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I carried one loaded with 365 gr hardcast bullets. I am still alive!
Most threads I have read recommend at least a .41 Mag for stopping Black Bears. After being almost run over by a bull moose in Idaho last Fall, I am of the opinion that a person should carrry the biggest caliber that they are comfortable hiking with. I have a .44 Mag Ruger Black Hawk with a 4 5/8 barrel and would not want to carry anything heavier in the mountains.
Quote from: Phantom Gobbler on March 14, 2011, 10:47:56 PMMost threads I have read recommend at least a .41 Mag for stopping Black Bears. After being almost run over by a bull moose in Idaho last Fall, I am of the opinion that a person should carrry the biggest caliber that they are comfortable hiking with. I have a .44 Mag Ruger Black Hawk with a 4 5/8 barrel and would not want to carry anything heavier in the mountains. Thats why I am looking at the Buffalo Bore Heavy .45+P. The balistics rival the .44 at 325 grain L.B.T.-L.F.N. 1325 fps 1267 ft lbs. with the option of using the .45 acp for target practice on the Blackhawk Convertable . I think I am talking myself into this gun. Now I need the money