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Old 04-26-2008, 01:32 PM
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Originally Posted by Wildbore View Post
You can empty 10 handgun mags into a bear and its going to have little effect. You should basically just start running unless you have a .44 magnum or something better.

In Canada, I see the Marlin 1895GS "Guide gun" in 45-70 Govt is a popular choice for bear defense by people who work in the bushes. The economical route is to go with a short barrelled shotgun (14 inch or less) loaded with slugs. That usually does the job.
That depends on where you live.

Say the south. A .357 sig is generally accepted as a good protection weapon against black bear. Move on up to Canada and anything less than a .44 mag is suicide.

Ten mags worth of well placed shots will do more than hurt any normal sized bear. Can you empty a hundred rounds into a bear before they close with and destroy you? Not so much.

My personal preference for a large game gun? .338 Lapua mag. Hand gun? I aint going to carry a hand gun in bear country.

Now what does this have to do with the OP?
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