A "brush gun" in .45-70 caliber? Not the ideal "hunting" round for bear (due to long range ballistics/"rainbow" trajectory), but I suspect that caliber would be an excellent choice for "close encounters," particularly in a handy-sized lever action rifle. That's an absolute thumper of a caliber, inside of 100-150 yards, not to mention inside of 10 yards!!stevie_d_64 wrote:Not that I ever expect to be in a situation like that...I wonder if my 45/70, if I hit it, would have done enough to stop it, or ward off a continued charge/attack???
Just thinking...
A good "brush gun" beats any handgun as far as potentially dangerous treks through the wilderness are concerned. Those super powerful revolvers that some hunters like to carry as "back up guns" recoil too dang much to be accurate with under pressure...give me a handy lever-action rifle any day over that jazz.