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<blockquote data-quote="carleb" data-source="post: 1533334" data-attributes="member: 2353"><p>People tend to worry about this some, but in Colorado it shouldn't really be much of a concern. I'd carry a sidearm, but just as much for thugs, skunks, coyotes, rattlers, etc. as anything. Unless you just want to justify the purchase of a 44 mag. then your 357 is perfect.</p><p></p><p>I spent nearly 10 yrs. in the Colorado and Wyoming mountains and a LOT of it was horseback, alone, in the boonies (best time of my life). Most of the time all I carried was a folding knife. I never even saw a bear! I saw 2 mountain lions once. A few badgers. A few rattlesnakes. Porcipines. Lots of coyotes, foxes, etc. etc. etc. Lots of bear scat and tracks, but never confronted or even saw the backside of a bear.</p><p></p><p>There's always the chance for that one odd occurance, but it's a long shot. A 357 will take care of 99.999% of anything you need.</p><p></p><p>Honest to Goodness, in Colorado I can't even imagine needing a shotgun with slugs, 454, 460, 500 S&W etc. If that is what it takes for someone to be comfortable then I really think that is okay, but I just can't imagine it. Just go and have fun!</p><p></p><p>I can't claim to know much about the military or LE, but stumbling around in the Rockies is something I do know about. If you were going to NW Wyoming that begins to be a little different.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="carleb, post: 1533334, member: 2353"] People tend to worry about this some, but in Colorado it shouldn't really be much of a concern. I'd carry a sidearm, but just as much for thugs, skunks, coyotes, rattlers, etc. as anything. Unless you just want to justify the purchase of a 44 mag. then your 357 is perfect. I spent nearly 10 yrs. in the Colorado and Wyoming mountains and a LOT of it was horseback, alone, in the boonies (best time of my life). Most of the time all I carried was a folding knife. I never even saw a bear! I saw 2 mountain lions once. A few badgers. A few rattlesnakes. Porcipines. Lots of coyotes, foxes, etc. etc. etc. Lots of bear scat and tracks, but never confronted or even saw the backside of a bear. There's always the chance for that one odd occurance, but it's a long shot. A 357 will take care of 99.999% of anything you need. Honest to Goodness, in Colorado I can't even imagine needing a shotgun with slugs, 454, 460, 500 S&W etc. If that is what it takes for someone to be comfortable then I really think that is okay, but I just can't imagine it. Just go and have fun! I can't claim to know much about the military or LE, but stumbling around in the Rockies is something I do know about. If you were going to NW Wyoming that begins to be a little different. [/QUOTE]
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