[jazusamo]

Agreed, she has no right to put employees in that position.

I remember the Md. 71 .348 from years ago and it was the most powerful lever action at the time.

I think you should have waited awhile so your Dad could’ve got his .375 H&H. LOL! (jus kiddin)

[AnAmericanMother]

Thing is, with the big cross section, the heavy bullet, and lots of relatively slow powder, it packs a serious knockdown punch without punishing the shooter the way the big English rifles or the hot modern magnums do. Any more recoil, and you can't get the muzzle back on target quickly enough. It is too much cartridge for deer but perfect for wild boar or bear.

I shot it as a 12 year old. The recoil's not pleasant, but if Mama Grizz was rearing up in front of you you'd never feel it (but she would). With a grizzly, I might want the .375 (sorry, dad!) but this one would be adequate and reasonable for a relatively untutored shooter (like a shepherd) to handle.

Bad cess to this woman for sending her people out unprotected. I hope she lost a TON of money on those poor dead dogs anyhow. All the guys will have is a measly workers compensation claim for what amounts to reckless endangerment . . . . unless a slick lawyer can convince a judge that she deliberately and recklessly put them in harm's way.