a .357 revolver, but since the post is about semi autos I would choose a 1911 pistol with loose tolerances, and a Bowie knife and a mosquito net. __________________ ONLY TWO DEFINING FORCES HAVE GIVEN UP THEIR LIVES FOR YOU. ONE IS JESUS CHRIST FOR YOUR SOUL AND THE OTHER IS THE AMERICAN SOLDIER FOR YOUR FREEDOM.

October 24, 2018, 02:22 PM	#39
T. O'Heir Senior Member Join Date: February 13, 2002 Location: Canada Posts: 12,453	"...a phone that has service..." That'd be a sat phone. It'd be my BHP(Brazil uses 9mm pistols), my 870 and my bush hat. Nobody in their right mind wears a felt hat in the jungle. Real cork pith helmets are not easy to come by. Those plastic things the USPS wear are daft. Yes, I do have one. __________________ Spelling and grammar count!

October 25, 2018, 11:02 AM	#43
drobs Senior Member Join Date: July 17, 2015 Location: South Central MO / Africa Posts: 1,111	Fedora and one of my FN Hi Powers. Need to keep classy. __________________ NRA Life Member

October 22, 2018, 01:06 PM	#26
peacefulgary Senior Member Join Date: January 26, 2011 Location: USA Posts: 714	Glock 19 and straw fedora with head-cover insect net!

October 22, 2018, 02:58 PM	#27
TheGunGeek Senior Member Join Date: July 15, 2016 Location: Florida Posts: 182	Definitely fedora with a mosquito net for greater comfort, because they really suck. In addition to that I'll take a Five-seveN, the high capacity pistol that shoots more like a rifle.

October 22, 2018, 03:19 PM	#28
Rangerrich99 Senior Member Join Date: March 20, 2014 Location: Kinda near Phoenix, AZ Posts: 1,254	I'm a fedora guy. I think anyway-never owned a fedora, but I'm partial to the Indiana Jones movies, so I'm going with fedora. If I have to bring something I own, then there's no question: I'm bringing my S&W M&P40C 2.0.

October 22, 2018, 03:42 PM	#29
DPris Member Emeritus Join Date: August 19, 2004 Posts: 7,133	Hard to make a hat choice based on tradition- the pith is classic safari while the fedora is classic adventure. Denis

October 22, 2018, 05:58 PM	#30
reteach Senior Member Join Date: August 31, 2016 Location: Texas Posts: 379	In photos I've seen, Teddy Roosevelt wore a pith helmet most of the time during his trip on the River of Doubt. However, in some photos he seems to be wearing a felt or canvas hat. But he nearly died on that trip. Kermit Roosevelt wore a felt hat, and he stayed healthy the whole time. So I'm sticking with my first choice - fedora. They both carried revolvers.

October 23, 2018, 01:09 AM	#32
DPris Member Emeritus Join Date: August 19, 2004 Posts: 7,133	I think I'd go Glock 20 too. Small enough to be fairly portable, relatively light, probably the most powerful caliber practical in a semi-auto. In heat and direct sun, I find the old US military hard "pith" helmet with its air flow suspension breathes better than a felt hat. The chin strap also retains in windy conditions. Denis

October 23, 2018, 07:02 PM	#34
gw44 Senior Member Join Date: March 15, 2015 Location: Michigan Posts: 311	Ditto 44 automag but classic hat !!!

October 24, 2018, 04:47 AM	#35
JJ45 Senior Member Join Date: June 8, 2015 Posts: 908	Springfield Mil Spec 1911 .45...BUT, who would tote an auto-pistol in the jungle? I would prefer my Ruger Blackhawk .45 Colt though a stainless handgun would be an advantage in a rain forest....Pith Helmet, no doubt

October 24, 2018, 02:21 PM	#38
DPris Member Emeritus Join Date: August 19, 2004 Posts: 7,133	Interesting to see the choices. Would you carry more as animal defense, or people defense? I like classic leather, myself, but there IS that jungle rot thing. Denis

October 25, 2018, 02:08 AM	#40
Cosmodragoon Senior Member Join Date: March 18, 2013 Location: Northeastern US Posts: 1,869	I'd definitely choose a fedora but I'm not sure about the 1930s-era revolver or bull whip. A polymer-framed semi-auto would be easier to carry. I spent some time in swamps as a kid but I've never carried a pistol for any length of time in sweltering jungle or wetland conditions. Are big animals the main risk down there or is it smaller, poisonous, or even infectious critters?

October 25, 2018, 06:10 AM	#41
ROCK6 Senior Member Join Date: November 6, 2004 Location: Georgia/Afghanistan Posts: 314	I'm boring, a Glock 20 would likely be my top choice, but I've carried the smaller Glock 23 and the 200gr. Doubletap hard-cast have proven to be pretty potent as well. My preferred carry method would be a Hill People Gear "Kit Bag" to keep the it high and handy as well as protected yet still fast to access...top it off with my boonie hat, and my custom machete and I'd be set I spent some time down in Ecuador. The worst threats were mosquitos, spiders, ants, and snakes; the largest predators were pigs (domesticated that went feral), caiman, and jaguars. All the monkeys we ran into were more nuisance than threat. ROCK6

October 25, 2018, 09:22 AM	#42
highpower3006 Senior Member Join Date: July 30, 2011 Location: Savannah TN Posts: 1,220	All I would need is a fedora, a whip and a M29 in a shoulder holster.

October 25, 2018, 12:36 PM	#44
DPris Member Emeritus Join Date: August 19, 2004 Posts: 7,133	Fedora & Hi-Power would define "classy". Denis

October 25, 2018, 02:33 PM	#46
M88 Senior Member Join Date: February 15, 2018 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 278	yes... I know my Chiappa Rhino is NOT an "auto pistol" as the OP requested... OK... if it has to be auto, my Walther PPQ M2 in 40 S&W would take care of any animal in the Amazon. Africa... now that's a whole different ballgame. I'd still take the Tilly hat even if it is not a pith helmet or a fedora! __________________ NRA life member. Making good people helpless doesn't make bad people harmless!

October 25, 2018, 06:20 PM	#47
DPris Member Emeritus Join Date: August 19, 2004 Posts: 7,133	M88, If ALL you wear year round is a Tilly hat, you must get arrested a lot. How do you keep the sun off your bald butt? Denis

October 25, 2018, 11:53 PM	#48
M88 Senior Member Join Date: February 15, 2018 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 278	"M88, If ALL you wear year round is a Tilly hat, you must get arrested a lot. How do you keep the sun off your bald butt? Denis" HA! :-) ...got a good point there. I'm not on a California beach! Well last couple weeks it's starting to get cold here in PA, I'll be wearing a bit more than the Tilly now at least till spring. __________________ NRA life member. Making good people helpless doesn't make bad people harmless!

October 26, 2018, 12:24 AM	#49
DPris Member Emeritus Join Date: August 19, 2004 Posts: 7,133	Imagine your friends & neighbors will appreciate that. Although I think you'd probably fit right in at WalMart…….. Denis

October 26, 2018, 03:11 AM	#50
mellow_c Senior Member Join Date: January 7, 2008 Location: Colorado Posts: 1,862	I'm going to say. . . A Kel-Tech PLR-16 with a 100 round drum mag and a Storm Trooper helmet! Maybe pretend I'm hunting Ewoks. Or maybe a Mac-10 with a red bandana. Maybe pretend I'm Rambo. Or an old 1911 and a Fadora. Maybe pretend I'm a 1920's gangster who got lost? Or a Mauser C96 "broomhandle" pistol and a Pith helmet. They just seem like they could go together. No? But if I were being honest, Id probably choose a 9mm Glock, either a model 17 or 19 with night sights, maybe even a super light weight flashlight attached to the rail, and loaded with some really good ammo, and carried in a lightweight kydex holster. . . Or a Glock 20 or 40 (10mm). . . And some sort of wide brimmed lightweight, moisture whicking, modern fabric floppy hat. Last edited by mellow_c; October 26, 2018 at 03:44 AM.