Bear Charge. What guns are you bringing into the bush?

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Probably been posted on here before.

I don't hunt bear but I've come across quite a few in Northern BC while in the back country. Luckily never a charge. This is why my main bush gun is a very reliable open sight semi-auto 30 cal. In this video these guys were prepared and there were multiple semi auto guns by the sound of it. I am not sure I'd get more than one good shot off with a bolt gun under that situation and I would be lunch for that thing...

The second video is an interesting illustration of the power of these things...although you may want to mute it.



 
First Vid: Yeah it pretty much didn't make it at all. Look's like one of the guy's has a 12ga.

Second: Wow, just put that tire down like F all then decided it wanted a cuddle. Pretty much how my wife would react.
 
I thought the bear defense threads started after cabin fever kicked in. ;)

For me, a 30 cal bolt action and a can of seasoning (bear spray)
 
The old bear spray worked quite well, if you didn't panic and use it too soon. The new stuff is watered down.


For any charging dangerous game you want stopping power with quick handling accuracy. That means open sights or similar, solids or very heavy for caliber bullets, or shotgun slugs and buckshot. Personally I use a marine magnum 12ga with alternating slugs and buckshot, but it's hard to beat a double 500 nitro!! Lol
 
load 3 rds of buckshot first then follow with slugs. that way the slugs are used at further distances when the chance for accurate shooting is more likely and the buckshot for the final loads when things get up close and personal if the slugs didn't take care of things.
 
I don't live in grizzly country... for black bears, I play the odds and don't worry about it. I have a lot of experience with bears, I don't take them for granted, I respect their unpredictability... I also know that your demeanor and how you handle the encounter can make all the difference. If you do run into a "truly" predatory bear, shoot fast and often with whatever you have with you. A compact pump action shotgun with slugs would be primo in that situation.
 
Claymore and a trip wire.
Unless you are hunting for bear, you will use whatever you are holding at the time. A predatory attack will be a surprise and quick thinking probably won't be enough.
Admiral Bull Halsey said it best, "Hit first, hit hard and hit often." The bear already knows this.
All joking aside, you are the ultimate predator in the house of the next best predator.
The best way to avoid getting shot is to not get into gunfights. The bear doesn't know that, but you do.
Good luck!
Must be Monday before the hunt?
 
If it was me and i was stopping a charge as compared to hunting. My choice would be a short barreled 12 ga semi without a plug. Three slugs and two buckshot should change its mind or gentle it down some. I personally would save the bear spray to put on myself, if i was too spicy the bear might stop eating me.
 
nowarningshot said:
If it was me and i was stopping a charge as compared to hunting. My choice would be a short barreled 12 ga semi without a plug. Three slugs and two buckshot should change its mind or gentle it down some. I personally would save the bear spray to put on myself, if i was too spicy the bear might stop eating me.
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This...minus the bear spray..lol
 
my camp/bear defense rifle is an iron sighted, ruger M77 standard rebarreled in .338 federal with 225 gr pills
if that doesn't float the bears boat, there's plenty of 30-06, 7mm rem mag and .338 win mag in camp to go round.
I don't really hunt bears but certainly am not undergunned should the need arise where dealing with one becomes necessary.
 
.375 H&H.

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