Aug 27, 2005 – For whitetail deer, average black bear and feral hogs normally hunted across these United States , the .44 magnum cartridge is well equipped .

For several years after the .44 Magnum was introduced in 1956, a number of . hunter looking for a quick handling rifle for use on Whitetails, Black Bear, and .

12 posts - 9 authors - Last post: Jun 16I have some experience loading .44 magnum, having lived in . . really concerned about bears keep your rifle handy nothing smaller than 30-06 .

The Los Angeles Handgun, Rifle, Air Pistol, Hunter/Field Pistol Silhouette Club. Return to the index . Marlin 1894 carbines in .357 Magnum, .44 Magnum and . 45 Colt. . .. This combination makes a very comforting companion in bear country . .

Suffice it to say that the First Magnum impressed people from the beginning .

19 posts - 13 authors - Last post: Sep 9If I was shooting Bear or Hog with a .44 mag I would prefer a hard . . I know this is about the 44 mag rifle but the 45-70 puts things in a .

RUGER .44 MAG CARBINE . MARLIN .17 MAG., HAVE TWO COMPLETE RIFLES . . The right of the people to keep and bear. arms shall not be infringed. .

One of my guns is a Thompson Contender carbine with a 16-1/2" bull barrel in .

Steve Lee's article on the 44 Magnum Marlin Levergun . Quickly, without over- analyzing, which rifle, shotgun or handgun do you always grab first? . A hard cast 245-grain Keith bullet will penetrate a black bear end to end at a starting velocity .

Aug 31, 2009 – I have done fauna study in Northern California and I carry a .44 mag . .. I avoid bear country, but for a delicate fellow like myself prefer a rifle as .

Jun 22, 2011 – For a bear cartridge anything equal to or more powerful than a .41 Magnum or . 44 Magnum will be fine. Oldtime black bear hunters say that any .

Jan 6, 2011 – Daniel "Red Bear" Bosques shooting my Henry .44 Magnum . I invited Dan to shot my Henry .44 magnum and .357 magnum rifles, and he in .

20 posts - 17 authors - Last post: Jun 27, 2004Is there a proven .44Mag load that will get the job done? . Heck, even large magnum rifles have failed to stop charging Griz with several times .

4 posts - 2 authors - Last post: Mar 19, 2009I am looking for a Ruger rifle / carbine .44Mag. . I would love to buy this rifle for bear hunting, but just can't afford it now. .

20 posts - 16 authors - Last post: Sep 19, 2005The 44 magnum pistol with max loads has around the same energy as a 30-30 rifle, another gun I would not consider a brown bear gun. .

The most practical hunting rifle for home defense is a lever-action carbine chambered for 44 Remington Magnum. Most hold plenty of ammo in a tubular .

30 posts - 13 authors - Last post: Aug 22, 2009Just booked my first Canadian bear hunt!!!!! I am thinking of taking my 44 mag ruger deerfield and my 44 mag handi rifle. The hunt is over bait .

Jan 3, 2009 – Lever action gun hunters (.357 or 44 mag) (law, oil, yard) . It is illegal in Maine to have a loaded rifle on an ATV or snowmobile. . way and want to take a bear with a 44 magnum revolver, but that wouldn't be my cup of tea. .

Nobody would argue that the 44 magnum is a high powered rifle round capable of taking the large bears, knocking over people when they shoot the gun or .

20 posts - 12 authors - Last post: Jul 6I have been contimplating getting a multiple round rifle for the "just in .

A .300-Magnum rifle or a 12-gauge shotgun with rifled slugs are appropriate weapons if you have to shoot a bear. Heavy handguns such as a .44-Magnum may .

There have been more bullchips spread in the trail of the .44 Magnum than . The rifle and shotgun men decided that you would be better off with a compact rifle. . . I wouldn't hesitate to shoot an elk or medium-sized bear with this cartridge if I .

Chuck Hawks writes about Firearms for Defense against Bears. .

Dec 19, 2005 – All, Just got a new S&W 629 .44 MAG for my birthday. What .

"Nobody knows more about .44 Magnum and .45-70 rounds than Randy Garrett of . by SAAMI to fit all cylinders and rifle actions (which require relatively short cartridges). . For hunting, it should also work well on deer, hogs, and black bear at .

12 posts - 11 authors - Last post: Oct 11, 2008With only 5 rounds in rifle which would you rather have if a black bear invited you to lunch the Ruger .44 mag carbine or the Mini-30 and why? .

A .44 Magnum revolver or rifle will accept both .44 Magnum and .44 Special . . It was and still remains a very fine and popular short-range deer, black bear, wild .

Aug 1, 2009 – The .44 magnum is a fine caliber for deer, bear and hogs. . 99% of my shooting is with 44 rifle/pistol combo's and that consistant of tens of .

20 posts - 13 authors - Last post: Aug 16, 2008. are the better .44 magnum rounds for black bear hunting and bear . is the website for corbon, great stuff, mostly handgun stuff, but some rifle. .

A powerful rifle is superior to any handgun in killing power, of course, and is the only . magnum handgun cartridges are the .357 Magnum, .41 Magnum, and .44 Magnum. . The brain or spinal cord of even a large bear (the biggest of the big .

Apr 1, 2009 – In Alaska I carried a S&W Model 629 44 mag with 8 3/8 inch barrel and felt undergunned. I went to a Model 660 Remington rifle in 350 rem mag .

Ammunition To Go : 44 MAGNUM. . Ammunition To Go. your one stop shop for all of your pistol ammo and rifle ammunition needs! McAfee SECURE sites help .

26 posts - 15 authors - Last post: Dec 24, 2010[Archive] 7mm-08 or .44 mag for Black Bear Rifle Country. . Choices are a 7mm- 08 or a .44 mag lever action. 7mm-08 has a scope, but the .44 .

10 posts - 3 authors - Last post: Jun 29I have a Marlin 1894 SS 44 mag and a. . was going hunting for black bear & had my heart set on using a 44mag rifle/handgun combo. i'd grab .

7 posts - 5 authors - Last post: Sep 9, 2002This is my first time with a rifle, other than a (.22). What is it's . I would think the 44mag with the right bullet would do for black bear also. .

It would be very hard to find a more suitable round and rifle than a .44 Magnum levergun for close range deer, black bear, and feral pig hunting. Winchester .

Jan 9, 2006 – . the .44 Magnum is too light for anything larger than deer or small black bear . I have a very good friend who has used his .44 Magnum handgun to . cartridge as the .44 Magnum remains, when chambered in a rifle the .44 .

7 answers - Apr 25, 200744 magnum for brown bear? Would a 44magnum lever action or bolt action rifle .

9 answers - Aug 6, 2010Top answer: The .44 magnum would be the better choice for two reasons: a) A Marlin Lever Action Carbine (model 1894) holds 10 .44 magnum rounds, while the Marlin 336 in .

10 posts - 7 authors - Last post: Aug 19, 2007You have a good brush country deer rifle there. For black bear something that makes 2-holes with one bullet is better. Your .44 Mag. will do the .

Mar 4, 2010 – Had some thoughts of getting a 44mag rifle and revolver to carry in the woods. . Had a buddy who baited black bear and sat in a tree stand. .

13 posts - 13 authors - Last post: Dec 7, 200844mag vs Bear [it works] Handguns: The Revolver Forum. . Adding heavy rifles to the burden seemed like a lot of unnecessary effort. But the .

30 posts - 15 authors - Last post: Jun 25I was thinking that I would want more of a calibre than a 44 magnum for protection against polar bears. Has anyone used this calibre in a rifle .

29 posts - 10 authors - Last post: Dec 21, 2007New Puma rifle side scope loaded with .44mag 180 gr,ammo . Not hunting just for protection enough for black bear ?

20 posts - 13 authors - Last post: Jan 9, 2010. and we again celebrate the marvels of .44mag rifles. . . coupled with the Bolt action rifle, is a very good hunting pair for deer or black bear. .

8 posts - 8 authors - Last post: Jun 3, 2010BEAR---44 magnum carbine??? North GA Hunting Reports.

In 1969, Ruger introduced their .44 Carbine, the first .44 Magnum carbine. . Publisher Robert E. Petersen took a record setting polar bear with a .44 Magnum. .

32 posts - 20 authors - Last post: Dec 8, 2006WokMaster1. 12-05-2006, 6:57 PM. OK, all that debate about a 45 acp for a bear gun got me thinking that a 44 magnum is the minimum to start. .

May 17, 2004 – Persons living in bear country, while no doubt better .

12 posts - 12 authors - Last post: Apr 16, 2010In preparation for the upcoming bear hunt my friend is probably going to buy a lever action 44 magnum rifle. He's not really a gun guy and he .

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