Info on short barrel revolver for bear protection 500S&W 454 Casull?

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The guides up there tell ya to bring whatever sidearm you want. Just be sure to file down the front site, that way it wont hurt so bad when the bear sticks it up your ***

All kidding aside, what was that new varmint round you found the other day /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif


shoot I was waiten to see if anyone else would say that cause I was gunna
No kiddin tho a guide gun in 45-70 or 450 mar would be preferred /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/ooo.gif
 
Lots of opinions on this subject!

I've never been on a dangerous game hunt, unless you count the times when I've been out pheasant hunting in the tall grass and a rabid raccoon starts attacking.

I do know that I would like to hunt in AK someday and I know that part of arsenal will include a handgun if by chance I get to go. If for no better reason than a little peace of mind, thats good enough for me.
I have heard "stories" where someone dispatched a bear with a handgun. In one I recall was when a couple guys were packing out a moose, on their return trip they left the long guns back in camp so they could carry more meat and returned with a lowly handgun. The brown bear that attacked got ahold of both hunters but one of them was able to shoot the bear a few times and ended its attack.
Sure, more than likely your back up gun will never leave the holster but you never know.........

I own a couple Freedom Arms wheel guns, both are great guns, reliable and accurate. You can get them in 454, 475 and the new 500 Wyoming Express plus others ofcourse and with many barrel length options. Only drawbacks to them is they are single action and a 5 rd. capacity. Positives are lighter weight than a comparable double action and very reliable. I think I would lean towards the 475 with a 4-3/4" barrel and Micarta grips.

Good Luck
 
One of the guys I shoot IPSC with is a firearms trainer for the game and fish, including the grizzly bear management teams. The guys carry model 629 Smith revolvers loaded with some of Randy Garrett's ammo. He told me the revolvers are a last resort to be used when a couple of guys are releasing a bear, etc. and don't have a third guy watching over them with a real gun. They kill problem bears with a .338 Win Mag, but obviously a .375, etc, is just as good.

For bear protection the folks around the grizzly bear management areas seem to like the big bore Marlin guide guns, or a good 12 gauge loaded with 00 Buck over slugs. A really good friend of mine used to run a pack string in the Throughfare for the Forest Service. He is a huge fan of bear spray as opposed to any handgun.
 
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Moki,
That shotgun is illegal in the US. 18" is the minimum barrel length we are allowed to own.

Jack



Then you need to check out this 8.5" barreled Rem 870 12 gauge that I bought for my son...

It is 29 1/2" overall length and with the Houge pistol grip on it is 19 1/2" and holds three 2 3/4" or two 3" shells in the tube... /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/cool.gif

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Moki,
That shotgun is illegal in the US. 18" is the minimum barrel length we are allowed to own.

Jack



Actually it cost $200 excise tax to register one under the 18 inches.
 
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Moki,
That shotgun is illegal in the US. 18" is the minimum barrel length we are allowed to own.

Jack



Actually it cost $200 excise tax to register one under the 18 inches.


Yes plus 6 months of paperwork and sucking up to the local LEOs to approve it. Can we say 'political contributions' to the county sheriffs next campaign.

If you can spend the money, you can make almost anything legal anywhere in the world.

Jack
 
Yes it is legal here in Canada...

Can't hunt with a barrel under 12" here but you can have it for protection or whatever else you care to plink at... /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif
 
8.5" barreled 870, now there's something I've never seen before. Don't know if I'd have much use for it though.

I recently read the scandium lightweight 44's & such are getting popular in AK for lightweight last defense carry. I have a Ruger SRH 7.5" 44 that is more pleasant to shoot but on the heavy side if trying to carry it all day. In a lightweight I would do more practice with mild rounds but test a few full powered loads before carry. I have a scandium 357mag that I do just that with. In most cases I am content to carry it with 38+p rounds. If it was me I would carry a handgun also but realize the rifle in my hands is the thing to use. While fishing in AK a few yrs back I carried a pump 12 with slugs & buckshot.
 


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