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Old March 31, 2010, 03:24 PM   #13
cje1980
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I was wondering the same thing. Why on Earth would somebody tell the whole world that he engaged in such irresponsible hunting behavior. Mausermolt, you track the wounded animal, you don't empty the magazine of a firearm intended for self defense. A 45 ACP is a pathetic choice for dispatching an Elk. Why even bother bringing it? If you are going to bring a backup firearm in the form of a pistol it should be at the minimum a 357 Magnum revolver. Only Magnum revolver rounds have the sectional density and velocity needed to dispatch large animals. The 45 LC if loaded hot would be a nice choise as well. Semi-auto rounds, other than maybe the 10mm just don't have the punch to do anything to large size animals. You actually don't want a 45ACP to expand in an elk. If it performed the way it should in self defense applications it wouldn't penetrate even 1/3 of the way into an Elk. Think man. Think. A 45 caliber semi-automatic pistol just doesn't have any place in the woods, other than defense from humans or maybe mountain lions.

I really don't think it would have taken you that much longer to get your M1 into action than your pistol. It would have been a much smarter choice. All firing a bunch of pistol rounds did was scare the thing off and make it harder to hit. You should have simply grabbed your M1 and taken a good shot or two. Its nice and nostalgic to use two combat proven weapons as hunting firearms but if you can't do your part to put the bullets in the right place, please look into using more appropriate hunting firearms next time. Spraying pistol rounds all over the woods is very unsafe to other hunters in the area.
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