buck460XVR
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Studies and experience show that this is the best caliber one can carry for bear defense. Problem is, it's not the answer most folks want to hear.
Buck,
If you are 20 yards off and your WIFE is being mauled, is that bear spray gonna stop him?
If the bear is already in your tent? Chasing other people?
Yes there is value in bear spray, but it is not a cure all.
One would be wise in bear country to have a powerful firearm and yes, bear spray.
Deaf
Well Deaf, you can blast away from 20 yards with a big bore handgun at a bear huggin' your wife, but not me.
If you are 20 yards off and your WIFE is being mauled, is that bear spray gonna stop him?
I've sat in the break rooms at the lumber mill for 10 years and worked as a sawyer in the woods for my dad for several years. Don't believe all the stuff you read in the newspapers/magazines. I can't count all the close calls I know of that were prevented by rifles and handguns (only the blood and guts make the papers).Studies and experience show that this is the best caliber one can carry for bear defense. Problem is, it's not the answer most folks want to hear.
I live in "Bear Country", both Black and Grizzly. I carry a 4" Taurus® TRACKER™ Mdl 425SS4 in 41 Remington® Magnum loaded with Federal® Premium® Vital-Shok™ 250gr CastCore (#P41B) ammunition.riverratt said:My grandpa and I were talking about the migration of black bear back into ky today and that conversation went to what handgun we would carry wile hiking or bow hunting in grizzly country. Then we were discussing what is the most common pistol carried by those that live there, so i figured I'd ask y'all. Those of you that live in grizz county what gun/caliber do you carry wile your in the woods?