[Groesbeck Hurricane]

Jeff,

Thank you, nicely stated about the rounds and their use!


George,

I would suggest to go down to a show or spoon shop and try out the Bisely grip style. It is very different and provides for a slightly more positive hold on the spoon for most people. I'm not sure why it is not more popular. I liked it but do not personally own any Bisely style spoons. Cannot say for sure why not...



Some people can handle a larger round, some of us cannot. I have shot the 30-06 and 30-30 and had no issues with them, in a rifle! I refuse to shoot the 45/70 and only shoot 12 guage slugs in my slug barrel in my personal Browning. It has some interesting additions to reduce the recoil.

F I wer afeard fer me lif: I would want something I knew I could handle, handle well, and use multiple times as necessary. I doubt I could shoot the .454 Casull more than once. I know I can shoot the .45 LC or ACP or a .357MAG almost all day long. It is the recoil on the larger rounds that gets me. Even the .44MAG I cannot handle in the pistol due to the recoil. I can, and do, shoot the lever action several times before it becomes an issue. We should all pick a round we know we could handle in a situation. I doubt I could handle Odd Jobs' spoons listed, they are too much spoon for me.


But I have run into bears in the wild in New Mexico, Colorado, Kentucky, and Wyoming. Every time I had no weapon on me. I have never had issue as they wanted to move away from me as much as I did from them. I should also state the few encounters I have had have been with black bears.