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<blockquote data-quote="cantfixstupid" data-source="post: 2484330" data-attributes="member: 115328"><p>I agree fending off a bear with bird shot is not a recommended practice, as far buckshot as non-effective past 25 yards I have to disagree, I have taken several coyotes over 75 yards and I have taken some fairly large hogs past 50 yards with 000 Buckshot and they were DRT. If you dump 3 pretty quick shots of 000 buckshot into a bear I'm thinking its going to pull up. But I would much rather have a 45/70 with 300 Gr pill. The Remington buckshot I use has the pellets incased in wax and hold a tight pattern for a ways out there.</p><p>Back in 1976 I was working on the Trans Alaska Pipeline, we were about 20 miles north of the Brooks Range on the ROW in a welding tent, we had a big ole Grizz sneak up on us. We had the door to the tent open as it was pretty warm that day, well that bear stuck its head inside the door of the tent, he or she was about 2 feet from me and the welder, I screamed bear and the welder rolled under the pipe and I instantly jumped over the pipe, I dont think I have ever been that scared in my life. That bears head looked as big as a #3 washtub, The pipe was too low for it to cross under and too tall and slick to cross over the top thank God. It was just God's good graces that keep one or both of us from being torn up by that animal. You better have nerves of steel when one of those beasts gets close and personal and hope that God is with you and your an accurate quick shot artist you are going to need it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="cantfixstupid, post: 2484330, member: 115328"] I agree fending off a bear with bird shot is not a recommended practice, as far buckshot as non-effective past 25 yards I have to disagree, I have taken several coyotes over 75 yards and I have taken some fairly large hogs past 50 yards with 000 Buckshot and they were DRT. If you dump 3 pretty quick shots of 000 buckshot into a bear I'm thinking its going to pull up. But I would much rather have a 45/70 with 300 Gr pill. The Remington buckshot I use has the pellets incased in wax and hold a tight pattern for a ways out there. Back in 1976 I was working on the Trans Alaska Pipeline, we were about 20 miles north of the Brooks Range on the ROW in a welding tent, we had a big ole Grizz sneak up on us. We had the door to the tent open as it was pretty warm that day, well that bear stuck its head inside the door of the tent, he or she was about 2 feet from me and the welder, I screamed bear and the welder rolled under the pipe and I instantly jumped over the pipe, I dont think I have ever been that scared in my life. That bears head looked as big as a #3 washtub, The pipe was too low for it to cross under and too tall and slick to cross over the top thank God. It was just God's good graces that keep one or both of us from being torn up by that animal. You better have nerves of steel when one of those beasts gets close and personal and hope that God is with you and your an accurate quick shot artist you are going to need it. [/QUOTE]
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