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Bear Loads

Lt.Dan

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Got my new HSM Bear Loads today. Woo-hoo, can't wait to shoot some.

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If I was gonna buy a big bore handgun, I'd buy a large frame .45 Colt before I bought a .44 Mag. With a set of dies of course.
Yes! The 45 Colt has advantages over the 44 magnum. There is a greater bullet selection. It can be loaded to be more powerful than a 44 in the proper gun. It has a greater bullet diameter. It is the perfect revolver cartridge.
 
I bought a .45 Colt, but I sold it because I couldn't get ammo, and if I could it usually wasn't at a reasonable price. I can reload now, so I may look at it again simply because it's the real cowboy option.

Provided your .45 Colt can handle modern loads, I don't think there is a wrong choice between 45 Colt and .44 MAG. Either can obtain close to the same results in modern handguns.

However… .357 Mag is hands down the PERFECT revolver cartridge. 🤣
 
I bought a .45 Colt, but I sold it because I couldn't get ammo, and if I could it usually wasn't at a reasonable price. I can reload now, so I may look at it again simply because it's the real cowboy option.

Provided your .45 Colt can handle modern loads, I don't think there is a wrong choice between 45 Colt and .44 MAG. Either can obtain close to the same results in modern handguns.

However… .357 Mag is hands down the PERFECT revolver cartridge. 🤣
Don't know if it's the perfect revolver cartridge but it is the perfect revolver cartridge for me 🤠
 
Bears are not tanks, a 9mm will put one down if needed. Recoil with the magnum may be a little much for some people. That said I enjoy shooting my 44 mag pistol a few shots at a time. But I can and do shoot my 9mm alot more.
 
Bears are not tanks, a 9mm will put one down if needed. Recoil with the magnum may be a little much for some people. That said I enjoy shooting my 44 mag pistol a few shots at a time. But I can and do shoot my 9mm alot more.
No way I'd go In grizzly country with just a 9 for backup. I may be mistaken when I commented in this thread, but if we're talking bears we're talking grizz.
 

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