I had a close cal with a lion on Palomar mtn. I have heard that pepper spray doesn't work on Lions. Any idea if this true or why?

 

I used to work with a driller up in alaska. He told me once he was fishing and had a spooky feeling, looked behind him and about 200 yards a way a big boar reared up smelled him and immediately charged. He dropped the pole shoved off in a small boat and high tailed it out of there. This is a no BS show me what you got guy.

I got a bunch more mostly about stupid stuff like some hunter in wyoming who tied a fresh killed deer to his sleeping bag with 50 ft of rope and got dragged off by a grizzly screaming, like a girl until the rope broke.

 

.........and I love living here....

 

Just so you know.....I used to have a S&W 44 mag.....sold it. I now shoot a Ruger Redhawk 45 Colt. It shoots a bigger (45 opposed to a 43 which the 44 actually is) and heavier slug (325 gr.) that is faster (1325 fps), than the 44 mag. The Ruger 45 Colt can even be loaded heavier than this safely.

 

I think I phrased that sentence poorly, AK4Dave.

I didn't mean to imply that .45LC is not a serious cartridge - because it's stopped a lot of critters over the years. If it's loaded correctly, there is a lot to work with in a modern revolver. Same idea as heavy gas-checked lead bullets in a .45-70 loaded hot...you wouldn't want to try that with a vintage .45-70, but it'll get all sorts of work done in a modern "guide gun".

My comment was just to suggest that running a lot of .454 casull loads through a revolver during a long practice session is not likely to make your wrists happy

A regular (relatively light) load in 45LC is quite reasonable to handle in a large revolver, even over a relatively long practice session.

 

Indeed.....that's pretty much the main reason I went with the Ruger 45 Colt. I love to shoot and haven't done near as much as I'd like to for a long time. I was seriously looking at the 454, as I really do like the round. But decided in the end that it was a bit much......both in initial cost, as well as being comfortable, and economical, to shoot for any length of time.

 

I just don't like playing golf


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I'd make sure to take the wife that way I might have a chance.

 

I've lived here for 27 years, so you can imagine, I've pretty much heard them all......

 

Ha......funny.....That must be why I never liked chasing around a little white ball either.....lol