stagpanther
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My 30-30 lever gun also has a grenade launcher, just in case.
That's when da big bear ʕ •ᴥ•ʔ gets ya.that is chest or back slung. I would never carry a rifle like that unless I was dragging an animal.
^^^You carry your deer rifle, in your hands, or on a strap when slung. Generally its 7+lbs and over a meter long, and gets set down at every convenient opportunity.
You wear a pistol. In some kind of holster, and it stays on your person (and so within reach) at nearly all times. IT's there for all those times when your rifle is out of reach.
Yup, and even if they like your shirt that's no guarantee. I had a buddy who got treed by a bull while he was deer hunting. Maybe he could have shot in self-defense. But climbing a tree is a lot easier than the conversation with a Game Warden would have been.
Well, if you haven't figured it out by now, I am not afraid of bears. Or wolves, or mountain lions, or coyotes, or snakes, or Sasquatch, or sidehill gougers. Pretty much not afraid of just about anything anymore. People, a little bit, mostly the stupid ones. You want to know what I'm more afraid of than anything else? Getting injured bad enough that I can't get back to my rig and dying of exposure is about it. I've almost died several times of environmental conditions (once I nearly died of hypothermia trying to get my truck unstuck in freezing temps, another time I almost died of dehydration while hunting in So Cal along the Colorado river). I've been hunting all over the West and Southwest and Pacific Northwest for the past 45 years. So if that big bear wants me, tell him where I am.That's when da big bear ʕ •ᴥ•ʔ gets ya.
Keep in mind that people with hunting rifles often get mauled when they have to put the rifle down for whatever reason (most often field dressing an animal). In addition, hunting rifles are/should be carried WITHOUT a round in the chamber (when there is no shooting opportunity) which adds time to their use for self defense.
The largest bear recorded killed in Alaska was with a .22 rifle by an Indian woman. So.........Armed with any rifle capable of killing a deer. It's moot point.
I would be perfectly happy with the 270, considering I only use monolithic or bonded bullets. .250-3000? I would feel poorly equipped.Let's say you are out hunting deer in Montana or Idaho one November morning during gun season and all you happen to have for a weapon is a bolt-action rifle in .270 Win. or a Savage Model 99 in .250-3000 Savage. Then all the sudden, a big grizzly bear starts charging out of the woods toward you at 50 yards away. Are you adequately armed with your deer gun in case you have to shoot the bear to save your own life?
The guide on Kodiak that a local guy went hunting with swears by his 10mm Glock.Neither is a proper caliber to drop a charging bear. At 50 yrds a really big bear will have you for dinner if it wants. It is very surprising how fast afoot a charging bear is at this distance. Grizzly as big as they are require big magnum caliber bullets 338-340. Maybe having such magnum in hand would save the day. Only hope to stay alive having a 250-3000th or 270 to rely on is the hope you'll see a false charge instead of deadly charge. As for me. 12 ga. pump with extended mag tube. Having 8 rds of 1-1/4 lead ball. If it doesn't kill it you will get its attention to break off his charge.