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I'm hoping to go tomorrow to get one but I really don't know which brand to go with. It will be used as a hiking gun for protection against bear(black). What brand would you guys choose and why? And help would be a huge help. Thanks guys.
do you have much trigger time being a 4 inch 44 magnum ?
If not id suggest a 357. in my neck of the woods we have some large blackbear but nothing a well placed 357 couldnt handle.
you have to remember that if your going to be shooting at a bear its very inlikely your going to have very much time to take a well aimed shot, using both hands
more likely you will be on your back with a bear ontop of you or being charged at. even folks with alot of trigger time behind a 44 magnum have trouble connecting
with hot rounds using double action using both hands and a good stance, let alone under stress/attack.
If you do have some time behind a 44 mag then no problem....I just think alot of people charge headlong into what people tell them they should use when it may
not be the best choice for them.
for a hiking sidearm against dangerous animals you need something you can still fire and connect with under the worse conditions possable...like say a bear eating your face [BD