Get the Taurus, all the way.
If you want 357 Sig, GET A SIG!

I have a Taurus 454 Casull, makes the 357 look like a peashooter :) I use it for hunting dangerous animals (boar/bear/etc)

For other stuff, I have my HK USP45, never failed, tougher than anything else I've had.
Glocks are *nothing* compared to HK

Yeah, pretty much.
All you need is a Tax stamp AFAIK

Taurus has been around for 60 yrs or so, give or take... they started out by cc'ing American weapons out of Brazil. Unless they have done a total about face, there have always been small problems in them, but most people don't know weapons well enough to catch them. Buy a box of wildies and run it thru one and see how well they hold up. Personally I wouldn't use one for a back scratcher unless the sight was loose. They were considered for being banned as Saturday night specials in the late 70's, early 80's... thats why they went into stainless etc. Trying to buck up their image.

7 shots?? If you get past the 3rd or 4th with a charging bear you're lucky. Amazing how more rounds always seems to be brought up in weapons. More firepower is the dope dealers way of looking at things. If you don't put it down with the 2nd round, then odds are you're bear bait.

More firepower = better? How come you can empty a m16, 30 rd clip in to a tiger and they still don't always get the idea?

Full auto weapons are legal in ANY state as long as you can qualify for a FFL class 3. That is not a walk in the park to get and no doubt is a lot harder to get now. Nevada has no special status other than the shooting ranges rent them out. The only reason they rent them out, is there are more people there that will blow money over the idea that its worthwhile doing. The insurance it takes to do that has to be asteronomical. Federal Law governs full auto and other specialty weapons, that no state can abolish or modify to allow common ownership.

I just had the hubby type the above... I have no clue what alot of it means and he is the weapons expert. I never even saw a real gun until I was 17. :1orglaugh He was brought up with them besides having alot of training and I trust his judgement.

Yess Very... I just got A few of my AK's registered as FAA... it's pretty easy.. 250 bucks one time fee and the gun is leagal till you modify it again.....

I'll be adding one of these to the collection very shortly

http://www.smith-wesson.com/admin/te...pg&model=340PD

SKU: 163061
Type: Revolver
Model: 340PD
Caliber: .357 Magnum® /.38 Special+P
Barrel Length: 1-7/8"
Capacity: 5 Rounds
Action: Double
*Weight: 12.0 ounces

If your dealing with bears, I would'nt go packing anything less than a .44 mag. A Rueger will never let you down.

One of the first overnighters I did in Yosemite was a 2 day trip to Matterhorn peak inspired by the Dharma Bums. Never hiked naked tho

Black bears are normally quite timid, just the noise will send them running. I've chased them out of campsites in Yosemite by banging pots and pans and chucking rocks more times than I care to remember. I don't expect to ever have to put a bullet into one, but if I did, a .357 with hard rounds should do it.

I wouldn't face a grizzly down with any sort of handgun. You hear about people taking them with .44 mags and .454 Casull's every so often, but you usually find they were on paid trips. You can afford to go the handgun route when you've got a master guide with a .300 winchester magnum backing you up.

A 12 gauge w/ rifled slugs is what the park service recommends if you're going to carry a weapon in grizzly country.

The .357 was Bud Dwyer's gun of choice.

LONG LIVE BUD DWYER!!!
"Hey man, Nice shot!"


Bud Dwyer, one hell of a shot.

No one else likes Bud Dwyer?

Man, fix your signature. See that space above your posts? That's your fault. :winkwink:

i cant believe knowone has metioned either Sig Sauer or Beretta..i would say for the money 2 of the best automatics made...ive shot colt,tarus,HK,browning,s&w,lamas,Uzi,coke dope and speed..
and for my tastes:

sig sauer p228 | Berreta92FS and the prize 30cal M1 Carbine..among others..is the best and most efficient ive shot..

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http://www.terra.es/personal8/florid...s/DSCN0181.JPG

the other one sitting there is a Browning 22 auto..

The thread is about revolvers, not autos.

aaah my bad...but why carry one of them old things..??

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I would think something with an open hammer would be the best bet. Atleast if somehow the trigger should jam you could atleast get off one shot by droping the hammer.