Factory loads: 44mag or 45colt vs grizzly? - Page 2

Super Sneaky Steve · December 10, 2012, 05:19 PM

According to this guy, his Ruger Alaskan 454 did the job on a 1000lb charging bear.
http://www.outdooroddities.com/2011/...uns-in-alaska/

dgludwig · December 10, 2012, 08:50 PM

Sure beats hair spray, Super Sneaky Steve.

Rifleman1952 · December 10, 2012, 08:58 PM

Super Sneaky Steve: As the saying goes "one picture is worth a 1000 words." Just my humble opinion, but 454 Casull would be my preferred handgun caliber choice in griz country.

Redhawk5.5+P+ · December 11, 2012, 01:13 AM

Yep, those BB 340 44mag +P+ is pretty powerful stuff.

stevelyn · December 11, 2012, 08:25 AM

If you are using an offering from Double Tap, HSM, Grizzly Cartridge, Buffalo Bore, Alaska BackPacker, Corbon or any other company that loads .45 Colt to modern pressures or load your own, you can flip a coin between the .44 and the .45 and be equally armed either way.

I carry a Redhawk .45 Colt. My warm weather load is a 330 gr LFNGC bullet stuffed over 24.0 grs of H-110 (I know it's a pinch over max book). Cold weather is the same bullet over 20.0 of Lil Gun.

I also have a supply of Buffalo Bore, AK Backpacker, Double Tap, HSM and Corbon that I've collected over the last couple years.

I have no problem tromping through the alders while wearing it and I sleep well at night when it's tucked in my sleeping bag next to my hip when camping.

El Bango · January 1, 2013, 12:57 AM

Factories make ammo?

dgludwig · January 2, 2013, 12:33 PM

Last I heard, they still do.

rclark · January 3, 2013, 01:27 AM

Quote:

Factories make ammo?

Well, not sure but I do seem to recall seeing boxes on the shelf... About as close as I get to it

. Not being a hunter, but a shooter, I have to rely on the 'experts'. I know what Ross Seyfried had said ( Something about a boy trying to do a man's job I believe) , and several others experiences .... Guess what I would go with!

And it isn't a .43 ....

That said, if (that's a big IF) I had to rely with the slim pick'ns on the shelf ... I'd have to go with the lowly .43. Better than nothing.

zxcvbob · January 3, 2013, 01:45 AM

Cor-bon .45 Colts, 300 or 325 grain.

cochise · January 5, 2013, 02:18 PM

http://www.garrettcartridges.com/

Interesting read on the .44 mag against grizzlies.

December 10, 2012, 08:50 PM	#27
dgludwig Senior Member Join Date: February 12, 2005 Location: North central Ohio Posts: 7,486	Sure beats hair spray, Super Sneaky Steve. __________________ ONLY AN ARMED PEOPLE CAN BE TRULY FREE ; ONLY AN UNARMED PEOPLE CAN EVER BE ENSLAVED ...Aristotle NRA Benefactor Life Member

December 11, 2012, 08:25 AM	#30
stevelyn Senior Member Join Date: May 19, 2004 Location: Fairbanksan in exile to Aleutian Hell Posts: 2,655	If you are using an offering from Double Tap, HSM, Grizzly Cartridge, Buffalo Bore, Alaska BackPacker, Corbon or any other company that loads .45 Colt to modern pressures or load your own, you can flip a coin between the .44 and the .45 and be equally armed either way. I carry a Redhawk .45 Colt. My warm weather load is a 330 gr LFNGC bullet stuffed over 24.0 grs of H-110 (I know it's a pinch over max book). Cold weather is the same bullet over 20.0 of Lil Gun. I also have a supply of Buffalo Bore, AK Backpacker, Double Tap, HSM and Corbon that I've collected over the last couple years. I have no problem tromping through the alders while wearing it and I sleep well at night when it's tucked in my sleeping bag next to my hip when camping. __________________ Stop Allowing Our Schools To Be Soft Targets! http://fastersaveslives.org/ East Moose. Wear Wolf.

January 2, 2013, 12:33 PM	#32
dgludwig Senior Member Join Date: February 12, 2005 Location: North central Ohio Posts: 7,486	Last I heard, they still do. __________________ ONLY AN ARMED PEOPLE CAN BE TRULY FREE ; ONLY AN UNARMED PEOPLE CAN EVER BE ENSLAVED ...Aristotle NRA Benefactor Life Member

January 3, 2013, 01:45 AM	#34
zxcvbob Senior Member Join Date: December 20, 2007 Location: S.E. Minnesota Posts: 4,720	Cor-bon .45 Colts, 300 or 325 grain. __________________ "Everything they do is so dramatic and flamboyant. It just makes me want to set myself on fire!" —Lucille Bluth

January 5, 2013, 02:18 PM	#35
cochise Senior Member Join Date: November 2, 2001 Location: Orlando Posts: 299	http://www.garrettcartridges.com/ Interesting read on the .44 mag against grizzlies. __________________ Jim

December 10, 2012, 05:19 PM	#26
Super Sneaky Steve Senior Member Join Date: August 9, 2011 Posts: 1,250	According to this guy, his Ruger Alaskan 454 did the job on a 1000lb charging bear. http://www.outdooroddities.com/2011/...uns-in-alaska/

December 10, 2012, 08:58 PM	#28
Rifleman1952 Senior Member Join Date: September 1, 2012 Location: Ohio Posts: 284	Super Sneaky Steve: As the saying goes "one picture is worth a 1000 words." Just my humble opinion, but 454 Casull would be my preferred handgun caliber choice in griz country.

December 11, 2012, 01:13 AM	#29
Redhawk5.5+P+ Senior Member Join Date: June 4, 2012 Location: NV Posts: 743	Yep, those BB 340 44mag +P+ is pretty powerful stuff.

January 1, 2013, 12:57 AM	#31
El Bango Member Join Date: December 23, 2012 Location: SW Colorado Posts: 42	Factories make ammo?