@oralloy,
OmSigDAVID wrote:oralloy wrote:Note though that if you are defending against bears or other large dangerous animals,
you would want the full power of the .44 magnum.
Yes. That 's absolutely right, maybe even .5O caliber.
oralloy wrote:Depends on which .50 you mean.
I'm a bit dubious of a handgun that has the same recoil energy of a 12 gauge magnum shotgun.
I think the .454 Casull is probably the limit of sanity when it comes to handgun power.
I could see using the .454 Casull for bear defense,
but only if one is able to handle the recoil and still shoot effectively.
Yes. I understand your reasoning; however, consider this incident.
(I try to learn from others' mistakes, or adventures.):
A fellow told me of his taking his brand new .5O caliber revolver
on a hunting expedition. He said that a boar charged at him.
He shot him twice in the chest and he kept charging.
The last was a successful head shot.
On dressing out the pig, he found that his first 2 rounds had blasted out
his lungs and heart and he still kept charging, until he got clipped in the head;
i.e., he almost got too close -- dangerous.
When exposed to large animals, mass and powder charge MATTER.
This bears some contemplative analysis:
the
hydrostatic SHOCK with attendant expansive distortion of chest tissue
must have been
HUGE, for each of the first 2 rounds, and yet the pig kept coming!
I have seen it in Youtube videos of .44 magnum in 1O% Ordnance Gelatin,
tho, not that I remember, of .5O caliber.
The moral of the story is:
When hunting in the wild,
do u need to be
able to
HANDLE the situation?? U bet your life !
David