Ruger Alaskan Range Report (Kinda)

[fightingquaker13]

Gotta say, Gringo, I'm very pleasantly surprised by the small amount of muzzle flip. I know its built like a tank, but I still expected it to be a beast. Now, not only do you own the scariest looking snubbie ever made, it should be real nice for SD with .44 specials. Great buy!
FQ13, who often learns new things here

[Rob10ring]

Alaskans are hoots! I have a .454 Casull version, which, with full bore CorBon hunting loads would make Zeus flinch. Still, a great carry gun for the back country. With .45 Colts, it's darn civilized. I carry mine in a Sourdough Pancake holster from Rob Leahy in Alaska.

Michael B

For back country, do you carry it with full throttle loads, or the more civilized loads?

[Green Mountain Gringo]

For back country, do you carry it with full throttle loads, or the more civilized loads?

I don't know personally, so far all I've found are the 240 grain soft nose.

Suggestions?

[fightingquaker13]

I don't know personally, so far all I've found are the 240 grain soft nose.

Suggestions?

For hogs, shooting these out of a model 94 carbine, I got zero customer complaints. For SD, I would look at .44 special, due to overpenetration issues, but Michael B would be the go to guy.
FQ13

[Timothy]

For back country, do you carry it with full throttle loads, or the more civilized loads?

Two words....

GRIZZLY BEAR! (aka brown bear)

I'd carry the Zeus loads myself!

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[Green Mountain Gringo]

For hogs, shooting these out of a model 94 carbine, I got zero customer complaints. For SD, I would look at .44 special, due to overpenetration issues, but Michael B would be the go to guy.
FQ13

After falling in love with the look and feel of this gun I decided I needed a reason to own it.  I don't hunt.  FRIG, let's take up hiking.  It's bear country up here, I felt silly hiking undergunned.....and there was my need!!!

I'd like a BIG BEAR load suggestion.  If I ever need it for defense against humans in the woods I'll just make sure there's forest behind them.

[Timothy]

A .44 mag in 240 gr or 340 gr will drop a polar bear.  Our little black bear up here in the Northeast are no match for your Alaskan.  What you have is fine.

[Green Mountain Gringo]

A .44 mag in 240 gr or 340 gr will drop a polar bear.  Our little black bear up here in the Northeast are no match for your Alaskan.  What you have is fine.

Thanks for the advice Timothy.  I was hoping I wouldn't have to go up to 300 grain, I can't seem to find much out there.

[Ping]

Smoking video Gringo. Looked like alot of fun. Is that your personal range you were firing on? Nice set up.

[Green Mountain Gringo]

Smoking video Gringo. Looked like alot of fun. Is that your personal range you were firing on? Nice set up.

Thanks Ping, it's not ours but about 20 minutes from our house.  We have on closer to home but this one 'feels nicer' and is free to the public.  The video was about 10 minutes long but I edited down all the junk nobody wants to see.