Hunting bear with an Ak-47?

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AK on zombies, Yes.
AK on brown bear, There are much better choices.
AK in a panic mode, Better than a sharp stick.
AK on a charging brownie, Your going to be lunch.
 
If you are in an area that would allow you to carry more than a 5 round magazine you could pick and choose whatever backup weapon you need. An Ak-47 with a folding stock is very convenient.
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So you're gonna carry your bow and gear, carry an AK47 w/ a 75rnd drum, and drag a dressed deer at the same time? I think you've spent as much time thinking about this scenario as you have about logically hunting. Joking is fine (and i have a great sense of humor), but we need to be mature about our hunting.

and btw, if this thread was initiated as a joke then I dont understand you becoming so defensive.
 
It is not unrealistc scenario. You could be bow hunting deer. You could kill a dear, dress it and be draging it through the woods. A hungry bear could easily try to take the kill from you. Or take you for the kill. If you are in an area that would allow you to carry more than a 5 round magazine you could pick and choose whatever backup weapon you need. An Ak-47 with a folding stock is very convenient.
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Blame it on the realist in me, but your scenario is actually VERY unrealistic.

Most folks who are bow hunting won't carry an AK-47 with them, much less a 30-75 round magazine.

When in the woods, I usually carry a Ruger SA revolver in .45 Colt. It's loaded heavy, and will handle just about anything I care to tackle with a handgun. If I'm carrying a rifle, I'm hunting with that rifle, and it will never be an AK-47.

As far as convenience, a good revolver is also convenient, as well as practical. I can't imagine trying to manage an AK slung on my back while trying to hunt and/or shoot with my bow.

All that said, and as I posted above, the 7.62x39 would work fine for such things, as long as you're willing to carry the thing and keep it loaded with the right bullets...again, provided that you know how to use it. Nothing silly or stupid about that.
 
Ok, I'll play too. :-)

+1 what Tuckahoe said. Option 4 in particular brought a smile to my face.

Hunting bears with an AK? No, please don't.

Personal protection from an angry bear? I'd rather have a .44 Magnum with big, heavy bullets. Or better yet, I'd want to have a .30-06 or bigger. But if an AK was all I had I would definitely use it. I would also be praying fervently...

And finally, if I was stuck using the AK I would want FMJ for maximum penetration. A bear is a pretty thick-skinned critter. I'd be afraid that HPs wouldn't get to the vitals. And then by the time we got to option 4 the bear would be really, really torqued. :-)
 
Psshaaawww! Ignore the skeptics.

The AK is more than adequate for this. But the only way for your AK to be deadly against any bear is if you shoot from the hip. Go look at the Brady website, they even admit its more deadly to shoot like that. Better yet, shoot the bear from bump-fire, thats way awesome!
Also dont forget you get more cool points if you have a cigar stuffed between your teeth and you are wearing a boonie hat and an unbuttoned sleeveless camo vest that shows off your manly gut.
 
Dave, In fla you can load as many rounds as you wish so that is okay....
But for grizz I don't know if I would want that as a first choice. Any centerfire rifle round is better than nothing at all and way better than most handgun rounds.
Have fun with the thread...
Brent
 
I'm confused - there are grizzly bears in Florida:p

One of the best threads in awhile, for sheer entertainment.

Get the appropriate license and get the full-auto for bear protection...
 
Geeze, what a bunch of anally retentive squares! I definitely am observing a bias against using an AK-47 for hunting, all-the-while claiming it an uneducated question. Let me enlighten those of you who have fallen into the stereotypical classification of the AK-47 being a evil rifle only commies and haters would use.
It fires a medium range cartridge, whose ballistics closely resemble that of the .30-30. When the lever action was introduced it was hailed as the best rifle of all time, it could be loaded on sunday and fired all week long. It was a technological miracle of the day. The AK-47 was another technological advancement, but because of who designed it and who primarily used it, it's become chastised and not worthy of the presence of other "legitimate" firearms. It could be loaded on sunday and fired all month long :). Poachers have killed many large game animals in Africa using the AK-47, doesn't make it right, but shows that it has been done successfully, albeit they're probably using full-auto on those poor animals.
But I'd say that the 7.62X39 could be used for black bears within it's capabilities and I'd even feel ok using it against a charging grizzly if it's all I had for protection, and I'd wager it'd work. Some states have magazine limits, some don't, I feel that even though my state does not have magazine limits, I'd still stick with the 5-rounders just for sake of the sporting aspect, not that you'd need more than one shot anyway if your doing your part.
 
Amprecon,

I might be considered one of the nay-sayers, but read my post. I said pretty much the same thing as you, but I still wouldn't use an AK for hunting when I have other options.

It's just not the type of firearm I enjoy hunting with.

Is it adequate for black bear at (up to) medium ranges? Yup. Is the rifle capable? Yup. Would it be my choice of firearm? Nope.

Would I carry it in grizzly country? Not if I had other options, and I do.

I have nothing against the cartridge or firearm; they're just not what I enjoy shooting and carrying around the hills and woods that I hunt.

A bolt actioni is more accurate. A handgun is more challenging, yet also more practical in regards to carrying for SD.

But, would I look down on another for using one? Nope. I'd share a camp with them as soon as the next shooter/hunter, as long as they're safe.

Daryl
 
I went coyote hunting with a guy using a mini-14 and 30 round mags. Won't do it again. Nothing worse than walking into a section on the tracks of a coyote and having this guy open up on the other side as the coyote comes out!!!:eek::eek:

On the other hand: You talk of defending a family. Please tell me you don't already have kids!! They have drugs that will help you with your issues and surgeries that will help with the problem of being able to have children.:D:D

LK
 
bias

"what a bunch of anally retentive squares!"
Amp: Is that all it takes to be anally retentive? I didn't know.
The OP was supposed to be humorous. Around here, where there are perfectly serious queries about equally goofy subjects, it's hard to tell that some one is not 100% serious.
The AK is as you describe. I said that in my first post, though it only compares with the 30-30 when they are both shooting fairly light bullets. It's better than nothing but there are better choices as was said also. That's not a prejudice against the AK as a hunting weapon; it's just recognition that there are better choices, especially if the OP didn't really mean hunting when he wrote the word but something else entirely.
Pete
 
Mac 9

If I were hunting down a sixteen dollar hot dog at the Miami zoo and some big angry bear of a lady wuz tryin to cut in line should I use the Mac 9 or the Kel-Teck?
 
poll

"I say an AR-15 would be better for hunting bears. Let's take a poll."

That's the spirit!
Pete

PS: about the hot dog...would the Mac be enough gun?
 
I have killed deer with an SKS and it works just fine. Same should work on black bear here in the east. I have reservations however on using the 7.62x39 on griz. I am aware that brown bears have been killed with everything from a cave mans spear to a Peterbuilt log truck. What I have not seen is after reports showing us the hunter standing over the bear with an AK in hand.
 
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