Mountain Lion attack (best, trees, rain)

[BennyPhoenix]

You'd be better off with the .40. It's a manageable gun to control. The .50 is insane. There are you tubes of people using it, check them out.
Cougars dont hang around to fight. They have a strong sense of self preservation. One hit from the .40 will make it run.

[dori36]

Originally Posted by ElkHunter

A few years back I took my grandson up to the Little Horn to do a little fishing. Early spring, snow still on the ground. He was 5 at the time and very impressionable. So I took time to point out tracks in the snow. That one is a coon. Probably 25 lbs or so. Look at how far apart his tracks are and how big and deep they are. Well, we fished up the Horn about a half mile and were walking back. Grandson pointed and said, "Look grandpa." There were cat tracks, on top of our tracks. He was stalking, or following us probably out of curiosity. But until then, I hadn't paid attention to my grandson's clothes. He was dressed in Carharts. Tan bib's, tan coat, tan gloves and a tan hat. Probably looked like a deer.

I carry a .40 cal. I looked at that cat track, and looked at the .40.

We never saw a cat on that fishing trip, but we darn sure saw tracks everywhere.

That day, when we got back into town, I went to the local gun store and purchased a S&W 500. I figured I might only get once change to shoot and if so, I wanted to take some meat off.

When I lived in Cody, I was a Realtor. I showed a 250 acre parcel along the Shoshone River between Cody and Powell. The lookers were easterners who thought I was being a bit unnecessarily cautious when I consistently looked behind us. There had been quite a few sightings in the Powell area, even near the elementary school. Finally, I was able to see a lion track clearly in front of us. Then, they disappeared off the trail. That lion could easily have been circling around us and tracking from behind us. That's one of the first things I learned when I first moved to WY in 1991 and worked on a 'real' ranch east of Casper. Whether you're trailing cattle or hiking or packing into the wilderness, ALWAYS check behind you.

[ElkHunter]

Originally Posted by BennyPhoenix

You'd be better off with the .40. It's a manageable gun to control. The .50 is insane. There are you tubes of people using it, check them out.
Cougars dont hang around to fight. They have a strong sense of self preservation. One hit from the .40 will make it run.

I leave nothing to chance. I burn some powder. I can now put 10 out of 10 in a copenhagen can at 25 yards. I'll stick with the 50.

[arctichomesteader]

Mountain lion attacks were rare for a long time because there weren't many of them and they were hunted and trapped, making them afraid of humans. They were more common earlier in our history when they were still widespread...

The .500 S&W is manageable with practice. I want one myself for bears...

[dori36]

Have either of you carried a Casull .454? That's a cannon!

[jody_wy]

Originally Posted by dori36

Have either of you carried a Casull .454? That's a cannon!

My Wife worked for Freedom Arms when they were tooling up to make them She got 2 one for each of her brothers in Alaska, She had worked there before we went to college she buffed those .22 before they put them in the belt buckles. She worked for Dick Casull a few years ago when he was sellinh his .38 Casull, it was a 45 necked down to a 38 on a 1911

[ElkHunter]

Originally Posted by jody_wy

My Wife worked for Freedom Arms when they were tooling up to make them She got 2 one for each of her brothers in Alaska, She had worked there before we went to college she buffed those .22 before they put them in the belt buckles. She worked for Dick Casull a few years ago when he was sellinh his .38 Casull, it was a 45 necked down to a 38 on a 1911

Are you married? I think I got a hankerin for a woman like you. hahahaha

I've shot a Casull. Great gun. But at the time, it was a cannon and well deserved. But the world has evovled and the 500 is the way to go. Makes a "BIG HOLE". hahaha

So, do ya like fishin?

[jody_wy]

Originally Posted by ElkHunter

Are you married? I think I got a hankerin for a woman like you. hahahaha

I've shot a Casull. Great gun. But at the time, it was a cannon and well deserved. But the world has evovled and the 500 is the way to go. Makes a "BIG HOLE". hahaha

So, do ya like fishin?

The Chirstmas before we were married was a CARBON Chirstmas, She gave me a graphite flyrod, and I got her a Diamond

[dori36]

Originally Posted by jody_wy

My Wife worked for Freedom Arms when they were tooling up to make them She got 2 one for each of her brothers in Alaska, She had worked there before we went to college she buffed those .22 before they put them in the belt buckles. She worked for Dick Casull a few years ago when he was sellinh his .38 Casull, it was a 45 necked down to a 38 on a 1911

When I lived in Jackson I worked at a tack/rodeo equip store called Buckskin Mercantile. Dick was one of our best customers. He used to wear the .22 belt buckle and I was (and still am) insanely jealous. He treated me to a tour of Freedom Arms. He still owned it at the time and showed me all the manufacturing lines and processes, which were/are behind locked, safe-like doors. If I could find (and afford) a genuine Casull belt buckle, I'd snap it up in a heartbeat! Does anyone know if he is manufacturing his own .38, post Freedom Arms sale? I'm a shooter and would really like to own one.

[BigRed007]

More often than not curiosity is the case humans have a distinct scent unless masked with scent block. It's been my experience the most dangerous place in the world is between a mother and her child. Big cats watch you closer when there’s babies involved. As far as shooting goes, I was raised to eat/use what you kill, I believe that this still holds true. If you wound it, track it until you kill it. Also when children are about, with friendly fire, make sure you hit your target. With my son I carry weapons everywhere. I fire left handed, since he was able to walk, he learned to stay to my right, and one step behind me.