theliberalgunowner
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Dear The Firing Line Friends,
It has been a while since I have been on here, but I would like to ask you guys about barrel lengths and grips of Ruger Super Blackhawk revolvers. I live in Washington state near the Cascade mountain range (<10 miles away on West side) and am very interested in starting to backpack again. My one concern is although I will be carrying bear spray (black bear and brown bear/grizzly in cascade range), I know there have been instances where bear spray has been deployed and the person spraying has still gotten munched on. This leads me to my next firearm purchase, a bear revolver for backpacking/hiking.
Now as many of you know mobility is important backpacking, and I don't want to have to deal with the bulkiness of a rifle and people's glares when they see it, hence why I am getting a revolver. The main issue I am running into is that barrel length in a .44 magnum is extra bulk, but also having a shorter barrel is less accurate (usually) in a pistol. I have debated getting a Bisley grip Lipsey's Exclusive Ruger Super Blackhawk with a 3.75" barrel, 9.63" overall, or a Ruger Super Blackhawk with a 4.62" barrel (standard cowboy grip), with a overall length of 10.5". Does the extra inch of barrel from the Standard Super Blackhawk Model justify the extra bulk with the added accuracy, and does a Bisley grip really help that much when shooting heavy Buffalo Bore bear loads? I am a strong dude, 180ish pounds, but don't want to hate shooting the pistol due to wrist damaging recoil. Thank you so much, I really appreciate it, and know there is a lot of experience here with many people who have actually shot brown/grizzly/black bears with revolvers. Hope to hear your opinions soon.
Sincerely,
theliberalgunowner
It has been a while since I have been on here, but I would like to ask you guys about barrel lengths and grips of Ruger Super Blackhawk revolvers. I live in Washington state near the Cascade mountain range (<10 miles away on West side) and am very interested in starting to backpack again. My one concern is although I will be carrying bear spray (black bear and brown bear/grizzly in cascade range), I know there have been instances where bear spray has been deployed and the person spraying has still gotten munched on. This leads me to my next firearm purchase, a bear revolver for backpacking/hiking.
Now as many of you know mobility is important backpacking, and I don't want to have to deal with the bulkiness of a rifle and people's glares when they see it, hence why I am getting a revolver. The main issue I am running into is that barrel length in a .44 magnum is extra bulk, but also having a shorter barrel is less accurate (usually) in a pistol. I have debated getting a Bisley grip Lipsey's Exclusive Ruger Super Blackhawk with a 3.75" barrel, 9.63" overall, or a Ruger Super Blackhawk with a 4.62" barrel (standard cowboy grip), with a overall length of 10.5". Does the extra inch of barrel from the Standard Super Blackhawk Model justify the extra bulk with the added accuracy, and does a Bisley grip really help that much when shooting heavy Buffalo Bore bear loads? I am a strong dude, 180ish pounds, but don't want to hate shooting the pistol due to wrist damaging recoil. Thank you so much, I really appreciate it, and know there is a lot of experience here with many people who have actually shot brown/grizzly/black bears with revolvers. Hope to hear your opinions soon.
Sincerely,
theliberalgunowner