Mountain Lion Defensive Pistol

[RVTECH]

Might wanna keep your doors shut too.

Yea - who leaves their doors open at night, in CA, or ANYWHERE for that matter?

 

[jsparks747]

Back when I hunted a lot I carried a Taurus Raging Bull Model 444 .44 magnum. Put a number of yotes and a cougar to sleep with it.

 

[Brutus57]

I do my share of hiking and was just wondering.
Considering that a mountain lion around these parts might weigh up to 120lbs, what would you suggest for an occasional day hike?

Salt & pepper....though some enjoy human meat with hot sauce. They are pretty smart, seldom seen unless they want you to see them.

Brutus Out

 

[salmonriverjohn]

Salt & pepper....though some enjoy human meat with hot sauce. They are pretty smart, seldom seen unless they want you to see them.

Brutus Out

They do taste great with salt and pepper, cougar that is

 

[Flopsweat]

Back when I hunted a lot I carried a Taurus Raging Bull Model 444 .44 magnum. Put a number of toes and a cougar to sleep with it.

Toes?

 

[Raidingtime]

.44 mag or .50 cal? Why? They're about the same weight as a white male human. 9mm, .357 mag, or .45 acp are pretty good at bringing down two or four legged animals weighing 100 to 300 lbs.

 

[Howard1955]

Well, if you're a diehard leftist, this would be your lion-defense gun:



And if you're not, then this might appeal to you.

 

[308]

My wife read the thread title and thought Mt Lion Defense Pistol was some new brand if handgun.

 

[Howard1955]

I do my share of hiking and was just wondering.
Considering that a mountain lion around these parts might weigh up to 120lbs, what would you suggest for an occasional day hike?

A dog that weighs 140lbs.

 

[Mountainman38]

Back when I hunted a lot I carried a Taurus Raging Bull Model 444 .44 magnum. Put a number of toes and a cougar to sleep with it.

Hope they weren't YOUR toes.

 

[Certaindeaf]

A dog that weighs 140lbs.

Oh pshaw. Takin' notes here, boss!

 

[Ura-Ki]

Were da puddy cat at? Lemme at um Dad, lemme at um, I promise not to shred um all the way dis time!

 

[DuneHopper]

The Barret L82A1 semi-automatic, should be enough to take down a mountain lion
, or a whale.

 

[Gaucho Gringo]

Well, if you're a diehard leftist, this would be your lion-defense gun:

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And if you're not, then this might appeal to you.

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I like the second one much better.

 

[jsparks747]

Hope they weren't YOUR toes.

Auto correct. Meant to say yotes.

 

[Howard1955]

Auto correct. Meant to say yotes.

Either way, I expect there was some yipping and howling going on.

 

[Caveman Jim]

Google documented cougar attacks-your going to be surprised how many there actually have been in North America.
If someone believes being big makes a difference to Mr. cougar, keep in mind that they regularly kill 8' long 700 lb. elk.
They are THE apex preditor here in most of the lower. 48.

Cats break fairly easy, that said I still carry a stainless S&W .357 and have had to use it on them. The last run in I had was on the last trip in to pack out the remaining bag of elk that was hanging in a tree next to the boned out Elk.
When I approached, surprise!
The damned cat had ducked into the chest cavity for a snack and when he came out he decided it was all his and went into that cat (I'm getting ready to pounce) profile.
That day I had the .357 on me and am glad I did, the cat not so much.
The first 158 JHP hit him center chest and that did the job although I fired a second, trust me you probably would have too. Seconds was all it lasted start to finish.
This was the second 'surprise' encounter with a cougar I've had, that other ended up meeting an -06, overkill? I don't think there's any such thing as overkill when it comes down to it.

I always train to double tap, always ;-)

 

[Caveman Jim]

I had a cougar stalking me several years ago. I know darn well that they will stalk humans. When she got close I saw her and was able to chase her off. The only reason I didn't shoot her then and there is that I knew there was a game warden in the area and I didn't have a cougar tag.

Years ago my friend and I were hunting by Brown Creek up in the Skokomish river area. We had just cutting tracks off the gravel road through dense timber & came to a small clearing. All the while the hair on both our necks was standing up as we heard two cats popping their teeth as they were circling us. We were back to back because we knew they were going to charge us. Fear of the unknown was in both of us as we're too were circling, watching the tree line and at times we could see them through an opening. All of a sudden Ken whispers"there it is", pulled up and got a bead on it just as it started to lunge and when he shot it was in mid air!!!! I saw the other one take off away from us but kept eyes & ears on the woods.
That was a scarry adventure I'll tell you and I felt like a meal that day. 35 Remington did it in & I had a 30-30.

 

[Certaindeaf]

Anyone die yet?

 

[Glock Jock]

catnip