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darkgael · October 22, 2008, 05:28 AM

"and want to use them to protect myself from wolves and the like,"
I suppose that a BP revolver would be better than nothing, better than a .22, especially if you are comfortable with it. Hopefully, you'll never have a confrontation.
That being said, there are way better choices for walking around the wilds in AK. Raider 2000 has provided some ballistic info. Those two loads are energy equivalent to moderate .38 Spl. loads (the conical) and something between the 32 ACP and the .380 Auto. (the RB). None of those are normally considered optimal for protection against things that might bite you in the AK woods. Maybe a Walker.
Pete

October 22, 2008, 05:28 AM	#13
darkgael Senior Member Join Date: February 9, 2006 Location: Homes in Brooklyn, NY and in Pennsylvania. Posts: 5,473	protection "and want to use them to protect myself from wolves and the like," I suppose that a BP revolver would be better than nothing, better than a .22, especially if you are comfortable with it. Hopefully, you'll never have a confrontation. That being said, there are way better choices for walking around the wilds in AK. Raider 2000 has provided some ballistic info. Those two loads are energy equivalent to moderate .38 Spl. loads (the conical) and something between the 32 ACP and the .380 Auto. (the RB). None of those are normally considered optimal for protection against things that might bite you in the AK woods. Maybe a Walker. Pete