Caught your recent YouTube interview w/ Ron Spomer.
Very interesting and insightful, thank you for your time and candor.
The discussion on the 9mm v. Brown Bear was especially fascinating.
(as well as your opinion on good heavy bullets, placed well, from common caliber rifles)
Got me to thinkin', and, in turn, if you can spare the time, an interest in your opinion.
Was a time, here in the Louisiana piney woods, that a .357 Mag. w/ 180 gr. Sierra TournamentMaster truncated FMJ was carried for Hog(300+lbs.) and panther defense.
And maybe the occasional Black Bear.
Then came across a 5.3" .357Sig conversion Bbl. for the Glock G23 .40., and a pile of this Hornady Custom 147 gr. XTP ammo, dirt cheap.
The bullets are non-catalog, and are constructed like revolver bullets, w/ a roll-crimp, and designed for ~ 1.5x expansion at magnum revolver velocity.
They clock ~ 1325 fps out of this Bbl. are very precise, easy to shoot accurately, and the pistol holds 14 of'em - while being significantly lighter than the revolver it replaced.
This is an interesting vid, 5" Bbl'ed pistol test, including a gel test w/ a combination of denim and MDF intermediate barrier.
How do you think it stacks up as a bear round?
(Though Black Bear is probably the more reasonable concern, and Grizzly a distant second.)
Know you are busy w/ your approaching Season, so, again, if inclined, at your convenience.
B/RE:
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