Recent content by old greybeard

Before my coonhounds I had a Lab/German Sheperd mix. 95lbs of pheasant hunting, protective, groundhog killing, dog fighting muscle. When we were foolish and used to fill our feeder at camp she'd put herself between us and the feeder at night whenever a bear came in. unlike my hounds she wouldn't...

I thought he was with a dog. I run into alot of black bears. And they would have to get thru my hounds to get to me. Counting on them to give me time to get away or draw a weapon.

LOL Montana had a whopping 1000 black bears killed in 2011. Here in PA we killed 4350, including a 772lb'er. And not out in the open shooting at 200 yds hunting either! Thick laurel busting drives and close shot hunting. Doubt you could handle it.

Bear defense threads always devolve. Last year I shot a small, 145lb female black bear thru the shoulder and both lungs with a .308 at 50yds. She went down, got up and still ran 300yds thru the woods. I was amazed. They are tough. We have 500-600lb+ monsters in PA. Acclimated to humans, they...

In all seriousness please remember NC is a must notify state. As soon as any law enforcement officer approaches you for any reason, you must notify them that you are carrying and hand over your permit. And you cannot be drinking, at all, and carry. If you have beer with you on the beach, leave...

This will only be a deer/bear/hog hunting revolver, so loading 5 shots will be plenty. I was pretty amazed when my last group went 1.5". With my .357 I only got that accuracy with handloads at 40yds. Getting it with $32 a box Magtech loads at 50 was surprising. I think the average has been about...

No offense taken. I was laughing to myself a I loaded it that it was like having a no transfer bar revolver. I need to find a better way to mark that chamber, maybe black paint. Being tempted by another Ruger, guy locally has been trying to sell a 1970's 30 carbine in great shape, he's down to...

Just bought a used NMSB. 98% finish, beautiful mid 80's Blackhawk. Glad to have it, sold my .357 BH a few years ago and missed having a single action. Put my Weaver 301 and my Burris 2x scope on it. Using it on a hog hunt in Florida next month. I will be reloading down the road, but have been...