Bear Defense?

ColassalEntry

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Hey y'all I got a question for you....

Is my Ruger 10/22 good enough for bear defense? I saw a video on the internet of a guy with a full auto..... Would that work better than semi?

:ar15:

the reason I ask is cuz my friend just told me, once, a few years ago he saw a bear 100 kilometers to the east of town...

Now I'm in constant fear that a bear is going to pop out of nowhere when I'm walking to my car in the morning and maul me.

I'm super cereal guys. This is a big problem.

Would the ruger work better of I was on a horse? H:S:
 
If you want to defend the bear from someone else, maybe... but defend yourself from bear, nope.

Ideas:

12 Gauge with Beefy Slugs (ended up being my choice by personal preference) :cool:
30-06 with 220 grain bullets :D
45-70 Guide Gun :rolleyes:
Anything that hits harder than those. :p



ColassalEntry said:
Hey y'all I got a question for you....

Is my Ruger 10/22 good enough for bear defense? I saw a video on the internet of a guy with a full auto..... Would that work better than semi?

:ar15:

the reason I ask is cuz my friend just told me, once, a few years ago he saw a bear 100 kilometers to the east of town...

Now I'm in constant fear that a bear is going to pop out of nowhere when I'm walking to my car in the morning and maul me.

I'm super cereal guys. This is a big problem.

Would the ruger work better of I was on a horse? H:S:
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All your 10/22 is going to do is piss him off more and make him bite you twice as hard.
If you run into one, jump up and down and make a lot of noise.
You might look foolish, but you'll probably live another day. :D
 
Well one of the biggest grizzlies on record was taken by a native woman who shot it with a .22 short-maybe in the eye or something:eek:.

I remember a couple of well drillers (notorious liars) working on our place with a team or horses when I was a kid. They couldn't find any good water, but they told some great stories around the table. One guy, who we called "The Liar";), mentioned that he had once shot a bear square between the eyes with a .30-30.... and all it did was blink at him:rolleyes:. He then walked up and shot it in the left ear which finished it.

Mind you he also liked to talk about seeing "hoop snakes", which take their tail in their mouth, and then roll off at a high rate of knots...kinda like a self-propelled bicycle tire.Laugh2
 
LOL....Oh yes, I'm sure the 10/22 will beable to take down a herd of charging bear for each full clip you insert (full auto would also be better)...also I can pretty much guarantee it will also be far more effective of a horse, especially a very very fast horse!!
Cheers
 
12 ga. 3" slugs are my choice after all other means of deterrence fails.

Avoiding the confrontation is my first choice.

I had a face to face with a female black several years ago and only had bear spray. Our kids and friend's kids were at risk so I was forced to take action.

Luckily it ended well for us.

Using a .22 would be a very high risk IMO and not recommended.
 
I really hope this thread is a joke. I think you'd be better off with bear spray than a 10/22. Plan B~12 gauge and slugs. It's your life though, you might be due for a run-in with Darwin.
 
.22LRGUY said:
I really hope this thread is a joke. I think you'd be better off with bear spray than a 10/22. Plan B~12 gauge and slugs. It's your life though, you might be due for a run-in with Darwin.
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X2...:agree:are you serious? Chances are you will scare the bear away from you, but God help the next person he runs into, especially if the wounds you caused have time to get infected, which will drive him into a frenzy. I think you'd be better off firing your .22 into the air to try and scare him away, better still to be bear aware and carry a 12 gauge with slugs.
 
My personal choice for Bear Defence would be a 1908 model Maxim Gun, fully equipped with water tank, hoses, armoured jacket and all the rest, loaded with a 250-round belt of those nice 196-grain Partizan 8x57JsS-spec softpoints.

Problem is that I live in a Free Country where the Citizens are treated a little worse than slaves were in Ancient Rome: I can't have one of those.

So, failing the Maxim, I would turn the whole problem over to a Parliamentary Commission..... and the poor bear would die of frustration and starvation waiting for the committee to get its act together.
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North2006west said:
LOL - ruger is total overkill bullet wise. you're better off with a bb gun.
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I think your onto something.

My best friends cousins brothers knows a guy who took a grizzly bear with his airsoft gun.

He said he shot it straight in the ass and it traveled all the way up the bears body and exited through the eye. Not after bouncing around the brain cage first tho.

Velocity wise - would I be better off with a 16 inch barrel? how much would I gain? Sub sonic or Super sonic?

I think I want to use Jacketed Hollow Points. But I'm worried about To much penetration. I don't want to go right though the bear; miss the vitals and go 2 kilometers out and kill my friend or something.

AND HOW DARE YOU GUYS MAKE FUN OF ME. I'm in fear for my life every waking hour. though I still sleep nicely.

I'm super cereal about bear defense.
 
Hey Collassal...no body is making fun of you, after all you are "cereal" about bear defence...
It would be really way more kewl if your nic was "cereal killer" then the bears would just stay away...LOL
 
Awww, the dang bear is almost ready for having a long nap.
You worry for naught.
Park your wheels close to the front door and move quick.
 
ColassalEntry said:
I think your onto something.

My best friends cousins brothers knows a guy who took a grizzly bear with his airsoft gun.

He said he shot it straight in the ass and it traveled all the way up the bears body and exited through the eye. Not after bouncing around the brain cage first tho.

Velocity wise - would I be better off with a 16 inch barrel? how much would I gain? Sub sonic or Super sonic?

I think I want to use Jacketed Hollow Points. But I'm worried about To much penetration. I don't want to go right though the bear; miss the vitals and go 2 kilometers out and kill my friend or something.

AND HOW DARE YOU GUYS MAKE FUN OF ME. I'm in fear for my life every waking hour. though I still sleep nicely.

I'm super cereal about bear defense.
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