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| 14/09/23 04:17 AM |
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Re: Handguns on Safari and Shikar
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I think the .455 and .45 ACP would be woefully underpowered for that purpose....as would most actual handgun calibers. There's a reason howdah pistols were as large bore as one could manage. IMHO only.
The .455 is a powder puff and the .45 ACP more or less as well.
Having said that either would be better than nothing.
As I referred to defensive use and referred to numerous accounts of actual bear attacks. As I said there accounts pretty much showecany decent handgun was useful. In either stopping an attack or lessening it's severity. The threads are on NE. I'm not saying it will kill the best but either prevent the attack following through or lessen it. Phil on here used a 9mm to kill a brown bear in a charge. Lucky but true.
It's not about hunting and killing them.
But anyway, mostly a moot point. Good to discuss and argue about.
I understand. Not critiquing your earlier post, actually agreeing with it.
Further thought...w/ modern top flite defense bullets a high cap 9mm might very well beat out the 1911 .45 Auto. If the tiger is on top of you or somebody else you'd care to save, a burst or whole 20 round mag dump from my SIG 320 would be my choice over 7 from a .45. I've killed truckloads of butcher stock w/ 9 and .45 (& some other service calibers). But if a .45 is what you have, who would leave it at home?
I routinely carry the SIG w/ 3 mags on ski treks, 60 rounds all up which gives plenty for signalling in case of injury, etc.
7 & 8 are standard for 1911's and there are a few extra capacity jobs out their boosting it to 10. Not sure how reliable they are. My SIG 320 .45 ACP has a 10-shot mag, Glock fullsize guns have 13.
Maybe the best would be a Glock 20 w/ 15 rounds of 10mm. I had one and it was a lemon, tho. Long story (rather interesting) but it would not run right with full power ammo. Needed a limp wrist hold and lower power ammo to function fully reliably. I since found that others have experienced a similar situation. Some run great.