Recomendations for a good hunting rifle

[desdem12]

Probly would work for you. I am a blackpowder hunter and the critters are big and there are a lot of them so i carry a sa 45lc ruger. I ain't small and i have learned through the years what i need to carry....mostly anyways. If i don't think i will need it on me i still put it in the truck. If your bears aren't to big a 357 will work but like i said don't shoot them in the head cause their skull is a thick heavy one. Shoot them right behind the front shoulder like a deer and they will go down. I might pump 2 or 3 in there though if they are close enough, I shoot till they go down.

[ponycarman]

Ok good. I would like to get something bigger after a while but I'm drained for gun buys right now lol. That said I have missed this years deer season here so I'm going to have to wait till next season unless I go turkey hunting. But I know even less about turkey hunting than I do about deer hunting lol.

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[Junk Yard Dog]

Probly would work for you. I am a blackpowder hunter and the critters are big and there are a lot of them so i carry a sa 45lc ruger. I ain't small and i have learned through the years what i need to carry....mostly anyways. If i don't think i will need it on me i still put it in the truck. If your bears aren't to big a 357 will work but like i said don't shoot them in the head cause their skull is a thick heavy one. Shoot them right behind the front shoulder like a deer and they will go down. I might pump 2 or 3 in there though if they are close enough, I shoot till they go down.

That was the advice I got from an old timer years ago, he was talking about self defence shooting, once you engage the enemy you keep shooting until he is down and not moving, he also had a bunch in there about not freezing up, keep your ass moving as you shoot. If you must shoot you shoot to kill, never to wound. Works on critters also.

[ponycarman]

For using 357 as a woods protection gun is there a certain bullet design yall recommend? I'm thinking more penetration would be good. Hard cast?

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[desdem12]

Use the best you can afford. The biggest bullet you can and practice with it. You could use hollow point but i just use copper jacketed soft points for pennetration and mushrooming effect. I reload my own so i can get the performance that i desire. I would recomend a good jacketed soft point for yours as well but having not used any store ammo i can't say as to what to use.

[ponycarman]

Alright I'll look into different rounds. I would love to start reloading. I don't really have the space to do it though. Might have to just do it and work with what I've got space wise.

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[desdem12]

Lee makes some handloaders that don't require a bench or a press. They are inexpensive and i think you can buy them with the dies. Good luck.

[ponycarman]

Could always clamp a press to the coffee table haha

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[desdem12]

I live in a tiny apartment and i have a desk i made for gun stuff. But before that i drilled holes in the kitchen table to mount the press. I tried the clamping thing but was not satisfied by that. So you can tell what was more important. I would add here that i am single so i have no one to keep me in check cept my son ands he doesn't care so...?

[ponycarman]

Lol thats awesome. I also live in a small basement apartment. Small but nice and cheap . I'm married though. For a little over a year. I'll figure something out. Like a tiny fold up table or something to mount a press too. Otherwise I can just get one of the hand held presses.

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[millman]

Lol thats awesome. I also live in a small basement apartment. Small but nice and cheap . I'm married though. For a little over a year. I'll figure something out. Like a tiny fold up table or something to mount a press too. Otherwise I can just get one of the hand held presses.

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This might be for you. http://www.midwayusa.com/product/155024 ... ding-stand

[Junk Yard Dog]

For the .357's defence loads I use Federal Hydrashock, turns insides into jelly.

[WeldonHunter]

Lol thats awesome. I also live in a small basement apartment. Small but nice and cheap . I'm married though. For a little over a year. I'll figure something out. Like a tiny fold up table or something to mount a press too. Otherwise I can just get one of the hand held presses.

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This might be for you. http://www.midwayusa.com/product/155024 ... ding-stand

That's cool Millman. Widener's has one but it costs a bit more. They have a lot of reloading stuff and run some good sales from time to time. http://www.wideners.com/itemdetail.cfm? ... 0|212|1021

[ponycarman]

Nice! I don't think I could make one for those prices. And it says it can be taken apart fast. Awesome thanks guys. Sweet hydrashocks! My local walmart just started carrying them too. I don't know if they have 357 but I've been thinking about getting a few boxes of 9mm for my glock.

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