Close range polar bear rifle

I'm with the Cub on this one.
Unless the rifle is loaded and ready to roll.
I just can't imagine when SHTF, do I push or drop
decisions going through my mind.
Or have a gunsmith grind the CRF to work as a push feed......
just in case.
I've heard a good punch to the nose makes'em turn tail and run?:)
Nice rifle by the way op..
 
kamlooky said:
I'm with the Cub on this one.
Unless the rifle is loaded and ready to roll.
I just can't imagine when SHTF, do I push or drop
decisions going through my mind.
Or have a gunsmith grind the CRF to work as a push feed......
just in case.
I've heard a good punch to the nose makes'em turn tail and run?:)
Nice rifle by the way op..
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I keep mine loaded in the tent, empty chamber, 5 or 6 in the magazine.

I've read the same about the punch in the nose. It didn't work in the recent Norway attack.
 
Stomp

Mitch Taylor, the polar bear expert, told me to hold my forearm up in front of me, vertically. The bear will try to bite your forearm, like he would in biting the head of a seal. The bear cannot bite your forearm when it is held vertical, because the bear’s mouth will not open sufficiently. While he is trying to eat your arm, you stomp on the bear’s feet. Taylor told me that the bear’s feet are very sensitive. Moreover, no natural prey of the white bear fights back. You might frighten the bear enough to cause a retreat.

Desperate measures for sure, but it is practically impossible to get a handgun permit when traveling the tundra in Nunavut. I guess it is the fear of home invasion robberies that has prompted the strict controls. On the plus side, raids on resident igloos in Nunavut are virtually unheard of, so the gun laws are clearly working.
 
geologist said:
For defending your remote camp in the arctic, not hunting.

What would you have in your tent?

I have worked there and keep a degreased BRNO 602, .375 H&H in my tent.

I like that it is a Mauser action CRF, has excellent quality express sights and a large 6 round magazine.

I still have a couple of boxes of 300 gr Failsafes for it.

It's a heavy carbine but it is very re-assuring to have it in the tent.

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Neat rifle. I like that a bunch.
 
Only polar I've heard of being gunned down in an emergency was with a 12ga from under 3ft. First hand account. Grounded Bell 212 or 204 I think it was with about half a dozen people sleeping in it. Bear ripped the door off in 2 swipes and everyone piled out the other door and climbed the machine. One ballsy bastard jumped down and popped open the luggage compartment next to the bear's ass and got the gun(bear had his front end in the machine).
 
ALFREDS said:
Mitch Taylor, the polar bear expert, told me to hold my forearm up in front of me, vertically. The bear will try to bite your forearm, like he would in biting the head of a seal. The bear cannot bite your forearm when it is held vertical, because the bear’s mouth will not open sufficiently. While he is trying to eat your arm, you stomp on the bear’s feet. Taylor told me that the bear’s feet are very sensitive.
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If anyone wants to try this out, be sure to post the video for the rest of us to see how it works.:cool:
 
Camp Cook said:
Geo I remember your rifle very nice to handle/shoot..

Boomer how do you find the 458 for recoil compared to the 375RUM?

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I recall the last one I had jumped around prettty good, it was a light rifle too. This M-70 weighs 8.5 pounds, but I've only shot factory ammo in which isn't much of a test. I'm still getting components together, but I'm confident that by the time I'm done it will be just dreadful.:D

I can already see this thing is going to be a project gun, I was just going to buy it and use it as is, but it has way too much potential for that. I like this action & trigger better than my 602.
 
Win 38-55 said:
If anyone wants to try this out, be sure to post the video for the rest of us to see how it works.:cool:
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I've heard that crap too, sounds to me like he was passing advice to the lucky guy who was going to be the diversion. I wouldn't worry though, if a big bear was close enough to chew on your forearm his breath would kill you.

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The trouble with all these good ideas is that these bears are smart, big, fast, and very patient. Consider this . . . http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B0DCOTaZgtA
 
Although I have used the forearm trick, I dont' btoher anymore.

These days I just wait until the bear is charging straight at me, with jaws wide. Then just before he pounces, I ram my whole arm down his throat, grab hold of whatever I can and then give a real hard jerk. This will pop the bear inside out, and he will still be charging, but now he will be charging int he opposite direction!
 
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I wish I'd thought of that. I could have skipped all that work chipping a big hole in the ice and putting peas around it.
 
I like the idea of a short, handy .458 Mag. but then i still favor the .45/70 Levergun, with heavy cast flatpoints. That .44 Ruger six-gun sure looks small compared to the bear!
 
well when in Rome... I have talked with hunters when the "circle" and the locals carry ,get ready for it,the uber ultra mag- 303 brit in a jungle carbine . the rifle will just not let you down .
 
Ahh the venerable 303 British... the cartridge that has killed more animals and wounded more animals around the world than any other...

Yep I moved on from that 25 years ago... ;)
 
broadhead67 said:
well when in Rome... I have talked with hunters when the "circle" and the locals carry ,get ready for it,the uber ultra mag- 303 brit in a jungle carbine . the rifle will just not let you down .
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Kept a No.5 in my tent for years. You can see that the OAL of my No. 5 is the same as the 602 to its right.

I feel better with the 602. ;)

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