Weapon Change

The Magnum Research, Inc., BFR 45-70 pistol uses a very long rifle cartridge. The 45-70 saddle carbine only holds 4 rounds for this same reason. With this in mind, I decided to see if I could find a more appropriate cartridge, for use with a pistol and rifle, with the ballistics necessary to take down a grizzly in an emergency situation.

For the specifications listed above, the pistol shown at the top of this post fit the bill. It is a Ruger Alaskan. It will shoot the .454 Casull catridge. It will also handle .45 LC rounds for practice and general personal protection purposes against much smaller critters.

For the saddle carbine I am going for the Puma .454 SS Casull. This saddle carbine will carry 8 rounds in the tube, doubling my firepower. I like the stainless steel aspect of the weapon as well. Since it will fire .45 LC rounds as well, I can use it for hunting without the wallop provided by the .454 rounds.

More to come.

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-GW