Taurus 500 S&W Magnum for Black bear hunting?? - Page 2

azredhawk44 · August 29, 2006, 01:55 PM

So if Athens = San Francisco and those pics are of your guns, wink-wink, nod-nod...

Hoping the NRA wins the appeal on that particular law?

Socrates · August 29, 2006, 07:28 PM

Don't live in the city. Worked there for awhile as, surprise, a public school teacher. One kid took the entire front board, and diagramed over 50 gangs, and their alliances. I'm sure they are really worried about the law, now overturned, that residents can't own handguns.

Kids have to go home in groups, since San Francisco will bus
one group accross 6 or 7 other gangs territories, on the way home. Getting to and from school is a daily life threatening event. I'd be carrying if I were them. Actually, I wouldn't go,
which is sort of how I felt about teaching there.

S

Shawn2571 · February 13, 2018, 04:00 AM

The loads must have been quite different? Because the bullet weights and diameter are not that much different unless he had you shooting the 700 grainers out of the .500 s&w? My super redhawk .44 mag is all the handgun i'll ever need, but i do have a .500 s&w handi rifle on layaway. Should be interesting if i can afford brass and bullets for it.

GeauxTide · February 13, 2018, 10:28 AM

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I was wondering to myself if he could even hit the bear with this revolver if he needed too

That is the salient point. A friend of mine had a Smith and the recoil messed up his shoulder. To me, the real issue with these monsters is the ability to shoot them accurately. A 280gr Hard Cast bullet in a 45 Colt at 1060fps blew through a large Black six times at 40 yards, leaving fist sized chunks on exit - re: Bryan Pearce. If I wanted to knock a Bear down, at the shot, I'd use a 375 H&H or something with a lanyard.

wild cat mccane · February 13, 2018, 09:40 PM

Buffalo Bore also says their 9mm Outdoorsmen round works on black bear...

**44 AMP** · February 16, 2018, 01:16 AM

This thread is from 2006. Best to start a new one, so the discussion is more current.

February 16, 2018, 01:16 AM	#31
44 AMP Staff Join Date: March 11, 2006 Location: Upper US Posts: 28,815	This thread is from 2006. Best to start a new one, so the discussion is more current. __________________ All else being equal (and it almost never is) bigger bullets tend to work better.

August 29, 2006, 01:55 PM	#26
azredhawk44 Junior member Join Date: September 28, 2005 Location: Mesa, AZ Posts: 6,465	So if Athens = San Francisco and those pics are of your guns, wink-wink, nod-nod... Hoping the NRA wins the appeal on that particular law?

August 29, 2006, 07:28 PM	#27
Socrates Junior member Join Date: January 5, 2005 Location: East Bay NorCal, People's Republik of Kalifornia Posts: 5,866	Don't live in the city. Worked there for awhile as, surprise, a public school teacher. One kid took the entire front board, and diagramed over 50 gangs, and their alliances. I'm sure they are really worried about the law, now overturned, that residents can't own handguns. Kids have to go home in groups, since San Francisco will bus one group accross 6 or 7 other gangs territories, on the way home. Getting to and from school is a daily life threatening event. I'd be carrying if I were them. Actually, I wouldn't go, which is sort of how I felt about teaching there. S

February 13, 2018, 04:00 AM	#28
Shawn2571 Junior Member Join Date: September 19, 2017 Posts: 11	The loads must have been quite different? Because the bullet weights and diameter are not that much different unless he had you shooting the 700 grainers out of the .500 s&w? My super redhawk .44 mag is all the handgun i'll ever need, but i do have a .500 s&w handi rifle on layaway. Should be interesting if i can afford brass and bullets for it.

February 13, 2018, 09:40 PM	#30
wild cat mccane Senior Member Join Date: May 22, 2011 Posts: 3,623	Buffalo Bore also says their 9mm Outdoorsmen round works on black bear...