wilderness carry
- Thread starter medvedqc
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Medvedqc...I hear you if you are advocating a Tanker style. I liked them so much I stitched up one for myself.
I find it curious how many CC advocates are not supportive of Open Carry / Wilderness Carry... I support Open / Wilderness before CC. Walk before you run IMO
Sadly I don't have wilderness carry. Just antiques and a place in the country. I've had a CC figurehead tell me that I'm not safe though...
... apparently I need Black Op's training before I'm gtg or some nonsense... “neidisch” is a sorry thing Stay safe & stay sane
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Ive lived and worked in the woods all my life. I've carried numerous different different arms for bear protection at different times but if my life depends on it i will always choose a 12ga shotgun with 3" heavy slugs. Maybe more because of familiarity and ability with the weapon. Over the years ive been charged chased, or treed more times than i care to remember. Ive defended my self and others with sticks, rocks, axes, flares, paint and bear spray. I have shot 1 bear on the job in 35 years. It charged three times, closer each time with increasing agressiveness. We tried to move away but it pursued. Third charge it wasnt stopping, full speed straight in, right on us, i hit it at less than 10 feet away, knicked a chunk out of its nose and thumped it sqaure in the white patch on its chest. Pretty much hollowed it out like a canoe and stopped it dead in its tracks. Ive seen others shoot bear with big bore rifles 3 or 4 times and still have to track them into the alders to finish them off. Till you've been there and done it its hard to know what will work and how you will handle it. Either way. Familiarity and lots of practice with whatever you are carrying is going to be your best defense...
Edit. Oops my appologies i just realized this is a pistol and revolver forum. Heres a clip of a bear charge practice setup. Can be done with handguns too. We used 5gal buckets on a 40yd run down a pretty good slope and bouncing to boot. To pass the test you had to put three into the bucket. A real life bear can cover than in 3 or 4 jumps and 5seconds... fun and good practice tho.
https://youtu.be/1dmKG4Ac_Qc
Edit. Oops my appologies i just realized this is a pistol and revolver forum. Heres a clip of a bear charge practice setup. Can be done with handguns too. We used 5gal buckets on a 40yd run down a pretty good slope and bouncing to boot. To pass the test you had to put three into the bucket. A real life bear can cover than in 3 or 4 jumps and 5seconds... fun and good practice tho.
https://youtu.be/1dmKG4Ac_Qc
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exactly you have to use the tool in your hands ...
but there is time where i would have prefer to have an handgun but this is my choice. i killed 2 bears one season and they were killed by a little 300 savage: they were only black bear but i will never choose a 12 ga over a 9.3x62 or 375 ruger/hh ...
but there is time where i would have prefer to have an handgun but this is my choice. i killed 2 bears one season and they were killed by a little 300 savage: they were only black bear but i will never choose a 12 ga over a 9.3x62 or 375 ruger/hh ...
I use a stainless GP-100 4.2" loaded with hard cast 200gr RN bullets placed in .357mag. cases. Open carry because that is the law. I may yet go with a chest rig. I have a 686 No Dash 105.1" barrel. It actually weighs more than my Ruger. I prefer the trigger on my GP-100 over the Smith. Both are excellent revolvers.
Take Care
Bob
Take Care
Bob
I carried a S&W 586 with the 6" shrouded barrel in .357 Magnum for black bears when I was working in the bush. For grizzly and polar bears, it's better to
carry a rifle or shotgun (even better to hire a local hunter). A 12-gauge pump with a pistol grip is easy to strap to your pack. Just heavy after hiking all day.
carry a rifle or shotgun (even better to hire a local hunter). A 12-gauge pump with a pistol grip is easy to strap to your pack. Just heavy after hiking all day.
Yes. Most definitely the only way to go. You may get killed waiting for the governmental protectors in uniform to arrive but you will have died legally. In the end, after all, it doesn't matter.
The key word here is L-E-G-A-L-L-Y.
