9MM + Bear
- Thread starter Drillbit
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- Sault Ste. Marie
From the other quotes in here the bears in Canada have an armor coating I would jsut use .50 bmg. you'll be safe then
Hokus Grey
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
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- Somewhere between "WTF?" and "FTW!".
Those damn commie bears are the worst.
I grew up in the mountains, lived there for 15 years and had many encounters with bears, big and small - never one in which I had to defend myself. People have a strange view of wildlife when they have no experience. We used to scare them off with rocks all the time if they were in our garbage (no guns allowed in the National Parks) before the advent of the "bear proof" garbage cans.
Most times if you encounter a bear in the bush and you're close enough that it's threatened enough to charge; you've already done so many things wrong a gun isn't gonna save you. Avoiding confrontations with large predators is the proper way to be, be aware of your surroundings, know the sign and keep your eyes and ears open.
In the event that you do have an encounter with a bear that is a threat, as it does happen to even the most experienced people, the accepted weapon is the 12ga with slugs, of course.
9mm is for stopping people, not 1000lb bears. If it was all I had, I'd want the heaviest load I could get, empty the mag and then reach for a spear. Spears have been killing bears for a thousand years.
I grew up in the mountains, lived there for 15 years and had many encounters with bears, big and small - never one in which I had to defend myself. People have a strange view of wildlife when they have no experience. We used to scare them off with rocks all the time if they were in our garbage (no guns allowed in the National Parks) before the advent of the "bear proof" garbage cans.
Most times if you encounter a bear in the bush and you're close enough that it's threatened enough to charge; you've already done so many things wrong a gun isn't gonna save you. Avoiding confrontations with large predators is the proper way to be, be aware of your surroundings, know the sign and keep your eyes and ears open.
In the event that you do have an encounter with a bear that is a threat, as it does happen to even the most experienced people, the accepted weapon is the 12ga with slugs, of course.
9mm is for stopping people, not 1000lb bears. If it was all I had, I'd want the heaviest load I could get, empty the mag and then reach for a spear. Spears have been killing bears for a thousand years.
Come on guys can't you tell that the truck is one of those huge International 4X4's that dwarf's the bear...
Looks like a 6" + bear to me when you put it into perspective.
its a f-450.... if you wanted to know
couple years old
Seriously, my dog is bigger then that...
you gotta love the internet... guy asks question, you give example of what a .40 will do to a bear etc, and all the smart alecs come out with the one liners
The CO's in BC carry 40S&W handguns and have shot many problem bears using these guns using 165gr/180gr HP bullets.
One CO buddy of mine told me that a bear shot cross chest with these bullets always results in a pass thru = dead bear.
One CO buddy of mine told me that a bear shot cross chest with these bullets always results in a pass thru = dead bear.
