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Smith needs to come out with their Mountain Gun in 9 or maybe even 380. Perhaps a J-frame Mountain Gun....😀
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The 9 you carry vs the cannon you don't.
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The 9 you carry vs the cannon you don't. The 9 you carry vs the deer rifle you don't. The 9 you carry vs the duck gun you don't. The 9 you carry vs the Elefunt gun you don't. I tell ya, the Nine can do anything!
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As you pick a handgun for grizz attack defense remember that scene in The Revenant. When Leonardo DiCaprio gets his ass kicked by the mad mother grizzly.
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Almost as good as the 9mm My 500 S&W Mine was bigger. You'll be too fatigued from carrying it to be able to use it.
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Not sure if the nazi twist is safe with hard cast.
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Much as I like my .500 S&W for some purposes (not really sure what), for any kind of close up DLP use I would prefer my Glock 20 or (S&W 627 if we're talking revolver). If we're talking 9mm, I'd have to go with the only 9 X 19 I own, a Beretta 92.
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I'd for sure take my Kahr CW9. No griz would live for long when faced with 8 rounds of 9mm whoop ass.
A .380 may also be an option.
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The best handgun is the one that YOU are familiar, comfortable, confident and competent with and will liekly be carrying when you need it .
A 9mm Glock 43 in your pocket will always trump the 475 Linebaugh you left at home.
Phil Shoemaker Alaska Master Guide, Alaska Hunter Ed Instructor FAA Master pilot www.grizzlyskinsofalaska.comAnyone who claims the 30-06 is not effective has either not used one, or else is unwittingly commenting on their marksmanship.
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I know from your event that the Buffalo Bore 9mm Outdoorsman penetrates big critters, so it is best for me to carry that in a Glock 19 platform that is putting about 7500 rounds downrange each year in practice, training and competition than it is to carry an infrequently used gun in an infrequently used large bore caliber in infrequently used support gear. In addition, the critters around here are not as big as the critters where you hang, so I feel like I have a bigger margin of error than you. (I still like the BB 255 grain +P .45 ACP Outdoorsman round, but the gun is not getting used much anymore, so it probably will be left home during archery season.)
The 9mm is not legal here for hunting big game, BTW, so it is strictly for self defense.
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The best handgun is the one that YOU are familiar, comfortable, confident and competent with and will liekly be carrying when you need it .
A 9mm Glock 43 in your pocket will always trump the 475 Linebaugh you left at home. Phil you are well regarded by good friends of mine, so please don't take this wrong. I am asking from the perspective of a guy who made a short notice trip to Alaska in the spring several years ago with nothing but a 2 1/4" SP-101 (Loaded with Alaska Backpacker 200 grain LBT) and a 1911 loaded with hardball. By what rationale do you leave a 475 at home and carry a 9mm while hiking in known grizzly country? If I'd have had time to arrange for a heavy-hitter, there's no way in hell I'd have left it. I had my wife and very pregnant daughter along and carried a slug-loaded 870 on those occasions.
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Sarge, My family homestead is right in the middle of a National Wildlife Refuge and the incident happened a bit over 5 miles from our home. We know the area, terrain and wildlife and don't feel the need to constantly be armed -- And when we are out the terrain is difficult and carrying something as large as a 475 quickly becomes a burden. something like your SP-101 is alot more likely to be packed.
As I have pointed out to numerous folks about this incident -- if I had known I would have run into an angry bear I wouldn't have even gone. And if I had to I would have taken my 458.
Phil Shoemaker Alaska Master Guide, Alaska Hunter Ed Instructor FAA Master pilot www.grizzlyskinsofalaska.comAnyone who claims the 30-06 is not effective has either not used one, or else is unwittingly commenting on their marksmanship.
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Thank you Phil. You kept your head and shot well when everything was going to hell around you; I commend you for that.
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This is my hunting cabin in the western end of Michigan's U P. I've got an arrow in my hand and my gun holster is empty...not very well prepared for the big blackie that had been chewing on my cabin. I'm 6' 1" I'll be up that way in a few weeks for Bear season. I drew the Amasa first season tag. Hopefully there will be one less bear to gnaw on someone's cabin ......
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The JUDGE loaded with buckshot slugs and birdshot in case I run into a ruffed grouse, deer, or bear
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