Sorry Ig, but your friend is misinformed I think. The Dirty Harry gun is a SW .44 Magnum as far as I know...

There are 2 .45 caliber loads of note here in the States (well, 3 now thanks to Glock and their .45 GAP) Anyway, there is a .45 Colt, which is a serious load from the Wild West days, and there is the .45ACP used in 1911 pistols, of which many were made by Colt. Confused yet?

.45ACP was made for dropping people, and doesn't have the velocity of either the .44Mag or .45 Colt. It is a big damn heavy bullet though.

Ruger actually makes compact revolvers in both .44 and .45 (and bigger) for fisherman on the left coast who frequent fishing holes in brown/grizzly country. Think I'd prefer a shotgun with slugs in it, or a semi-auto rifle, but they still sound pretty cool to me. Can't take hardware in State Parks, so a compact pistol with 5rds of potent .454Casull would be easier to hide on you than a Rem 870 shottie.




On a totally unrelated note, just heard my dad took a 400lb elk yesterday. He's been cutting steaks all day :clap: