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<blockquote data-quote="ATH" data-source="post: 1023177" data-attributes="member: 1656"><p>Go lift an X-frame revolver and think about whether you are really going to want to carry that day in and day out. More than once I have seen someone have to have it because "44 is not enough for bear" and leave it in the truck after the first day.</p><p></p><p>It was not that long ago that the 44 was the biggest around, and it didn't seem to suffer from a reputation of being so weak then. The round has not changed.</p><p></p><p>Personally I am comfortable with 41Mag and 44Mag loaded with relatively heavy hardcast bullets pushed (safely) hard. I carry either a Taurus titanium 41 or a SW329 scandium 44. Neither gun is fun to shoot a box on the range, but I will never leave them in the truck either. I suggest taking a look at a 329.</p><p></p><p>The hardest hitting handgun in the world is useless if you can't hit with it. If you don't feel you can become acceptably comfortable with a revolver, get a Glock 20.</p><p></p><p>Remember, this is only a backup to the shotgun. And I second a can of bear spray.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ATH, post: 1023177, member: 1656"] Go lift an X-frame revolver and think about whether you are really going to want to carry that day in and day out. More than once I have seen someone have to have it because "44 is not enough for bear" and leave it in the truck after the first day. It was not that long ago that the 44 was the biggest around, and it didn't seem to suffer from a reputation of being so weak then. The round has not changed. Personally I am comfortable with 41Mag and 44Mag loaded with relatively heavy hardcast bullets pushed (safely) hard. I carry either a Taurus titanium 41 or a SW329 scandium 44. Neither gun is fun to shoot a box on the range, but I will never leave them in the truck either. I suggest taking a look at a 329. The hardest hitting handgun in the world is useless if you can't hit with it. If you don't feel you can become acceptably comfortable with a revolver, get a Glock 20. Remember, this is only a backup to the shotgun. And I second a can of bear spray. [/QUOTE]
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