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Old June 12, 2012, 08:55 AM   #18
Sarge
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It would depend on the specific gun. If the .44 could stand Elmer loads, that would be my choice. If not, I'd take a .357 with 180-200 grain Buffalo Bore or a hand-loaded equivalent.

Frankly, neither is optimal for what you're doing. I've carried the aforementioned .357 combo in Alaska during the spring, secure in the knowledge that the best I could hope for was to have 'kilt the bar what kilt him'. A pre-lock .44 Mountain Gun make a lot more sense and a Ruger Alaskan makes even more. There is a point where having a substantial firearm takes precedence over weight saved. You and only you can decide where that point is, for your particular situation.
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