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<blockquote data-quote="Pdvdh" data-source="post: 1186087" data-attributes="member: 4191"><p>Sound like large enough calibers. Large calibers increase the knockout factor. Not familiar with their MVs. </p><p></p><p>Dale Bagley had time to get one shot with his Rem semi-auto 30-06 after the bear charged from ~35yds, as I recall his story. This semi-auto jammed after that round and the bear pancaked him to the ground before he could draw his .44 Mag Revolver. </p><p></p><p>The victim in the 2nd bear story got off two shots with a bolt action, before the bear killed him. No one knows the details of that story because he didn't survive. Investigators surmised one shot might have been fired in the effort to scare the bear off. I think they felt this way largely because the victim was a very accomplished rifleman. Two shots were fired from a 280 Remington, and they found no blood trail from the bear, or other confirmation the bear was hit. Two solid hits from a .280 Remington would more than likely have resulted in at least some evidence of a wounded or dead bear. They always put a lot of effort into locating the bear following a mauling like this, because a wounded bear may be even more likely to attack the next person it encounters. No blood trail - no bear - were ever found.</p><p></p><p>Last fall a 50-something year old man from Texas came to the Kenai Peninsula to hunt moose with his brother, who lives locally. The local brother was attempting to call in a bull moose. Instead of a moose, a sow brown bear came to the call, and when it saw the Texan - charged him. He got one shot off with a 300 Win Mag before the bear began mauling him. His brother heard the shot and screams from a short distance away and came running to assist. He shot the bear off his brother sufficiently that the sow ran off and was later found dead ~100yds away. Texan may not have survived this one without the brother's help. </p><p></p><p>I provide these stories as an example of how quickly a committed bear can put you down. The undecided bears give a a guy with a lot more time to respond. But if they're determined and come runnin', you'll have very little time to stop them. </p><p></p><p>I've got good details on a number of additional bear attack stories, some survived and some deaths, collected over my 40yrs in Alaska. They're all cause for intense listening. These incidents are the basis for my preference for an overpowering one-shot one-kill cartridge/bullet for close range bear defense.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Pdvdh, post: 1186087, member: 4191"] Sound like large enough calibers. Large calibers increase the knockout factor. Not familiar with their MVs. Dale Bagley had time to get one shot with his Rem semi-auto 30-06 after the bear charged from ~35yds, as I recall his story. This semi-auto jammed after that round and the bear pancaked him to the ground before he could draw his .44 Mag Revolver. The victim in the 2nd bear story got off two shots with a bolt action, before the bear killed him. No one knows the details of that story because he didn't survive. Investigators surmised one shot might have been fired in the effort to scare the bear off. I think they felt this way largely because the victim was a very accomplished rifleman. Two shots were fired from a 280 Remington, and they found no blood trail from the bear, or other confirmation the bear was hit. Two solid hits from a .280 Remington would more than likely have resulted in at least some evidence of a wounded or dead bear. They always put a lot of effort into locating the bear following a mauling like this, because a wounded bear may be even more likely to attack the next person it encounters. No blood trail - no bear - were ever found. Last fall a 50-something year old man from Texas came to the Kenai Peninsula to hunt moose with his brother, who lives locally. The local brother was attempting to call in a bull moose. Instead of a moose, a sow brown bear came to the call, and when it saw the Texan - charged him. He got one shot off with a 300 Win Mag before the bear began mauling him. His brother heard the shot and screams from a short distance away and came running to assist. He shot the bear off his brother sufficiently that the sow ran off and was later found dead ~100yds away. Texan may not have survived this one without the brother's help. I provide these stories as an example of how quickly a committed bear can put you down. The undecided bears give a a guy with a lot more time to respond. But if they're determined and come runnin', you'll have very little time to stop them. I've got good details on a number of additional bear attack stories, some survived and some deaths, collected over my 40yrs in Alaska. They're all cause for intense listening. These incidents are the basis for my preference for an overpowering one-shot one-kill cartridge/bullet for close range bear defense. [/QUOTE]
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