Lightweight trail pistol for bear country

UffDa said:
Bear spray vs. light weight handgun. Bear spray = no recoil. Light weight big bore handgun. :eek: Of course, from a keyboard anyone can handle the recoil. :p

I have seen lot's of used .44 Magnum revolvers on dealers shelves that have only been fired 3 times. By that I mean 3 rounds. Before you spend a lot of money, see if there is a range near you that has rental pistols that your son can try. If it hurts to shoot it and he can't hit anything it won't be of much use.
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Your 100% right, My dad carried a Colt Anaconda 44mag w/ 4" barrel my whole childhood, talk about recoil. Hee also had the 6" & 8" so I grew up shooting them. And I can tell you from experience the power they have is unbelievable. It's enough to make a lot of people not want to shoot a gun again. I've had plenty of blisters on the inside of my thumb. It definitely instilled in me a Great respect for guns.
 
Not too rain on the carry huge parade, I have taken 600lb hogs with 9x19 (speer gold dot 115 grn) one shot dropped ...


And really their skulls etc are quite similar :)
 
S&W Mountain gun. Designed exactly for that. But I'd carry a Ruger Super Redhawk Alaskan in .454 casull.

Don't like revolvers? Maybe a 10mm, or hotter than that.
 
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