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<blockquote data-quote="6point5x284" data-source="post: 1113128" data-attributes="member: 66669"><p>I don't know MarineSniper, but I like him already! I'll have to look into a .460 Roland!! I use a S&W 329 (scandium) in .44 Mag with HSM 305 grain bear loads. There are a lot of reviews on this gun. I'm sure some are in the 230 replies I didn't have time to read. The 2012+ models of this gun have a factory rubber grip included that covers the metal backstrap but is still smaller than the .500 S&W grips. I love this gun. Crazy light, great factory sight (for quick target acquisition), and adjustable. With the rubber grip, I didn't even start with a light load, I only shot the HSM bear loads. It kicks, but was nothing like the reviews I read expressed. They way they wrote about the recoil, I thought my wrists would break. If you have a good shooting posture/grip, it's very manageable. Overall, I am VERY pleased with it as a pack gun. If I wanted a dedicated range gun in a large 40+ caliber, I would choose a Ruger without question. But for a gun that is a backup to archery in MT griz country, I'll take packability any day. I have found guns that are heavy just get packed less and less. I forget this one is even on after 10 minutes. I'll take bullets over spray any day. If I die...I want the bear to die with me. For anyone who has not witnessed what a .44 Mag will do with hard cast solids, they will absolutely penetrate a bear length wise. The difference between a .44 Mag with hard cast lead solids and a .454 or .500 with hard cast solids is a minute amount of width. They will all pass through a bear length wise no matter what it hits on the way in.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="6point5x284, post: 1113128, member: 66669"] I don't know MarineSniper, but I like him already! I'll have to look into a .460 Roland!! I use a S&W 329 (scandium) in .44 Mag with HSM 305 grain bear loads. There are a lot of reviews on this gun. I'm sure some are in the 230 replies I didn't have time to read. The 2012+ models of this gun have a factory rubber grip included that covers the metal backstrap but is still smaller than the .500 S&W grips. I love this gun. Crazy light, great factory sight (for quick target acquisition), and adjustable. With the rubber grip, I didn't even start with a light load, I only shot the HSM bear loads. It kicks, but was nothing like the reviews I read expressed. They way they wrote about the recoil, I thought my wrists would break. If you have a good shooting posture/grip, it's very manageable. Overall, I am VERY pleased with it as a pack gun. If I wanted a dedicated range gun in a large 40+ caliber, I would choose a Ruger without question. But for a gun that is a backup to archery in MT griz country, I'll take packability any day. I have found guns that are heavy just get packed less and less. I forget this one is even on after 10 minutes. I'll take bullets over spray any day. If I die...I want the bear to die with me. For anyone who has not witnessed what a .44 Mag will do with hard cast solids, they will absolutely penetrate a bear length wise. The difference between a .44 Mag with hard cast lead solids and a .454 or .500 with hard cast solids is a minute amount of width. They will all pass through a bear length wise no matter what it hits on the way in. [/QUOTE]
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