Bear defense shotgun

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I often go in the woods where the bears live and this is what I carry:

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It"s my Browning 12 gauge side by each that I've owned for 35+years. Rottweil Brenneke slugs, of course and the less than lethal option, bear spray.
The knife is to skin the beast...

What do you use?
 
Will_ said:
Where did you find the Brennekes? Not easy to find in Canada.

I have an 870 Express with a RemChoke 21" barrel.
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The white package was one of several I bought in 1983 in Victoria in an outdoor store that closed many years ago. The other ones I bought off a board members a couple years ago.

I currently have 45 Brenneke slugs.:)
 
Rocket Surgery said:
What config do you have it in? Is it a mariner?
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Nope, its just the parkerized 20" version with ghost-ring and post sights and a conventional style Speed Feed stock. The only add-ons are a sidesaddle and the ventilated hand guard which has saved the barrel from damage more than once from nasty falls in slippery rocks. I should have had the muzzle threaded for choke tubes, not to choke down the barrel but to help protect the muzzle from dings; but I haven't done that yet. The good thing about this gun is that it carries 17 rounds of ammo, 7 in the magazine, 4 in the stock wells, and 6 in the side-saddle so I never have carry extra rounds in my pockets, the bad thing is the weight of carrying 17 rounds of ammo!
 
and I love these threads so you guys that don't and have to spew don't waste your time reading it and you can p*ss off for all I care... :p

Here is a pic of my 2 Rem 870 12 gauge top is a 14" barrel from Dlask bottom is a factory 18.5" barrel with a 7 round extension tube.

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Boomer said:
Nope, its just the parkerized 20" version with ghost-ring and post sights and a conventional style Speed Feed stock. The only add-ons are a sidesaddle and the ventilated hand guard which has saved the barrel from damage more than once from nasty falls in slippery rocks. I should have had the muzzle threaded for choke tubes, not to choke down the barrel but to help protect the muzzle from dings; but I haven't done that yet. The good thing about this gun is that it carries 17 rounds of ammo, 7 in the magazine, 4 in the stock wells, and 6 in the side-saddle so I never have carry extra rounds in my pockets, the bad thing is the weight of carrying 17 rounds of ammo!
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so the 20" heavy barrel 590 should be like 7.5 lbs and with the hand guard, saddle and 17 rounds it should be well over 10 lbs?
 
I carry whatever I need for whatever I'm hunting or like Pharoah if I'm fishing I carry a fishing rod.

I live in the BC interior and I am more likely to carry a defense shotgun out of concern of Dope growers than I am fear of bears.

Over the past 5 years I think I have had more close calls with Dopers than I've even seen bears
 
Boomer said:
Let me get the jump on that:
1) With the right bullet, sure.
2) You can't do anything with one that you can't do with the other.
3) With the right bullet, sure.
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There you have it folks. One year of CGN in a nutshell. Should sticky this one. :D


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