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<blockquote data-quote="nwhunter" data-source="post: 2402283" data-attributes="member: 30991"><p>I think wood being less grippy will rotate in your hand more, transferring less shock to your joints. I shot left-handed for over a year after tearing up my right wrist and now have a plate instead of a joint in my wrist. I have learned to live with it. I sold all my 44 mags so I would be less likely to screw up my wrist again, I don't know what the next step would be. I still have a S&W 45 LC mountain gun with a 4" barrel but only shoot cowboy level loads in it. I have a charter arms bulldog in 44 special as well as 2nd model hand ejector s&w in 44 special. I have carried the bulldog with me as a backup, its light and easy to carry. It has Pachmayer grips, but it is so hard to hold onto with an Elmer Keith style load because the grips are smaller, I feel better about it. I have used it to dispatch an elk after jamming a gun, I worry more about human predator's more than animals even when hunting to be honest. If I were to hunt Alaka again and wanted a backup, I would probably take my 400 Corbon 1911. It comes close to being a 10mag. Penetration tests I have done show it has considerably more penetration than any 45acp load. I have not compared to the 45lc or the 44 specials but believe it would be very comparable and might exceed them. And it is heavy enough to be accurate with 8 quick shots if needed. I carry a 45 in a shoulder holster most days, so I am used to having it on me.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="nwhunter, post: 2402283, member: 30991"] I think wood being less grippy will rotate in your hand more, transferring less shock to your joints. I shot left-handed for over a year after tearing up my right wrist and now have a plate instead of a joint in my wrist. I have learned to live with it. I sold all my 44 mags so I would be less likely to screw up my wrist again, I don't know what the next step would be. I still have a S&W 45 LC mountain gun with a 4" barrel but only shoot cowboy level loads in it. I have a charter arms bulldog in 44 special as well as 2nd model hand ejector s&w in 44 special. I have carried the bulldog with me as a backup, its light and easy to carry. It has Pachmayer grips, but it is so hard to hold onto with an Elmer Keith style load because the grips are smaller, I feel better about it. I have used it to dispatch an elk after jamming a gun, I worry more about human predator's more than animals even when hunting to be honest. If I were to hunt Alaka again and wanted a backup, I would probably take my 400 Corbon 1911. It comes close to being a 10mag. Penetration tests I have done show it has considerably more penetration than any 45acp load. I have not compared to the 45lc or the 44 specials but believe it would be very comparable and might exceed them. And it is heavy enough to be accurate with 8 quick shots if needed. I carry a 45 in a shoulder holster most days, so I am used to having it on me. [/QUOTE]
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