The .45 Colt has long been my favorite cartridge in the Blackhawk. Moutain Lions arent bear-zombie-meat-tanks. They did better than most 9mm and only slightly less than a 357. 66% of kills among collared mountain lions were mule deer. so why risk it. Youre 100% correct. I some what agree. Penetration and shot placement are king. This gun is horrible to carry full time when it must be out of site sometimes!! They live off the grid and have lots of bear trouble with their livestock. A black bear sow protecting a cub from your invasion of their space will have her way with you till she decides shes done. I have skinned three browns, two grizzlies and more black bears than I care to remember. The issues penetration. Option to use 45 colt 454 cas and 460 mag. Lmaoand excellent thought below about the 454 brass trimmed down. 44 mag power in a high cap auto loader. Its very light and handy to carry. They want to second guess people. where do you come up with this bullshit. The Mountain Lion will return to feed on the prey for up to 10 days. The .38 Special is the revolver equivalent of the 9X19 semiauto pistol round, which is, after all, only three years newer a development. Lets hope that we can all avoid the threat of mauling, but if youre unfortunate enough to have it happen to you, be prepared. They understood the dangers. Hard cast is king. His cousin, the brown bear, is an entirely different story; when a brown bear means business you need to stop the threat and stop it fast, by any means necessary. I have a short barrel S&W 629 that Ken Kelly modified. Any suggestion that a 9mm or 357 magnum is any gun better than none in brown bear country is ridiculous. Its a simple concept. Teardrop-shaped toes. I decently placed 5.56 will kill anything in north america. The Southern California man charged with shooting and killing a protected mountain lion this summer has been sentenced to 30 days in jail and was ordered to serve 240 hours of community service in . Just food for thought Stay safe Brian. The Complicated Truth About Mountain Lion Encroachment. The most restrictive, California State Proposition 117, passed in 1990, prohibits the killing of any mountain lion except in the case of an animal that poses a direct threat to people, pets, or . Hard cast lead or perhaps some modern all brass penetrators would probably be better. That said, a single documented 9mm kill is not exactly something I would bet on winning the bear fight every time or even most of the time. Very interesting. The farmer who owned the lambs also contacted a trapper in hopes that they could do something about the mountain lion. More is always better and the bullet is the key. As far as I am concerned the best handgun for a person is one they are familiar and competent with. having confidence in your weapon. Even for dispatching Id have gladly traded it for a snub-nose .38 Special. The statement that you wont be able to dump a full magazine into a charging bear is likely true as well. Penetration is what is needed, no hollow points. BTW chest rig is way to go with X frame revolvers. However, I dont think that a short barrel revolver will produce such a velocity. and driving a rig your not in the Alaskan brush. A starting load of 3.9 grains was decided on, and the first rounds were loaded up. The one time I did push these cases was to experiment with that claim, and after 5 heavy loadings, the primer pockets were very loose, but no sign of any case separation. Speaking of the 10mm, theres no mention. If a close attack by a bear happens, I sure wouldnt want a single action revolver. He agreed the animal was huge. I believe that model Ruger is single action, right? She ran out of there at Mach 3, with her blue hair on fire. Listed were all the big names but one very powerful handgun was not mentioned. Question whats your life worth to you. We dont know what caliber, make or model the handgun was. I agree, a 9mm is not something I would trust. Just my 2 cents for whats its worth. Yes it is a bit heavy, but as said earlier.with a charging bear 8.5lbs of 458 SOCOM feels like a down pillow . However, they also prove a nuisance to local livestock. Mountain lions actually have the largest hind legs (proportionally) of all the members of the cat family. Young cubs are emerging for the first time, and mothers are ultra-protective. While hunting is one of my favorite pastimes, fishing and hiking are a wonderful means of spending time with friends and family and living in close proximity to both the Catskill and Adirondack mountains, there is ample opportunity for both of those activities. Why dont you go out in the woods and try out some of your hollowpoints . next fly out someplace and sleep in a tent than write something that means something. Ammunition To Go : 50rds - 38 Special Federal LE 158gr. At least .40 caliber, 300 grains and 1,000 fps. A .38 snubby? The key is putting the projectile in the right spot. I carry either my Ruger Alasken 44 mag, or my Ruger GP 100 in 44 Special with custom loaded 255 gr. I hope you dont take anybody with you in these fantasy hikes with your hair spray. I use it on my sailboat for protection in the Bahamas, to take out boat engines. trunnis goggins wife; can a 38 special kill a mountain lion. Ive been privileged enough to take a couple of black bears in both Quebec and New York and have seen many more while at work and play. Methinks your anti-Judge/Governor bias is showing. I saw a beautiful Blond one in Glacier Natl Park a couple of years ago. One lion can consume up to 20 or 30 pounds of meat in a single meal. Self-Defense, Chances are youll only get to use one? You could get pretty close to a semi-auto .454 Casull if you had a .440 Cor-Bon Desert Eagle. The BFR 45-70 was not mentioned. If he does not already carry a firearm then he should. In Alaska, we not only have to deal with the common two-legged variety of vermin found in every place in the world, but also the large, four-legged beasts that can either kill and trample you with their hooves, or rip you apart with their claws and teeth; its the latter which draw hunters to the Last Frontier with high-power, large caliber rifles. Im glad she now carries the Liberty ammo. Sources Can you show any proof that we are destroying anything? Roughly the same size as my 8 S & W 44 mag, but a lot more fire power. But I enjoy listening to people who think they know everything prove they dont. I have had very good luck with both the 45 colt and 454 with 335gr. A 22 may kill a mountain lion, but a 44 magnum will kill their soul as well. BTW the 2nd encounter was by a friend who was carrying that old M572 shots on a wounded grizzly same load did him in. Beside, everyone agrees, and it has been my personal experience in bear (black only so far, but grizzly are about) stand-offs hauling out elk quarters in the Bitterroot Mtns that youre only going to get two shots and the extra round of a semi-auto (6 + 1) offers over a six-shooter revolver is a debate of deck chair arrangements on the Titanic. in bullet weight and energy. Laboratory work several days after the attack would have indicated rabies. Hunters must contact a CPW office within 48 hours of a lion . .357, .44 mag, 10mm. There is an interesting compilation of mountain lion incidents and attacks titled: Cougar Attacks & Other Incidents -2000 to date. I took my Colt .45 with a 7 barrel over, to do what needed to be done. Colorado Springs, Colo. The craggy mesas and sagebrush valleys of the West have a wild horse problem. Everyone Practices Cancel Culture | Opinion, Deplatforming Free Speech is Dangerous | Opinion. But, I still have the Marlin. Now I know, what to expect and what to carry. More than half of those were fawns. In my tests with 300 gr. You need to be able to kill a bear in a moments notice, most times a bear is just doing what they do , when suddenly a stupid hiker startles the wild animal and It sees you as a threat ! can of bear spray is your best defense, for within 50 feet. God Bless old Friend. In most cases, a 22 caliber rifle will not be able to kill a mountain lion. Its lack of weight had me cringing at first, expecting some wrist-wrenching recoil, but I was pleasantly surprised with the manageability of the K6s. When Ruger made a new .45 LC Redhawk capable of firing .45 ACP, I told myself I want one of those. Surprisingly, I had to shoot it THREE times in the head, from INCHES away before it died. Its the sick, injured, old one that will risk human contact. The first dozen rounds I shot were without gloves and I got a severe cut on my support hand thumb! Ive hunted brown bear three times with a hand gun only. Mountain lions, also known as pumas or cougars, interact with hundreds of species and play a direct role in balancing various habitats across the state and other parts of the U.S. My advice: If youre standing, attempt to avoid a confrontation; and mentally prepare yourself for the greater likelihood that youll be on your back being chewed on. bullets would probably only allow one shot, one handed. In Alaska, meat is often removed from a kill site via a frame pack and two strong legs, and all that blood creates a scent trail like a flashing All-you-can-eat buffet advertisement. 50 round box should last a lifetime. Long story short, Phil was forced to put the grizzly down. OMG! If one only goes out when and where a mild breeze at most is at their back on a sunny day.. Well you get my drift. She hid, and downed it with one behind the ear at very close range, and followed up with five more (all the bullets she had) to make sure. The bear was hurt so it couldnt run thank God abd CVA. Both holsters always pack into camp with me. You dont need a laboratory test to confirm that it was behaving strangely. Im somewhat challenged with smartphone technology. From the Noatak to Frazier Lake, Kodiak, Ive seen a lot of bears. lever action 44 mag) . The lion can then be shot and removed, or tranquilized and transplanted at least 300 miles (480 km) away. I wonder how much penetration that will make on a bears skull? Hunters killed off mountain lions in the park in the 1930s but the animals moved back in during the 1980s. A Utah friend of mine called to ask about using a .38 Special with a 4" barrel as a trail gun and a defensive gun in the mountains of his home state. Can a wolf beat a mountain lion? However many decades ago, I was a PPC competitor. Both are excellent sidearms but leave something to be desired when confronting big game in the boonies. uh://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/two-attacked-by-cougar-identified-wildlife-officials-say-predator-was-emaciated/?utm_source=email&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=article_title_1.1, https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/two-attacked-by-cougar-identified-wildlife-officials-say-predator-was-emaciated/. into camp look for a meal in the ice chest. Wolves are more of a threat. Are they prudent, not for me. He put his mouth directly on top of his head, and I think if the head had been smaller, hed have been picked up.. A mountain lion would win a fight against a wolf. thanx again. Even if it is based upon a reasonable extrapolation from current self defense doctrine. Yes, the first round was the fatal round but it didnt stop the bear. white-tailed deer He said while the animal tried to bite Pauls head, it didnt actually do it, only slightly clawing the boys back. The 12-year-old in Alaska who just shot the brown with the shotgun is the son of a good friend. As I think about it, I very well might start doing what commenter New Continental Army suggested: carry two guns. It is the gun I used in the American Hunter Challenge Video where I make five hits at seven yards in under three seconds. hard cast bullets the 44 Mag. If we didnt carry our primary hunting rifle, we carried a shotgun. He saved them both, barely, with his .338 rifle. Grizzlies make mock charges; black bear do not or thats what the experts say. This was a glaring example of surprise; this area, while remote, rugged and wooded, wasnt known for its bear population, very few had ever been seen there, but that one bear had my employees undivided attention. That winter, I shot a buffalo @ 50 yards with 300 grain federal cast core in a ruger .44 carbine. An interesting piece giving advice from expert typewriter shooters to bear hunters. Do you have a rare 5-shot model, or just down to your last five cartridges for the photo shoot? They are beautiful animals I love seeing in the wild, but from a very safe distance, downwind of the bear. You might not have the accuracy from the first two mentioned as you would the latter, but at the close range that a bear attack would occur I think that would be a moot point. LAR Grizzly 45 Win Mag. Remember you can be turned into bear shit with in two days if you are wrong! I have seen that cartridge fail horribly on black bears and hogs. When it comes to wheel guns should they be ported? I have used the Casull to take a lot of game including several black bears so I understand the terminal ballistics of this cartridge pretty well. The video shows the mountain lion sneaking up around a corner behind an unsuspecting deer and rapidly tackling it to the ground, before dragging it off by its neck. NEDERLAND A mountain lion killed after it attacked two dogs in a neighborhood near Nederland on Dec. 27 had no dog remains in its gut when it died, according to a Colorado Parks and Wildlife necropsy report. He said 45 colt loaded with a 300 grain plus hard cast bullet. First round 00 buckshot then slugs. .357 Magnum revolver. 4 barrel, all stainless steel, adjustable sights and under 1.5 pounds. I would recomend holding off until the bear is so close that he would be hard to miss and then not shooting any higher than nostril level. My gun will push the strong 300-grain hollowpoints to just under 1,200 fps, and thats a formula that can end a confrontation. Couple Im friends with have a vacation home in NW Montana(we all live in So. Worse is the comment on using a .38 Spl in bear country is better then no gun: BS, if your not prepared, dont go! hall county warrant list; delancey street rehab new mexico; frosty hesson wife brenda; atf agent tased; 3d dirt bike games unblocked; curt doussett birth date; , 2 2020. . I found it on the Internet in a read only document. The group was less than four inches and the ammo was full-power Winchester factory loads so it was full recoil. I recommended getting a .357 Magnum or a larger caliber. His dad stopped a charging brown with a .500 S&W pistol a few years ago. killed a mountain lion years back with a 3 inch 629, 240 grain hollow points, was not impressed. Its available right now, only in 9 mm, .40 S & W and James A. moose. Published on February 15, 2019 02:47 PM. Outdoors. I hope those guides told you that if you fire a round, bears start coming from all directions to eat the free gut pile. Texas Teens Getting Carry Licenses! based on their investigations of human-bear encounters since 1992, persons encountering grizzlies and defending themselves with firearms suffer injury about 50% of the time. Park staff monitor the population through satellite GPS collars, remote cameras and . Recoil is managable and porting helps, not like 454 casull or 460 mag, no, let me guess 500 s&w is the only option, the first pistol to come with wheels! Something doesnt fit here. A bear spray story- A mountain lion has slaughtered 27 lambs on a farm in Northern California but did not eat a single one. No semi-auto makes the grade except perhaps the .50 AE, but most ammo for that fails due to bullets. Absolutely. My mountain weapon is a 458 SOCOM, semi-auto, from a 8in barrel, eotech halo-graphic, green laser and 1000 lumen light, with a 300gr lead tip hollow point. Plenty of good options in DA revolvers tried and true .44 mag, .454 casull, .460 S&W, etc. I just want to compliment you for making an extremely intelligent decision. If I find it I will post it. ( nothin) lol. The 357 mag is much better then the 40S&W as well. The lion had killed the livestock but had not eaten them, The Mercury News reported. As a retired, longtime USMC colonel buddy of mine reminded me a few weeks ago, you should be carrying, always.. With speed loaders in the hands of a competent shooter, the revolver can be reloaded almost as quickly as a pistol. A doe once got a hoof caught in the top of a cyclone fence, near our property. most likely you sleep in your rig also. Deerfield, IL School Superintendent Violates Illinois Law With Gun Control Call To Action, Armed Self-Defense Chronicles: When a Detroit Doctor Defended Himself and His Family Against a Racist Mob. They dont respond the same way as healthy animals. The SW 460 mag xvr is the best choice in my opinion. He killed the first recorded Texas alligator attack on a man on land EVER! The California Department of Fish and Wildlife has granted a number of these in the last week, The Los Angeles Times reported. The yellow color was striking. The mountain lion known as P-56 was killed January 27, 2020. It has been updated through June of 2017. Even then, I havent seen a failure in nearly 10 loadings, at which time I usually get rid of them. What I really love I the light weight of the Blackhawk, its great in a shoulder rig. Carry the biggest gun you can for bears or charging moose. Almost all .460s are semi-autos. Look it up. A rabid animal is something you do not even want to touch. Also, my pre-1982 Capable yet not-overpowered, accurate and easy-to-control except in aluminum framed 2" snubnose versions, it remains a solid choice for discrete carry and pleasure shooting days at the local target range. Their saliva or blood can kill you even after the animal itself is already dead. Answer (1 of 12): There's a lot of variables in play with this question and a 9mm pistol round is NOT a good round to take down a large predator with. My thought My first handgun was just that at age 18, and now I tote a Blackhawk Hunter in .45, loaded with 325 gr HC with GC and 22 grains of H-110 (Ruger Blackhawk or Thompson Contender ONLY!!!) 357. Perry can dispatch a coyote with a Ruger LCP you most certainly could do it with .38 Special +p or not and it will also kill a mountain lion. What can a .38 special kill? coastal brown bear looks like at a distance of 50-75 feet! A perfect shot to the brain may stop a griz or black bear with a smaller caliber but you cant count on a perfect shot every time. Yes! False economy at that point. After watching a grizzly tear apart a moose calf in the Tetons I took my s&w .40 to a pawn shop and traded it for a .41 magnum Taurus tracker with a 4 ported barrel, The S&W .500 was too heavy to carry while hiking. Good responses. I simply killed her with kindness, responding: for the same reason you dont buy bathroom tissue, one sheet at a time, MAMM. closer than 35 feet heading in your direction should be engaged? Mountain lions will usually stay within their own habitats and hunt for their own food sources. The rabid coons were like a drunk, or drugged as they did not acknowledge being shotAmmo used.45 corbon 185 gr hp + p. 9 mm Federal hydroshok 124gr. Regarding your story about the two men from California who discharged bear spray in their hotel room in their haste to try it out forcing the hotel to gut and refinish the room entirely, of course after evicting the two Californians. The short barrel clears the holster fast and the Ruger frame is tougher than the S&W. be utilized for small game hunting: rabbit, squirrel, and grouse. A picture shows a lamb and a mountain lion side by side. An attack by a pack of feral dogs is not anything like an encounter with a single individual or a shooting competition. As an Army veteran, I had no problem with my shot placement just my faith in loads. A large caliber handgun is a must. When I go into the Cascades, I always take a .357 revolver. So dont go shooting just for fun especially on Kodiak. HP ammo may be great for two legged predators, not so much for those with fourand large teeth! Certainly a .22 is enough to kill anything if you shoot it in the head point blank. Unfortunately it seems that a sow protecting her cubs, as she is hard wired to do, is killed then the cubs are then euthanized, or as I prefer to call it, killed. I often have to carry elk quarters out in the Bitteroot mountans, which is heavy populated with wolves, grizzly, black bear, and moose, all of which I have had numerous too close for comfort encounters where Ive had to draw down. Any wildlife that is killed will remain the property of the state and will be reported to the division within five days. I also recommend if youre down to your last round and the bear is still coming, use the last round on yourself. Picture yourself on your back with a bear in your face and you trying to fight him off with one hand and reaching for your gun. Dick Casulls brainchild improves the ballistics of the .45 Colt even in modern handguns and provides an entirely different performance level for those who can handle it. 540 gr leaving the 7 barrel at 1200 FPS. 255gr. I asked if he was afraid of the Bears. Last I heard the Judge and Governor are chambered in .45 Colt and shoot the exact same rounds as your Redhawk does. FL). All cats are rats. Great article. The third racoons I shot was hit behind the heart lung area with a 7.62x 25 , it flinched from the shot, turned, growled, and continued towards a timbered embankment and possible escape. Hornady, ( Watch a Florida panther pass . That said, the 4-3-1 is a simple and effective rule of thumb. This is no problem as we are talking about a custom pistol anyway. During the same period, persons defending themselves with pepper spray escaped injury most of the time, and those that were injured experienced shorter duration attacks and less severe injuries. Reply. For this update, we found another .22 rimfire case, two additional 9mm cases, another .38 special case, three additional .357 magnum cases, another 10mm case, five additional .44 magnum cases . is excellent. Alfredo Gonzalez, 60 . Carrying a 9mm, 10mm, 45 acp, etc. Yes and no.. No thanks. I carry a 10 round 9mm when bow and black powder hunting in Black Bear country. Hollow points are better for stopping large game if you are pushing a fairly large bullet, 250 grain and larger, at fairly high velocity 1400 fps +the larger bullet with the higher velocity will give you enough penetration for the hollow point to do its job. I live in Alaska and Ive turned a Glock 21 into a 460 Rowland. The mountain lion, also called a cougar, is the largest wildcat in North America north of Mexico. A study done by US Fish and Wildlife produced the following results. Do you have an animal or nature story to share with Newsweek? The lion was dead before the mule Berry took and shook the lion. Yes. I stopped the pickup and as it went down the incline one shot hit the abdominal cavity and another between the shoulder blades, it crawled about two feet and died. The 400gr cowboy loads are mild and I could shoot them all day. Sep 25, 2007. Its certainly not the lightest sidearm weighing in at just over 3 pounds, fully loaded in its holster but when Im forced to enter bear country, I have absolutely no worries. Ive racoons hunted quite a bit and upon shooting healthy racoons they either crash dead or make as fleet of an escape as the wounds will allow. LOL. My wife carries an old Model 60. 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