I know recommending Bersa will probably get some shaking of the heads
I don't have much experience with any of the Bersa line other than the .380......if the rest of the line is as good as that little gun, I'd never shake my head at that
I know recommending Bersa will probably get some shaking of the heads
To my way of thinking, the gun needs to be reliable, rugged and not too expensive so that it's not a big issue if it gets a little dinged up.
I've been carrying my HK USP9 and it definitely meets the first two criteria but I find myself "worrying" about it so that I don't scratch it
The big cats can bear watching for (at least check for their sign)--particularly as they get older and slower or in a bad year.I do worry about cats and the boys. We have cougars and bobcats in the area. Bobcats are more nocturnal than cougars although both are shy and if they have good food sources they won't go for human unless they are defending something. We have coyotes too but again fairly shy.
No4Mk1* wrote:
I would reconsider putting birdshot in the #1 position. If you are attacked by a snake, you will be bitten before you know there is a snake there. If you have time to draw your gun and aim, then you have time to unload bear ammo and reload snake ammo before shooting. If you are attacked by a bear you really don't have time for the first shot to be useless.
Autoloaders stand up to REAL abuse MUCH better than revolvers, which is why every military in the world uses the autopistol, not the revolver
I've dropped a revolver in a granary full of soybeans as a kid, and into limestone dust. Both occasions locked the gun up so solidly that I couldn't rotate the cylinder, even with my weak hand trying to "help" the cylinder turn. Sand, or mud can do the same thing.
Even the maximum 357 Mag hunting loads are insufficient for bear.
Drop a revolver or otherwise strike it, and the cylinder probably wont turn, or wont line up with the barrel anymore