I will probably be moving to the Pacific Northwest (Seattle area) and will camp in the Cascades occasionally. The "heaviest hitting" caliber I own currently is a .357 N frame model 28 with 6" barrel. Right now I can purchase a .44 of some sort, but what I really want is a friend's new in presentation case 27-2. So that would leave me possibly undergunned.
So how big can the bears be in that area, and would a 180 gr. solid lead bullet be sufficient? I already know that bigger is better, but if the most likely scenerio would be an angry black bear, I could live with that. I would never be looking for trouble and would avoid a confrontation to the best of my ability. Any opinions?
2nd question I just thought of... Is a long arm legal in the forest for protection if you are not hunting? Again, I have a 30-30 and a Vepr 7.62x39. A 30 round magazine would be comforting in that scenerio. I have no Rambo delusions here. Just trying to utilize what I have. Thanks for any opinions,
Randy
So how big can the bears be in that area, and would a 180 gr. solid lead bullet be sufficient? I already know that bigger is better, but if the most likely scenerio would be an angry black bear, I could live with that. I would never be looking for trouble and would avoid a confrontation to the best of my ability. Any opinions?
2nd question I just thought of... Is a long arm legal in the forest for protection if you are not hunting? Again, I have a 30-30 and a Vepr 7.62x39. A 30 round magazine would be comforting in that scenerio. I have no Rambo delusions here. Just trying to utilize what I have. Thanks for any opinions,
Randy