04 Aug 09 06:07, Roger Nelson wrote to Roy Witt:


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

 RN> The Lakotas were probably smart enough to send in a light wave
 RN> because they knew about that rifle and the approximate time it took
 RN> to reload.

Plus they had a few repeating rifles among them.

 RN> The light wave was followed by a heavy wave and Custer's fate was
 RN> sealed.

He and his men were also victims of 'divide and conquer' tactics...

 RN> Still, I don't think I'd want to take on a bear without something
 RN> equivalent to an M1.

I'd take one on with a Marlin lever action .45/70, using modern nitro
powder. The major problem would be that the magazine only holds 4 rounds.
If you miss even one shot, you may be in trouble. Just in case, I'd also
pack my Ruger (I know you hate them) .44 magnum SAA.


                R\%/itt

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