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i recently ask a question about wether or nor a 30-06 would kill a bear or mountain lion - we lease 20,000 acres from a local logging company to graze cattle on, most of it it pine plantations, clear cuts and a few rocky hills with ledge rocks and holes going back under them, im going to try to ride a horse around it this year, my 30-06 is new & i dont want to mess it up, but i have a .32 winchester special and a 30/30 what do you recomend (with out getting another gun)
from Aaron1991 on 02.26.09 Answer Question |
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A 30-30 will put down a mountain lion no problem. So will a .32. From horseback you won't hit anything that comes at you with a single projectile while your horse is rearing from being scared s***less by a charging bear or lion. Get a reliable remington 870 or Mossberg 500 pump shotgun and load it with 2-3/4" #1 buckshot. You get a few more pellets and spread than 00 and you dont have to aim a shotgun, just point. 3" has too much recoil for you to not fall off your horse. If your talking about Grizzly Bears, carry your .30-.30 in a saddle scabbard for backup or a .44 mag handgun or load the first two shots as slugs for penetration. I live in North FL, so our bears are blackbears that are around 300-500 lbs. We have bigger hogs in some cases and I would never shoot a panther. Most of them got poached out of here anyway back in the 80s. Buddies of mine here put bears down with .243, .270, 7mm-08 class (with lottery permit). In a defense situation, you can't go wrong with a good shotgun. I load mine with slugs when I "swamp stomp" for hogs and deer.
Just saw your "without getting another gun line" on my second read. Go with the 30-30 and load it with 180 grainers. Don't use a scope because you cant aquire a running target fast enough. Iron sights. Great for horseback too.
I watch a show last year where a professonal outfitter reconmended ether a .25-06 or better yet "as he stated" a Caliber.30-30Winchester Rifle with .170 Grain bullets. I think I might persionaly use Winchester Super-X .170Grain Silver-Tips at least or the new Federal .170Grain Nosler Partions for the really big cats?
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Just saw your "without getting another gun line" on my second read. Go with the 30-30 and load it with 180 grainers. Don't use a scope because you cant aquire a running target fast enough. Iron sights. Great for horseback too.
A 30-30 will put down a mountain lion no problem. So will a .32. From horseback you won't hit anything that comes at you with a single projectile while your horse is rearing from being scared s***less by a charging bear or lion. Get a reliable remington 870 or Mossberg 500 pump shotgun and load it with 2-3/4" #1 buckshot. You get a few more pellets and spread than 00 and you dont have to aim a shotgun, just point. 3" has too much recoil for you to not fall off your horse. If your talking about Grizzly Bears, carry your .30-.30 in a saddle scabbard for backup or a .44 mag handgun or load the first two shots as slugs for penetration. I live in North FL, so our bears are blackbears that are around 300-500 lbs. We have bigger hogs in some cases and I would never shoot a panther. Most of them got poached out of here anyway back in the 80s. Buddies of mine here put bears down with .243, .270, 7mm-08 class (with lottery permit). In a defense situation, you can't go wrong with a good shotgun. I load mine with slugs when I "swamp stomp" for hogs and deer.
I watch a show last year where a professonal outfitter reconmended ether a .25-06 or better yet "as he stated" a Caliber.30-30Winchester Rifle with .170 Grain bullets. I think I might persionaly use Winchester Super-X .170Grain Silver-Tips at least or the new Federal .170Grain Nosler Partions for the really big cats?
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