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How about a 44 mag 4-inch for Alaska?
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<blockquote data-quote="Sturgell" data-source="post: 1203145" data-attributes="member: 3376"><p>Poor, it is not a good performer to start with on man sized targets. 410 is not particularly peppy even with slugs, 45 Colt is pretty gutless unless loaded for and shot through Rugers/Contenders.</p><p></p><p>In AK you are talking about BIG animals that might be trying to eat you. The only way to reliably stop them is to not rely on the kinetic energy or perceived knockdown power but rather the cartridges ability to reliably penetrate several feet of meat and bone to "break down" the aggressive animal through broken bones or CNS hits. To get to major bones that would disable the animal or central nervous system hits on a 1000lb bear you may be looking at 2-4' of meat and bones before your bullet reaches those areas. Myself I would do a 44 mag in a Redhawk at the least loaded with a 300+ grain gaschecked hardcast bullets cast out of wheel weigh alloy and oven hardened to 28-30BHN pushed to 1400-1500 fps. It is very possible to get excellent results with a Ruger and a fist full of H110 or Lil' Gun.</p><p></p><p>Good luck to you.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Sturgell, post: 1203145, member: 3376"] Poor, it is not a good performer to start with on man sized targets. 410 is not particularly peppy even with slugs, 45 Colt is pretty gutless unless loaded for and shot through Rugers/Contenders. In AK you are talking about BIG animals that might be trying to eat you. The only way to reliably stop them is to not rely on the kinetic energy or perceived knockdown power but rather the cartridges ability to reliably penetrate several feet of meat and bone to "break down" the aggressive animal through broken bones or CNS hits. To get to major bones that would disable the animal or central nervous system hits on a 1000lb bear you may be looking at 2-4' of meat and bones before your bullet reaches those areas. Myself I would do a 44 mag in a Redhawk at the least loaded with a 300+ grain gaschecked hardcast bullets cast out of wheel weigh alloy and oven hardened to 28-30BHN pushed to 1400-1500 fps. It is very possible to get excellent results with a Ruger and a fist full of H110 or Lil' Gun. Good luck to you. [/QUOTE]
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