Gary Reeder
the Grizzlys are for sure the finest semi auto hunting
Tuesday, November 26, 2019, 11:01

pistol ever made. The Auto Mag is great but prone to jam unless you find the right balance of bullet and speed. The Wildey is good in theory but being gas operated it is prone to have a lot of problems. The company has been in and out of business several times. parts are fragile and it is heavy and bulky. The Grizzly is for all practical purposes just a big 1911. They are accurate and not gas operated. Plus they are very accurate. Kase and I have had 8 or 10 of them thru the years. The 45 Win Mag is the best and most accurate. The 44 Mag is good but not quite as reliable as the 45 die to the rimmed case. The 50 AE has so much recoil it is hard to get back on target if you need a second shot. I have used the Auto Mag and the Grizzly in Africa and on dozens of hunts here in the states. As I got older and my eyes weren't as sharp as they were in the past, I retired my Auto Mags and Grizzlys. But I wouldn't hesitate to take them back out in the field again at the HHC. And don't worry about max velocities. The gun is probably going to be most accurate a bit down from max. Also stay with the medium weight bullets. The Grizzly wasn't designed for the 300 grain bullets. The factory load is a 230 grain FMJ and of course that isn't a hunting round but the gun was set up for JHP or JSP bullets from about 225 to 265, stay away from lead bullets. But stay in that range and you can take anything in the lower 48. A lot of my hunting here and Africa have been done with the Auto Mag and the Grizzly. Great guns. Some Auto Mag and grizzly kills.