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scrubcedar · February 25, 2013, 10:47 PM

Mahoo, I always carried mine loaded on the ranch with the .22 mags.
It turned it from a plinker into protection from rattlesnakes and even cougars.
It was a little light for cougars except for head shots, but if they were close enough to have to shoot them, a head shot would be easy.
In a pinch I'd even use it against humans. Not because I thought it was a good SD caliber, but because it was always so easy to hit what I aimed at. Two head shots on Prairie Rattler's when I was cornered and had to hit on the first shot were mighty convincing.

February 25, 2013, 10:47 PM	#10
scrubcedar Senior Member Join Date: May 3, 2012 Location: Southwestern Colorado Posts: 507	Mahoo, I always carried mine loaded on the ranch with the .22 mags. It turned it from a plinker into protection from rattlesnakes and even cougars. It was a little light for cougars except for head shots, but if they were close enough to have to shoot them, a head shot would be easy. In a pinch I'd even use it against humans. Not because I thought it was a good SD caliber, but because it was always so easy to hit what I aimed at. Two head shots on Prairie Rattler's when I was cornered and had to hit on the first shot were mighty convincing. __________________ Gaily bedight, A gallant knight In sunshine and in shadow, Had journeyed long, Singing a song, In search of El Dorado