Where is this information documented? I know several people that finish there deer off with a 22.
James Ruby
Technically, this may be correct!
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Where is this information documented? I know several people that finish there deer off with a 22.
James Ruby
I can't carry during my season - Blackpowder.
When you pick your caliber remember this is for when it gets bad. You need to be able to deliver enough energy in one spot to cause central nervous system shutdown. Who here has shot a bear with any rifle and had it drop in its tracks? Now you have a possibly wounded bear in the brush at full charge, You need to be able to spinal the bear as it comes at you head on. Two options you can shoot it in the head and hope that kills it or wait for it to be on top of you and shoot it behind the head and sever the spinal column. You need to kill the bear stone cold drop in the tracks dead. I have seen what pistols do to bears, I have seen 40 smith bullets stop on the shoulder blade(near side). I have seen 44 magnum bullets, 4 of them in fact shot into the chest cavity and the bear still whooped two dogs and gave the hunter 17 stitches. Lastly I recall skinning a bear for a client and finding a 308 round flattened against the skull. That round was fired from about 80 yards. So choose the biggest caliber you can and make sure you file the front sight off.
S&W mod.66 .357 4". First round up is a shot shell.
I have never had to use a follow up shot to finish off anything that I have hunted and I dont carry for that reason. I carry for protection mainly against the crazies that are hiding in the woods.
i suppose this would be as good a place as any to ask if my 9mm would do me any good if i had to use it on a big cat. dont think i would want to stumble on one personally though.
i suppose this would be as good a place as any to ask if my 9mm would do me any good if i had to use it on a big cat. dont think i would want to stumble on one personally though.