The type of scare you are protecting against might impact our reccomendations.

For people scares the 45 is a good choice.

Originally Posted by TOF

The type of scare you are protecting against might impact our reccomendations.

For people scares the 45 is a good choice.

+1

The XD45 is a great handgun, but what kind of a "scare" are you talking about in the woods?

-Jeff-

+2.

JHP in 9mm; .40; .45 are all good for humans.

Defense against forest creatures may better be served with ball ammo in .357 mag; .44 mag; or shotgun / rifle rounds - depending on the specific animal.

+3

What scared you in the woods?

Originally Posted by unpecador

+3

What scared you in the woods?

I had a big cougar under my tree stand and he was'nt happy that I was there.All I had was my bow.

Originally Posted by cvleiva

I had a big cougar under my tree stand and he was'nt happy that I was there.All I had was my bow.

A .45 could handle a cougar, but a .357 or .44 would be even better........in a 4-6" barrel.

Originally Posted by Fred40

A .45 could handle a cougar, but a .357 or .44 would be even better........in a 4-6" barrel.

I agree but I also want to use it as HP

A cougar!!!!!!

Since you are not NEW to handguns with your 380
then
357Mag - 4" S&W Model 686
or
44Mag - 4" S&W Model 629
you can practice with 38spl or 44 spl
For a few bucks cheaper go Single action with RUGER

what do you mean - HP
Is that = House Protection?

A 44 Special is great for home protection
Guns and Ammo gave the 44Mag the best all around handgun to own

Originally Posted by cvleiva

I had a big cougar under my tree stand and he was'nt happy that I was there.All I had was my bow.

What happened next?

Originally Posted by unpecador

What happened next?

Well, it couldn't have ended too badly since he lived to typed about it.

Yeah lets hear the rest of the story!

In the meantime, here's a cougar in action...

Cougar attacks

10 + rounds of 45 ACP from an ergonomically perfect gun like the XD is not a bad choice at all. Plus if this is a woods gun, it will weigh the same or less than most magnum revolvers (unless he goes with the scandium line of weapons) but hold twice the number of rounds. I think that he has made an excellent choice.

Originally Posted by unpecador

In the meantime, here's a cougar in action...

Cougar attacks

It's a small world. The narrator's voice you hear is Grant Goodeve, who is a friend of mine. He hosts a show called Northwest Backroads, which might be the source of that clip, although he does lots of voice over work. He's best known from his role on the television show Eight is Enough and as Rick in Northern Exposure.

Good thing it was a small mountain lion...

Originally Posted by unpecador

What happened next?

Nothing I just stayed very still & quiet until it moved on.I kept looking down but it was so dark that I could'nd see my hand in front of me much less 30ft under me.

Dude, we were on the edge of our seats. You should have made something up.

Originally Posted by cvleiva

Nothing I just stayed very still & quiet until it moved on.I kept looking down but it was so dark that I could'nd see my hand in front of me much less 30ft under me.

OIC, you mentioned that it wasn't happy that you were there but if it was that dark then I suppose you probably couldn't have been able to tell much less been able to determine it's size, when it had come and gone, or if in fact it was a cougar at all. Anyway, good luck with your XD45.

From the size of the prints,it looked like a big cat.