This question was asked a while ago but I'll chime in. I've been saddle hunting a few years now. I've tagged my buck with a bow the last few years so I haven't gun hunted from a saddle yet. I will be carrying either my 44mag T/C or one of my Ruger Blackhawks this year. I hang in either a JX3 or a Latitude Method II and a predator XL stand, depending on the stand site. If it's raining, I'll be in a ground blind with the same gear plus a couple saplings lashed together for shooting sticks.