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Forked Radish Yes. a .38 (Colt revolver, I presume) wouldn't have stopped a jumping puma... Maybe a jackrabbit, but not a puma. But if it were a .38-40 Winchester r…moreYes. a .38 (Colt revolver, I presume) wouldn't have stopped a jumping puma... Maybe a jackrabbit, but not a puma. But if it were a .38-40 Winchester rifle one shot would have been enough. Which was it? Bierce describes the .38 as silver mounted, but pistols are silver gripped, not silver mounted. So it would most likely have been a rifle, but if it were he would have described it as a .38-40. The answer is that even though Bierce was a veteran he was still a city dude who didn't know much about guns, or pumas.(less)

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