“Thoman said giving her sheepherders guns to shoot marauding predators isn’t a solution – “or we just have more trouble.””
There’s the only guy around who was happy he was maced. Prayers up.
Well, Mary... seems you’ve tried it without guns and have had increasingly “more trouble”.
Sounds like you need to rethink your plan now that you’ve continually had livestock and dogs slaughtered and employees hurt.
Grizzly Bears are not known to respond to harsh language.
A Saiga 12 with a drum and 3” slugs...Maybe some breach loads, expensive yes, but what is your life worth?
Shoot, shovel and shut up.
This is the largest bullet they have tested free on their web site.
.50 Beowulf
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Test # JK1
Cartridge : .50 Beowulf Alexander Arms 325gr HP
Test Parameters : Nominal 10% ballistic gelatin block. No barriers present. (15.5x9x9)” gelatin block
Block calibration velocity : 573 ft/sec
Block calibration penetration : 3.0 inch
Block calibration temperature : 35.2 degrees Fahrenheit
Block core temperature : 36.0 degrees Fahrenheit
Bullet impact velocity : 1956 ft/sec
Deepest penetration depth : 15.5 inch
Maximum crack diameter : 7.5 inch
Maximum crack diameter location : 5.8 inch
Cavitation depth : 0-14.7 inch
Weapon : Alexander Arms Beowulf Entry; 16.5 inch barrel length
Distance from weapon muzzle to impact face of gelatin block : 10.0 feet
Test site conditions : 69 degrees Fahrenheit, 44% relative humidity
Time out of refrigeration prior to shot impact : 4 minutes
Bullet recovered weight : 271.4gr
Bullet recovered average diameter : 0.798”
Bullet recovered length : 0.253”
I think we should find out who actually lobbied for these animals to be "planted" in human population areas and make them live with them for a while, maybe tie a haunch from a sheep around their neck and let them wander for about 3 days in the wilderness.