sourdough44
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I like higher round count than the average revolver, that mat be a 12 +1 40cal semi-auto for me. I think about any would do though.
side arm for wolf protection
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PBR driver
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I carry a .41 Rem Mag for anything that wants to cause me grief.
I normally carry a 240gr. Bullet at 1300fps but if I travel in country with big bears and moose I pack a 265gr. Heat traded lead solid at 1275fps.
No I never feel under gunned.
I didn't read all the way thru so I don't know if someone mentioned the newer .22 magnum semi pistol by Keltec.....30 rounds on nasty hollow points..taint no wolf gonna walk thru that...nor human....reasonable weight...extreme fire power....and did I say 30 ROUNDS.....dont recall....so let me say it again....
30 ROUND semiauto 22 magnum.......
30 ROUND semiauto 22 magnum.......
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We're talking about wolves not bears! However remote -- wolves have been known to eat people and recently it's been a woman in Alaska and a man in Saskatchewan! Therefore I'm not interested in scaring off a wolf full of adrenaline because if one is trying to eat me -- I certainly want more than a .22! The Alaska woman was killed and eaten by a pack of wolves and if a pack is the issue, you'd want more than 8 rounds from a .45 – considering the high pressure of the encounter -- many misses would probably be the norm! A high capacity 9mm (17/18 rounds) can be had in a relatively lightweight package that can be handled well by most people – so make mine a 9mm! However, it certainly should be a gun that she'll carry and be able to access quickly -- as it won't be any good is she isn't carrying it and can't get to it quickly!
KyCarl
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My Sig Nightmare 1911 holds 9 .45's and 8 more rounds on my belt.
I can run 6 plates in a few seconds.A 230 grain JHP at 50 feet
would remove a lot of his head? I carry it every day and shoot it at least 3 times
a week..I'll stick with it. Or a nice 1911 in 10MM you can crank it up into the .41 Mag
range (not in a Colt Delta!) 155 grain at 1550 fps?
I can run 6 plates in a few seconds.A 230 grain JHP at 50 feet
would remove a lot of his head? I carry it every day and shoot it at least 3 times
a week..I'll stick with it. Or a nice 1911 in 10MM you can crank it up into the .41 Mag
range (not in a Colt Delta!) 155 grain at 1550 fps?
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lol.
but to be fair, if you are hunting you already have a rifle. And I'd rather face a dangerous animal with a rifle than a handgun any day.
To be fairer, I hike around where I live in wolf country without a gun sometimes. Wolves aren't scary. Cow moose with calves are though. mtmuley
Cold Trigger Finger
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I like the G20SF . It a great general purpose defense handgun. If I was strictly loading for wolf . Something like a 155 hollow nose @ 1400 + fps. But most anything will work. Wolves aren't tough like a bear can be. Anything that would work on a fighting dog will work on a wolf.
A handgun on you and easily accessible when your hunting sure beats needing one and not having one. Any cart that has a proven track record on 2 legged predators will work on wolves. I just like my Glock.
A handgun on you and easily accessible when your hunting sure beats needing one and not having one. Any cart that has a proven track record on 2 legged predators will work on wolves. I just like my Glock.
hunterbob
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LOL I was out in the field the other night and shot a wild hog,,,It was looking straight at me in high grass (NV) 40 yds away, facing me at an angle...I hit it in the jaw with a 308, 110 gr GMX , dropped it,. Then it started to move feet going etc ...raised its whole body off the ground slinging chunks of dirt and dust in the air,basically doing a somersault,,,,I hit it again in the body, then as it turned again got another head shot....No, for a wolf or anything , not a 22 or 22 mag for me....I got one for dispatching animals I trap, is all..my backup is a 44 mag. 225 Hornady..
hunterbob
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I don't always count on being able to have time, to draw and fire.
Cold Trigger Finger
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Obviously a rifle in hand is faster and better in most circumstances than a handgun in a holster. But if a person has a long range rifle in a pack or drag bag when a wolf or bear just shows up. Then an easily accessible handgun would sure be nice !
In all the up close aggressive encounters I've had with brown bear in thick brush, I've never needed to be a quick draw artist to come out alive and not bleeding.
In all the up close aggressive encounters I've had with brown bear in thick brush, I've never needed to be a quick draw artist to come out alive and not bleeding.
