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Re: West side Black Bear sidearm?
« Reply #30 on: July 13, 2009, 03:55:52 PM »
Haha, no doubt!!! I should have doctored it up a bit!! lol... With all the bears i saw last year this is what i came home with!!!   Ooops...Lol

I hope you know I was kidding with you.  If not, I was!   :)
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Re: West side Black Bear sidearm?
« Reply #31 on: July 13, 2009, 05:41:16 PM »
Out of those choices I'd go with either the 454 or the 357, depending on what was easiest to pack for you.  I like to keep my sidearm at 4-5" bbls, as they are seldom used.  The 357 should be loaded with the heaviest bullet you can find.  Maybe hardcast.

My side arms are either a 41 mag S&W mountain gun, or a 4 5/8" ruger blackhawk.  Loads are 250 gn WFNs with a healthy helping of H110.

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Re: West side Black Bear sidearm?
« Reply #32 on: July 13, 2009, 07:59:59 PM »
If a booger charges you and is on top of you in thick brush, I think any round .380 and upwards is better than fighting with your hands.  That's if you can stay cool and index the weapon where it counts.  Just face it, you'll probably get tore up a little, but if your alive, that's what matters.

I know that after my run-in with the pissed off sow in the brush, I'll never leave home without my .357 again.  She would have been on me so fast and all I would have been able to do is feed the pistol to her while pulling the trigger.
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Re: West side Black Bear sidearm?
« Reply #33 on: July 16, 2009, 11:46:30 AM »
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4 5/8" ruger blackhawk.  Loads are 250 gn WFNs with a healthy helping of H110.


45LC?  "4 5/8",  That's a sweet sized gun to have in the hills.

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Re: West side Black Bear sidearm?
« Reply #34 on: July 17, 2009, 06:14:30 PM »
41 Mag for me. I like the less than 44mag recoil. Mark :twocents:

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Re: West side Black Bear sidearm?
« Reply #35 on: July 19, 2009, 07:14:54 PM »
4 5/8" ruger blackhawk.  Loads are 250 gn WFNs with a healthy helping of H110.


45LC?  "4 5/8",  That's a sweet sized gun to have in the hills.

-Steve

Nope, not 45 LC.  It's a 41 mag.  Although, I think a 45 LC would be fine for bear with 'Ruger Only' handloads.  The 4 5/8" blackhawks balance the best for me out of all the bbl lengths.

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Re: West side Black Bear sidearm?
« Reply #36 on: July 19, 2009, 07:20:46 PM »
I carry a 4 5/8" Ruger Blackhawk in 45 Colt.  I handload Cast Performance 300grn Hardcast bullets.  They leave the gun at about 1100 fps. 

 


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