Going camping out west this summer, looking for a bear protection gun

Have permit in hand

Taurus Raging Judge or Ruger Alaskan would be nice but willing to look at others

Edit - The clock is ticking, permit countdown ..... 79 days left as of 12/24

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I don't have one to sell, but have you considered a .460 S&W?...shoots 460, 454 Cas & 45 colt

6 hours ago, dajonga said:

I don't have one to sell, but have you considered a .460 S&W?...shoots 460, 454 Cas & 45 colt

Wait.... what? A 460 can shoot both ?? And 45 ?

How can that work?

I'm new to this heavy caliber, over .44 mag, world.

10 minutes ago, Sudsy said:

Wait.... what? A 460 can shoot both ?? And 45 ?

How can that work?

I'm new to this heavy caliber, over .44 mag, world.

From the owners manual:

 

Same diameter, different lengths. The longer cylinders can shoot the shorter cartridges.

A .357 mag revolver can also shoot .38 special

A .44 mag revolver can also shoot .44 special

A .327 Fed Mag revolver can shoot .32 ACP, .32 short, .32 long & .32 H&R Mag.

A 10mm revolver can also shoot .40 S&W.

The S&W Governor revolvers can shoot .45 colt, .45 ACP and 2 1/2" .410 shotgun shells

Revolvers are fun!!!

Yes but 460 and 454 are different diameters

29 minutes ago, Sudsy said:

Yes but 460 and 454 are different diameters

The .460 S&W round is a lengthened, more powerful version of the popular .454 Casull, itself a longer and more powerful version of the .45 Colt.

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 It has the same bullet diameter, same case diameter and a 10.9mm longer case.

9 hours ago, Sudsy said:

Yes but 460 and 454 are different diameters

Sometimes marketing departments like round numbers, sometimes they just like different numbers. 

The .454 Casull, .45 Colt, and the .460 S&W all fire a .452 bullet.  Case lengths differ, but not bore diameter.

3 hours ago, 10X said:

Sometimes marketing departments like round numbers, sometimes they just like different numbers. 

The .454 Casull, .45 Colt, and the .460 S&W all fire a .452 bullet.  Case lengths differ, but not barrel diameter.

I did not know that, thank you.

Taurus Raging Judge would be cool.  I can't find any near MSRP though?  

I have a Taurus Raging Judge and love it.  I haven't seen any in a while near MSRP which is a shame.  Good luck and hope you find one soon.

 

I can't find a Raging Judge in stock anywhere - not that any of them would ship to NJ anyhow (I hate this state)

https://www.gunbroker.com/Revolvers/search?Keywords=Taurus Raging Judge&Sort=13&PageSize=24

Shipping to a NJ FFL has never been an issue for me.

Also, If heading out west, keep in mind that a very large caliber is seldom needed in most states. I would actually forego anything larger than 10mm/357mag except where you might come across brown/grizzlies. You'll see that their current ranges are quite small pockets in Montana, Washington, Idaho and Wyoming.

Of course, the Canadian Rockies and Alaska are a different story.

On 12/24/2022 at 9:31 AM, RichP said:

https://www.gunbroker.com/Revolvers/search?Keywords=Taurus Raging Judge&Sort=13&PageSize=24

Shipping to a NJ FFL has never been an issue for me.

Also, If heading out west, keep in mind that a very large caliber is seldom needed in most states. I would actually forego anything larger than 10mm/357mag except where you might come across brown/grizzlies. You'll see that their current ranges are quite small pockets in Montana, Washington, Idaho and Wyoming.

Of course, the Canadian Rockies and Alaska are a different story.

'We are in crisis mode': Bernhardt hears concerns about Montana's growing grizzly population

David Murray

Great Falls Tribune

(and this article is 3 years old)

https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/2019/10/06/interior-chief-hears-concerns-states-growing-grizzly-population/3881941002/

https://www.shootersnj.com/products/handguns-smith-wesson-163504-022188635041-2950

5 hours ago, Redeye65 said:

https://www.shootersnj.com/products/handguns-smith-wesson-163504-022188635041-2950

I want to be able to shoot .45 as well. .500 is out