Three weeks ago she returned home after dark and was not greeted by her dogs as usual- she went to look for them, figuring they had dug under the back yard fence again. She and my Uncle searched the fence for a hole..... and encountered one of the dogs (small Corgi), bleeding from several wounds...... and then found the other (large, overly protective mutt), very newly dead. She heard a "rushing " sound in the fallen scrub oak leaves and screamed..... and caught the hind end of a mountain lion going over the fence not 10 feet away in her flash light beam. The cat had partially eaten the dog, and had run past her to get over the fence....... she has since decided that a handgun is a more appropriate tool to confront large predators..... I suggested that a 20 guage shotgun with a load of #3 Buckshot would solve her problem. She answered that "I can't carry a shotgun around to walk the dogs." My Dear Aunt is gonna get a Carry Permit!
..... Sooooooooooo, she asked me to bring my handguns when I went to visit.
She liked my 22/45, but was disappointed that .22 rimfire would not make good Puma Medicine.
She hated the .357s..... unless loaded with .38's. The big Colt she decided was too big to carry, and the 101 "bit" her- recoil was too much even with 125 grainers @ 800 f/sec.
She liked my EMP, but thought it was "out of my budget right now."
The pic is of her with my 5" 1911 clone. She thought it heavy, but managable.
She is going to try to find time to shoot her son's Sig250(?) (she had no idea he carried until this "Cat Problem" came up!) and will try a couple of other 9's and a full sized .380 before making a purchase.
