Bug for hunting big game - Page 2

havegunjoe · November 14th, 2006, 04:41 PM

S&W 629 .44 magnum loaded with 310 grain Garrett Super Hard Cast Hammerheads. I grouse hunt in black bear country.

blueyedevil · November 14th, 2006, 05:15 PM

I hunt in country where black bears are thicker than fleas on a badger and have never had any trouble with them. 99.99% of the time they're gonna leave you alone once they're aware you're there, and the other ones require very little incentive to leave. In the spring you don't wanna get between mama and a cub, but I've done that before and mama just false charged and let me go on my way. Brownies are a different matter completely, as others have said .41 mag is about as light as I would go, and if it was between shootin' a ticked off griz with a .41 mag and climbin' a tree, I'd be pullin' splinters for weeks.

raevan · November 14th, 2006, 05:31 PM

Be sure and pick a good tree though, You ever see what a Brownies claws will do to a small tree?

sgtD · November 14th, 2006, 08:17 PM

I dont' think much about bears here in FL, but as long as we are on the topic, it relates to the thread and no one has yet mentioned it, how about the 45LC for bear defense?

Any good?

Bud White · November 14th, 2006, 08:34 PM

i carry a 460 or 500 smith as my backup weather i see bear or not

Bud White · November 14th, 2006, 08:35 PM

course sometimes im hunting with the 460 or 500 and 300 win mag is my back up

raevan · November 14th, 2006, 11:09 PM

45LC can be loaded to equal 44mag but you need a gun strong enough to fire them. mosdt single actions in 45LC will not sustain a 45LC+p.

ron8903 · November 15th, 2006, 11:37 AM

When I canal bank fish, my carry weapon is
a 4" GP-100 .357 mag.
Loaded full house 158 jfn.

We have some big lizards down here and some
smallish black bears.

November 14th, 2006, 04:41 PM	#11
havegunjoe Distinguished Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Minnesota Posts: 1,846	S&W 629 .44 magnum loaded with 310 grain Garrett Super Hard Cast Hammerheads. I grouse hunt in black bear country. __________________ DEMOCRACY IS TWO WOLVES AND A LAMB VOTING ON WHAT TO HAVE FOR LUNCH. LIBERTY IS A WELL ARMED LAMB CONTESTING THE VOTE. Certified Instructor for Minnesota Carry Permit NRA Pistol and Personal Protection Insrtuctor Utah Permit Certified Instructor

November 14th, 2006, 08:17 PM	#14
sgtD Distinguished Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Kansas Posts: 1,711	I dont' think much about bears here in FL, but as long as we are on the topic, it relates to the thread and no one has yet mentioned it, how about the 45LC for bear defense? Any good? __________________ When you've got 'em by the balls, their hearts & minds will follow. Semper Fi.

November 15th, 2006, 11:37 AM	#18
ron8903 Distinguished Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: South Florida Posts: 1,893	When I canal bank fish, my carry weapon is a 4" GP-100 .357 mag. Loaded full house 158 jfn. We have some big lizards down here and some smallish black bears. __________________ "A lie gets halfway around the world before the truth has a chance to get its pants on." - Sir Winston Churchill

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November 14th, 2006, 05:15 PM	#12
blueyedevil Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Colorado Posts: 616	I hunt in country where black bears are thicker than fleas on a badger and have never had any trouble with them. 99.99% of the time they're gonna leave you alone once they're aware you're there, and the other ones require very little incentive to leave. In the spring you don't wanna get between mama and a cub, but I've done that before and mama just false charged and let me go on my way. Brownies are a different matter completely, as others have said .41 mag is about as light as I would go, and if it was between shootin' a ticked off griz with a .41 mag and climbin' a tree, I'd be pullin' splinters for weeks.

November 14th, 2006, 05:31 PM	#13
raevan VIP Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: washington Posts: 4,320	Be sure and pick a good tree though, You ever see what a Brownies claws will do to a small tree?

November 14th, 2006, 08:34 PM	#15
Bud White VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Elsewhere Posts: 17,476	i carry a 460 or 500 smith as my backup weather i see bear or not

November 14th, 2006, 08:35 PM	#16
Bud White VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Elsewhere Posts: 17,476	course sometimes im hunting with the 460 or 500 and 300 win mag is my back up

November 14th, 2006, 11:09 PM	#17
raevan VIP Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: washington Posts: 4,320	45LC can be loaded to equal 44mag but you need a gun strong enough to fire them. mosdt single actions in 45LC will not sustain a 45LC+p.