01 Aug 09 18:43, Roger Nelson wrote to Roy Witt:


 RW>> If it's just a small black or brown bear, you could probably drop it
 RW>> with a less powerful round with a larger bullet. Something that will
 RW>> knock him down. I have an old 1873 Springfield trap door carbine in
 RW>> 45/70 that I'll loan ya.

 RN> If I ever am foolish to go looking for one, I'll take you up on that
 RN> offer. That's a single shot, isn't it?

'Trap door' says it all. To load it, you have to pull the hammer to
half-cock, flip a lever forward and in the same motion lift the 'trap
door' at the breach of the rifle barrel. Upon opening, it ejects a shell,
if there is one, and it's ready to reload. .45 caliber, 300g lead bullet
with 70 grains of black powder behind it. Custer had them at the Little
Big Horn and look where they got him. Of course the bears won't be
shooting back. :o)


                R\%/itt

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