My neighbor's son is about to start with a rural sheriff's department. Their issue gun is a Ruger P89 9MM which he really doesn't like. Despite his dad and I trying to talk him into a S/A of some sort, the kid's a wheel gun person. His dad gave him $300 and he's saved another 4 bills for a total budget of $700. (Which should be able to buy him most any decent revolver out there.)
He's also in an area that has a fair number of black bear and feral hogs and wants to be able to use the gun as a backup in the woods as well. ALSO - his sheriff has told him that a .44 or .45 would be out of the question. (He wanted a S&W 629 4", but now that's out of bounds.)
What guns would you all suggest? I was thinking something like a S&W .41 magnum. I've offered to sell him my GP100, but he seems to want something in a larger caliber.
He's also in an area that has a fair number of black bear and feral hogs and wants to be able to use the gun as a backup in the woods as well. ALSO - his sheriff has told him that a .44 or .45 would be out of the question. (He wanted a S&W 629 4", but now that's out of bounds.)
What guns would you all suggest? I was thinking something like a S&W .41 magnum. I've offered to sell him my GP100, but he seems to want something in a larger caliber.