Bear break in

^^^ LOTS of people don't bother reading the OP... and some of us just don't always comprehend it. I've been guilty of the latter myself. :D
 
Duh...

as we all have learned from Winny the Pooh:

1) bears have an unnaturay affinity for honey
2) bears are pretty friendly, as evidenced by their many animals of other species.
3) While good natured, bears are not the most quick witted. Often times having to "ponder" or "think, think, think" before taking action.

My plan of action:

1) offer the bear honey
2) offer to share a "spot of tea" with the bear
3) Should the above fail, show the bear this thread. As the bear sits pondering, slowly slip out of the house.

Should the above fail, the top speed of a grizzly is roughly 35 miles per hour. At 10 feet it would take the bear 3 or 4 tenths of a second to cover than distance. I'm dead regardless of the choice. Any of the above is equally insufficent to save me.

Unless I put a handload into a glock... the resulting Kaboom!!!11! might take down a bear.

:D
 
Haha I made this thread with humor in mind and you guys delivered! I think if I knew the bear was on the other side of the door and I was the only one in the house I'd start firing off 30-06 rounds through the door till he either broke it down or I ran out of ammo in which case I'd switch to the ar and unload it as well. Hopefully the bear won't comprehend where the pain is coming from and make for a retreat. Hopefully if he can't actually see the threat he won't know where exactly to attack. But clearly the most logical answer: Climb out the bedroom window and high tail it to the closest neighbor.
 
Well I would only assume that the .45 auto would be a tommy gun with a 75 round drum on it so that is what I'm going with. Dead bear and fun to boot
 
No, no, no, no. You have it all wrong. Bear breaks in and attacks man, get the wife to attack the bear and all will be fine.

Bear attacks man and dog; wife attacks bear; all survive

A four-way battle involving a man, his wife, their dog and a black bear that burst into their Pennsylvania home in pursuit of the family pet ended with all four bruised and battered and the bear still on the loose.
Click to expand...

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/nat...e-attacks-bear-all-live-to-tell-the-tale.html
 
Lets add more controversy and specifics:

-The .45 is a Glock 30 with 230gr Hornady critical defense XTP
-The .357 is a Ruger SP101 with buffalo bore 180gr HC
-The AR-15 is a colt with Federal 64gr FMJ
-The 30-06 is a Remington 770 with Remington 180gr Core-Lokt Soft Point

. . . .and the bedroom door is Lowes hollow interior slab door :D
 
Last edited:
Alaska444 said:
...get the wife...
Click to expand...

Oh yeah... you've got that right. Sick the "little woman" on the big bad bear. All that b-ing and a-cussin'... he'll run like a little skeered sissy!!:D
 
Can't find a single thing I'd want out of all those things listed. I'd rather have meatloaf. Lob that brick of meat like a grenade out the door and stay the heck out of the way.
 
I'm going to shoot the bear with my Ruger Mark II, KMK512. That's the stainless, 5 1/2 bull barrel, 22LR with 10-round magazine.

Reason: It's probably my most accurate handgun.

Because it's my most accurate handgun, it's so much fun to shoot. I pull it out if I'm having a mediocre range day because it gives me confidence in my shooting.

Also, it's much quieter than all my other handguns, so it won't disturb the neighbors so much when I shoot it.

I figure that any shooting I do against a BEAR while I'm locked in my bedroom is going to be recreational shooting, so I may as well be shooting something that I enjoy. I'm going to be dead soon, at least I'll have some fun before the lights go out. The Ruger is fairly easy to replace, so it's not like my Grandpa's old 1921 Hand Ejector/4th Change is going to get eaten and crapped by a bear, so that will be left to my heirs.

If I have extra time, I'm going to slather my whole body from head to toe in tobasco. See if I can't give that furry beast some ugly heartburn.
 
So given your only choices are a 40, 357, 30-06, and ar you would choose a 22?
Click to expand...
If you plan on dying it is a logical choice. He is in trouble if he doesn't have any Tabasco sauce or his 22 handy, his whole plan goes out the window. Bear gets fed, no heart burn and no joy for our hero before the lights go out. I'm assuming his tobasco is the same as Tabasco. :D
 
Irish B said:
The bear has broke in in such a way that he's between you and both exits. You are in your bedroom. All the guns are in your closet and you have ammo for them all. The bear is showing signs of aggression and is at your bedroom door. Not saying you have to shoot him. Maybe you can just scare him away. But most likely this aggressive bear won't back down and you'll have to try and put him down before he gets to you and your family. What gun do you choose and what's your strategy?
Click to expand...

The only one I would pick would be the 30.06 the rest of those guns would just **** an already aggressive bear off. 30.06 should do him in nicely. You might have to shoot 2-3 times but with the others it would probably take 15 shots or more.


Sent from Droid Incredible on Verizon Wireless
 
Irish B said:
Bears break into locked houses all the time. Its not hard for a bear to pull a door right off it's hinges. I personally have had a bear break in and, although the door wasn't locked, he knew how to slide open the sliding glass door. I would think at close range a FMJ .223 from an AR, although wouldn't expand, would cause some serious bone damage and splintering, possibly enough to cause fatal damage and certainly enough to cause CNS or shoulder damage. If a FMJ .223 can go through a car door it can go through a bear's skull at close range. I dont know about you but I can fire off about a shot a second with a semi auto (reliable) AR. The reason why I chose these guns for this scenario is because each one of them at one point has been confirmed, in an emergency, to stop a brown bear attack.
Click to expand...

Key word there is brown bear. They weigh 300 max grizzlys go in about 800. Kodiaks over a thousand. Your living in a dream world and are dillusional if you think any of those guns you mentioned would kill a bear with just 1-3 shots. The only one that would is 30.06. Only thing we have here in East TN is black bears and none within 80 miles of me.


Sent from Droid Incredible on Verizon Wireless
 
Last edited:
My money is on the Grizzly.

This is not the movies. And this is not a planned hunting expedition where you get to hide and take careful aim from a long distance. This is a real-life terrifying fight for survival in close quarters against a 500-1000 pound hungry animal with sharp teeth and claws. People get scared and their accuracy sucks.

If you get off a lucky head shot and manage to miraculously kill the bear, do yourself a huge favor and go buy yourself a lottery ticket. You are the luckiest person around.

edit to answer the original question: But...if I had enough time to wake up and gather my senses, I would choose my very reliable AR-15 with 62 gr green tip ammo...30 rounds (ie 30 chances) of rapid fire somewhere near the head and hope for one or two reasonably lucky shots
 
Last edited:
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top