For finishing trapped animals, I doubt it'd work any better than a regular .22 rimfire pistol.
But, if you like the idea, it's your line.
Why not?another thought on those CBs- might not even feed 'em.
AGREED! .......on all counts!!I have two Ruger Redhawks that carry quite inconspicuously, are much easier to hit with, fire much quicker, reload much quicker, can be operated much easier with one hand, distribute recoil comfortably, and offer plenty of power for the animals you mention with the right load.
If you like the concept & are happy with the extra effort it takes to end up with an inefficient platform, it's your choice.
Denis
But, if the mares leg is made as a handgun, advertised as a handgun, imported as a handgun, and sold as a handgun,Up there the Mare's Leg is a non-restricted
Who knows?But, if the mares leg is made as a handgun, advertised as a handgun, imported as a handgun, and sold as a handgun,
why doesn't Canada think it is a handgun??
rc
Life is full of compromises.Here's my Rossi also with a Marlin 1894S Trapper, both in 45 Colt. I shoot the Rossi best with my arms extended, like a pistol. I can hit within about 3" at 25 yards. I have to be careful, because there is a tendency, for me, to pull it back to better see the sights. This hurts the nose because I'm shooting 250 XTPs handloaded at 1000 fps. I'm going to try some light loads to see how they work. Though it is cumbersome, it would make an intimidating truck gun. Most people just want to point and shoot from the waist. I just always wanted one since I watched McQueen as a kid. Now I need a holster.
I had to change the magazine spring in mine because it was weak.
As a geologist/prospector who works a lot in Canada I can disassemble my Chiappa Takedown Model Mares Leg in .44 Mag., wrap the 3 x @ 1 foot long pieces in socks (to keep out dirt & prevent scratching) & put them in my office briefcase which I always take into the field with me & in much less than one minute assemble & load a platform capable of dispatching a big predatory black bear boar (1300 - 1600 ft.-lbs. of muzzle energy depending on ammo).The gun appears to have been introduced in the late 1950s with the TV series "Wanted: Dead or Alive".
How does it shoot? About as accurately as a .44-40 pistol with 12 inch barrel or a "Trapper Special" carbine held loosely in the hand. (Steve McQueen practiced instinctive point shooting with a firearms coach, and one of the TV prop guns had no sights, although another prop gun used on the series did have sights.)
Mostly "mare's laig" is a range toy for fans of "Wanted Dead or Alive" or "Firefly", especially nowadays fans of "Firefly", both guys who find Zoe Washburn (Gina Torres) "hawt" and gals who find her empowered.
I don't recommend it as a first or only gun. However, it will do for hunters and trappers most of the functions of the Trapper Specials, 12" to 14" barrel lever carbines made before 1934 and the National Firearm Act (NFA or Title II) which virtually outlawed concealable firearms made from rifles or shotguns by mandating federal registration and taxation. (Original trapper specials made before 1934 have been removed from NFA (Title II) restrictions are on the curios & relics list as GCA (Title I) rifles; see the ATF web page for models and serial number ranges.)
Made by the factory (Rossi, Henry, Chiappa, etc) the "mares laig" is made and sold through commercial channels as a pistol, subject to concealable weapons laws, but a pistol as far as the federal gun laws are concerned. IF made from a rifle, you have to go the ATF NFA Form 1 route, and get permission to make and register it with the feds as a SBR short barrel rifle.
If you look at the photo of the modern trapper special above, 16" barreled carbine, with the "mares laig" just below it, the carbine is not that much bigger, I think carbine would be more versatile.
How would a mare's leg shoot?
Must be nice !!It kicks like a mule! Sorry, I couldn't resist.
I think it looks like a fun gun to have. I don't think that all firearms need to have a purpose other than be fun to shoot.
How would a mare's leg shoot?
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Originally Posted by TonyAngel
It kicks like a mule! Sorry, I couldn't resist.
I think it looks like a fun gun to have. I don't think that all firearms need to have a purpose other than be fun to shoot.
Must be nice !!
I don't have the money to tie up in purely recreational firearms, wall hangers & furniture guns.
If it isn't pragmatic or practical you won't find it in my gun safe.
It kicks like a mule!