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Quote: Originally Posted by akr I agree with Bree for once....much easier to get repeat shots off and on target faster with a .45ACP with a good load. Oh come on... you have agreed with me at least three times... maybe even four!!

First, the odds of a cougar attacking a grown man are a lot less than you falling and breaking your leg, and carrying an inflatable splint in case you did. Secondly, like I said, the cougar is a 150#, think-skinned animal. You're not looking necessarily for a 1-shot kill (would be nice), but if you zap one in the chest he'll be running away really fast. You don't need a 500 or 460 or carry a 12 gauge slug gun for cougars, get...

I don't get it. So the what is the problem with staggering .410 buckshot with .45 long colt? congrats on your choices. I would have stuck with my 9mm and saved the cash, but that is me. if i did not have to worry about bears then that is what i would have done, but i am a fan of the 9mm, and i know that i can rattle off 8 shots faster than a double action 44 mag could shoot 4 times. more accurately as well. but that is me... stay safe....

Quote: Originally Posted by Bree Au contraire... I would much rather have 10 or 13 rounds in a semi-automatic .45 ACP versus the 150 pound cat than 5 or 6 rounds from a .357 mag wheel gun. You are much more likely to put shots 2 and 3 on target with the lower recoil of the .45 than the heavy thump of the .357 magnum. You can put more, bigger, faster on the cat with the .45. You haven't got a lot of time and I don't want to waste...

I have been wondering how many rounds it took the SF Police to kill that 350 pound Siberian tiger at the SF Zoo and what caliber that department uses.

Even if they max out at 200 pounds...good luck. From http://www.nationalgeographic.com/ad...on-attack.html Capable of leaping 40 feet (12 meters) in a single bound and 15 feet (4.5 meters) straight up, a mature 140-pound (64-kilogram) male can bring down a bull elk weighing 600 pounds (272 kilograms), or drag an 800-pound (362-kilogram) horse 100 yards. Unless you are not the one being attacked, you are not getting an aimed second shot. You...

I don't know anybody who can get good shot placement on a cat flying through the air unannounced. A shotgun will do well if it's in your hands at the moment when $hit happens but if it's on your bike or slung, you will be very challenged to get it between you the kitty. An externally holstered pistol or revolver is much easier to use in close confines, as chances are they will get to you before you can get to the trigger. The...

Man, this thread has really taken off. I appreciate all of the great advice and I also apologize if this has been talked about before. Sometimes, new information becomes available in the year or two since the last thread. New ammunition, new types of guns, and new people to talk about their perceptions. For those advocating a shotgun. I totally agree that it would be the best option. But, it's not an option since I would have to carry...

I am just repeating what I have heard from hunters here in AZ that have come across Lions. All petty much say the .357 is the way to go and the .44 is only better on that.

I'm with GrovenSpringer, Hand Cannon Baby!