The guns of Polar Bear Town

They might well be.

My friend from Tuk and his brothers spent months on the pack ice with a .223. No, I'm not kidding. No, I'm not making it up. Walrus and bear with bloody .223!!!!! Wouldn't catch me there short of a .375H&H!!!

-J.
 
Some people carry shotguns so they can use cracker shells as well as slugs in them. I have never been of that mind , as you should never mix up a kill gun and a scare gun. Keep in mind that it is a made for tv show.

pounder
 
Gunneegoogoo said:
They might well be.

My friend from Tuk and his brothers spent months on the pack ice with a .223. No, I'm not kidding. No, I'm not making it up. Walrus and bear with bloody .223!!!!! Wouldn't catch me there short of a .375H&H!!!

-J.
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At one time the 22 Hornet was popular among Inuit hunters, that was displaced by the 222 Rem , now it sounds like they've stepped up to the .223.
 
Forget what show I was watching but it was either way way up north in Canada or in Alaska but one guy was using an ar15 so 223 for caribou at a few hundred yards.
 
pounder said:
Some people carry shotguns so they can use cracker shells as well as slugs in them. I have never been of that mind , as you should never mix up a kill gun and a scare gun. Keep in mind that it is a made for tv show.

pounder
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A friend of mine was in the coast guard and they used "bear bangers" in shotguns. His only advice is that since the bangers go out about 100m before they go off, you had better know what 100m is. You do not want to shoot past a bear and have the banger go off and push them towards you.
 
dand883 said:
A friend of mine was in the coast guard and they used "bear bangers" in shotguns. His only advice is that since the bangers go out about 100m before they go off, you had better know what 100m is. You do not want to shoot past a bear and have the banger go off and push them towards you.
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Lots of things determine the range of the cracker shell, such as the wind, the angle of departure, and the accuracy of the timing fuse in the cracker once its launched. When in doubt, put it up high or it could explode on the far side of the bear, driving him towards you.

That's the cracker passing over the bear's back . . .


There are many of reasons why mixing lethal and less-lethal ammo in a shotgun is a bad idea, not the least of which is not being absolutely sure of what you have in the chamber.
 
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pounder said:
Some people carry shotguns so they can use cracker shells as well as slugs in them. I have never been of that mind , as you should never mix up a kill gun and a scare gun. Keep in mind that it is a made for tv show.

pounder
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I wish I could sit in your living room and binge watch the show with you and Boomer. I'm curious how loud you guys would yell at the TV.

Hell, I'd even bring the beer!
 
People do not give enough respect to the smaller calls like the 222 223 or the 22 250.thy are a great round for deer and caribou.the problem is that thy may not leave a big hole for blood trailing.but you can bet that littel 40 grain bullet will do a ton of damage once inside the rib cage and not to many critters can survive that .you may not get a exit hole .but you will have a dead critter.
 
BigUglyMan said:
I wish I could sit in your living room and binge watch the show with you and Boomer. I'm curious how loud you guys would yell at the TV.

Hell, I'd even bring the beer!
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Mostly its, hey there's my house, hey there's Pounder at the station, Hey, there I am in the complex. Despite the mistakes, hype, and outright bull, (except Ladoon, what you see is what you get with him) the exposure this gives our little berg, will probably help those here who depend on tourism to make a living. Ice Road Truckers also ran a Churchill segment this week, so we're getting lots of exposure. All the same, come on up, we'll get together with Pounder and we'll all yell at the TV. I've got them on PVR:d
 
hometownhero said:
Forget what show I was watching but it was either way way up north in Canada or in Alaska but one guy was using an ar15 so 223 for caribou at a few hundred yards.
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Yukon Men. (In Alaska)
They had their AR with them out looking for a problem Grizzly last episode.
They took a bull moose with the same AR last season.
 
Boomer said:
Lots of things determine the range of the cracker shell, such as the wind, the angle of departure, and the accuracy of the timing fuse in the cracker once its launched. When it doubt, put it up high or it could explode on the far side of the bear, driving him towards you.

There are many of reasons why mixing lethal and less-lethal ammo in a shotgun is a bad idea, not the least of which is not being absolutely sure of what you have in the chamber.
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Agreed.

Practice makes perfect.

The target stand is at 50 yards and the sights and all steel construction of the VZ44 helped a lot.

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I've never heard of the show until yesterday when someone mentioned it and I googled it to see if Pounder and Boomer were on it. Never watched it before but I have a bit of knowledge of "reality" shows and I know that most of the high drama is manufactured. :)

But I was indeed hoping to see some gun pics.
 
I have been on a few tv shows in the past,been miss quoted on the radio and will never again do tv or radio interviews. There is just too much bs. Boomer is right about the exposure our town is getting some good some not so good. We just do what we do and try not to become part of the food chain.

stay safe
pounder

PS BUM all you have to do is show up.
 
Back in 1991 I had the privilege of working in Churchill, MB with a Climate research team affiliated with my University. We were based out of the Northern Studies Centre from May to August, which I understand has been rebuilt and moved... but I digress. I spent many a day out in the Tundra collecting all sorts of measurements and data. I carried a Remington Marine Magnum which was loaded with both cracker shells and slugs. While thankfully I never had to use the slugs, I did use the cracker shells to keep a few big-a$$ bears at bay. I once stumbled upon a VERY large female bear with her cubs as I was climbing out of a small steam wearing a clumsy pair of hip waders, a mosquito net, and a circa 1989 laptop (read: heavy) hanging off my back. She was as shocked to see me as I was to see her. If you have ever stood within 15 yards of a large polar bear, unprotected, you will know EXACTLY what fear is!! I never had to reach for the shotgun (not that it would have done any good as there wouldn't have been enough time) as she decided to simply stroll off in a nonchalant manner with the cubs in tote. However, from that day forward, I grew an extra set of eyes and "bear-dar". :) I started my long tundra strolls with an old Lee Enfield sporter, however a few test shots at an old oil drum from 50 yards revealed that it couldn't hit the broad side of a barn. The 12ga Marine Magnum instilled much more confidence. I still own one today, and consider it an essential part of my field kit.
 
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