i carry a Dan wesson 357 8 inc barrel,in bear country the only pistole i would feel comfortable using would be a SW 500 with buffalo bore ammo.
bear country is rifle country,not pistole country.:hump:
I think they would find a dead cat,laying on the trail,with a bullet hole in him.
and since I carry a revolver,there would be no shell cassing left behind to tell the law dogs who shot it.:D
if you take the shot,and it is over 100 yards,let us know if it broke bones,and if not how long did it take you to ketch up with it,and let us know if it was a one shot kill.:rolleyes:
some of these points are well taken,at least by me,but!!!!!!there is such a thing as to light a round to do the job in a ethical manner,just like there is such thing as too large a round for the job,case in point,50-cal BMG,it will kill anything on the planet,anything that bleeds that is,is it a...
some of these points are well taken,at least by me,but!!!!!!there is such a thing as to light a round to do the job in a ethical manner,just like there is such thing as too large a round for the job,case in point,50-cal BMG,it will kill anything on the planet,anything that bleeds that is,is it a...
a simple way to solve wolf eating human,when you go hiking,carry a gun,then kill a few wolves,and then you will leave eveidence as to what happened.
that's my take on this subject.:D
I have a good friend who uses a 7mm-08 he loves it,he uses it to hunt deer,elk,bear,cougar,and one or two beer cans each year,he told me he likes the gun,even better than his 25-06,and my 7mm R-Mag,i think he might have to buy a new one because his wife likes the gun to,and me thinks this year...
I can kill a elk with a knife,and my bare hands,would that be the best way to hunt elk?
no!
a 243 would kill a elk,so would my knife,so would a 22 IR.
neither one would be a goog tool to use,for this purpose,270 would be a good tool.
25-06 better tool.
7mm-08 even better tool.
30-06 one of the...