Saturday, January 25, 2020

Better have more than a .22


3 comments:

  1. It's not just the caliber. It's the actual bullet. A heavy, penetrating slug, because hollow points will only piss him off.

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  2. World record (at the time) grizzly was killed with a .22 shot in the temple. By a woman. Old woman, IIRC.

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  3. I see hikers with a 9mm in the back country. laughable. we call them walking victims. A Ruger No. 1 in .338wm with iron sights is my minimum backcountry piece. In CO, a 9mm is only enough for something no bigger in size than a small child. this place has moose, and mountain lion. this time of year, lions are very un-picky about what or who they dine on. a little later in the spring, the bears will be waking up and looking for that first tasty morsel to quell that springtime hunger for hairless beach ape. they are very good at finding the lost backcountry skiers we call meat popsicles.

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