Hip Fanny
I will be mountain biking in mountain lion country. What concealable handgun & load is best for protection?
Gun must be concealable beneath a tee shirt on a hip holster, or fit in a small fanny pack (3 - 3.5" barrel). Would .45 ACP, .45 GAP, .40 S&W, or .357 SIG be adequate for up close and personal confrontation out of a short-barreled Glock, Kahr or Colt clone? Suggestions please.
I should add that mountain bikers get dumped--a lot. Revolvers are kinda lumpy and their lockwork relatively fragile.
If a cat gets me unseen, we'll likely fall and roll at speed, probably releasing his grasp. I'll probably have a second or two to stop it--enough time for 2-5 shots if the bullets do their part.
A proven hog load should be good for cougars. Pepper is as likely to get me as the cat. Just as hard to aim pepper spray as a gun, and I don't want to spell like a jalapeno popper in case there's more than one cougar around who likes Tex-Mex food.
Well, you seem to have given this some thought. I think your decision to go with a semi auto is good but for the wrong reason. With a snub revolver you get five or six shots. For the same size gun, in a semi auto, you can get up to ten or eleven. You may well need the extra lead.
The Puma is, on average, about 160 pound animal (males, females are about 40 pounds lighter), but a tough critter to kill.
I would opt for a .45 ACP, 200 grain, plus P, hollow point round. At slightly over 1000 FPS, the bullet should convince even a hungry, angry, attacking cat that it is dead.
Normally, I would suggest a Taurus Millennium 145, a compact, striker fired, 11 shot, 45ACP gun. However, I think the safety on the gun and its somewhat spongy trigger might be a bit of a handicap for you. So, go with the Glock 30. Same features at the Taurus but no manual safety and a shorter, crisper trigger as well.
Your next problem is a holster. You want something that will give you quick access yet hold your gun securely while you and the Lion roll around on the ground. Check out the Blackhawk holsters. One of their paddle holsters might work for you.
I suspect your chances of surviving the initial attack of the cat are slim. However, having the gun is better than trying to fight it off with the cheesy bicycle pump. . .
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