Never, never in the chamber, but magazine, full so you don't have to find shells immediately.
BLR for bear
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Never, never in the chamber, but magazine, full so you don't have to find shells immediately.
- Location
- Eastern Edge of the Foothills
Magazine full, but chamber empty. Sounds reasonable. I was just wondering when you said keep it loaded.
But not a detach mag, because it could get ejected during the crash and you have to search in the snow for it. I suppose you wouldn't want a hinged floor plate either then, since it could get popped open just as easily as a detach mag could get ejected.
So you want a light and compact rifle that would be bomb proof and reliable - no take downs- that would be chambered in a cartridge worthy of bear defence, but must also have a blind magazine, or perhaps a tube magazine.
I'm thinking a guide gun in 45-70.
But not a detach mag, because it could get ejected during the crash and you have to search in the snow for it. I suppose you wouldn't want a hinged floor plate either then, since it could get popped open just as easily as a detach mag could get ejected.
So you want a light and compact rifle that would be bomb proof and reliable - no take downs- that would be chambered in a cartridge worthy of bear defence, but must also have a blind magazine, or perhaps a tube magazine.
I'm thinking a guide gun in 45-70.
- Location
- Eastern Edge of the Foothills
Hey, quick question again: Using the 410 shells in the 45-70, wouldn't that mess up the rifling in the gun? I recognize that it's a good double- usage during a survival situation, and I think it's a pretty good idea, but it's not something you'd want to do on a regular basis, correct?
- Location
- Eastern Edge of the Foothills
http://thefiringline.com/forums/showthread.php?t=432511
Interesting thoughts here. The guy in post #11 says his grandfather did it all the time. Interesting.
Interesting thoughts here. The guy in post #11 says his grandfather did it all the time. Interesting.
Why would it have any negative effect on the rifling, lead shot in a plastic shot cup riding down a steel or stainless steel barrel? If you were using carbide shot maybe!
I have shot many boxes of it down my original 86 and 2 different marlins I've had without any problems, not even extraction. I do seem to remember having to remove the odd one from my old 86 with my pocket knife, actually. But certainly nothing that was in any way harmful to the rifle.
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