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How many carry a 44 or similar when you are rifle hunting?
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<blockquote data-quote="Frog4aday" data-source="post: 1671927" data-attributes="member: 9308"><p>There is a HUGE difference in "what handgun would you use to <strong>HUNT </strong>big bears?" vs. the "what handgun would you carry to <strong><em>DEFEND </em></strong>yourself in case of an attack by big bears?"</p><p></p><p>If you are purposely going out to find Mr. Big Bruin with a handgun then the .480 Ruger, .454 Casull, .500 S&W all make perfectly good sense. Those guns have the horsepower to HUNT the big bears. But they are also very powerful, very heavy, and kick really hard.</p><p></p><p>If I'm out hunting something ELSE, with a rifle, and I just want a handgun on my person for that 1 in a million chance a big brownie decides I'd make a good lunch, I'm not going to be packing a 4.5 pound behemoth handgun with me. I have a rifle, after all. So the handgun really is going to be the, "Oh my God, this thing needs to quit biting on me!" tool. And I'll take a 15+1 loaded Glock 20 in 10mm with 200gr hard cast SWC's all day for that role. It's flat. Relatively light weight. And very reliable.</p><p></p><p>For those that think a 9mm or 10mm or .357 cannot deter and stop a bear attack, please take the time to read this article. It'll (hopefully) give you a new perspective on things.</p><p><a href="https://sportingclassicsdaily.com/defense-against-bears-with-pistols-97-success-rate-37-incidents-by-caliber/" target="_blank">https://sportingclassicsdaily.com/defense-against-bears-with-pistols-97-success-rate-37-incidents-by-caliber/</a></p><p></p><p>This article makes you consider the value of 'high capacity' vs. brute power:</p><p><a href="https://www.thetruthaboutguns.com/a-new-mexico-bear-attack-finally-stopped-by-a-glock-10mm-pistol/" target="_blank">https://www.thetruthaboutguns.com/a-new-mexico-bear-attack-finally-stopped-by-a-glock-10mm-pistol/</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Frog4aday, post: 1671927, member: 9308"] There is a HUGE difference in "what handgun would you use to [B]HUNT [/B]big bears?" vs. the "what handgun would you carry to [B][I]DEFEND [/I][/B]yourself in case of an attack by big bears?" If you are purposely going out to find Mr. Big Bruin with a handgun then the .480 Ruger, .454 Casull, .500 S&W all make perfectly good sense. Those guns have the horsepower to HUNT the big bears. But they are also very powerful, very heavy, and kick really hard. If I'm out hunting something ELSE, with a rifle, and I just want a handgun on my person for that 1 in a million chance a big brownie decides I'd make a good lunch, I'm not going to be packing a 4.5 pound behemoth handgun with me. I have a rifle, after all. So the handgun really is going to be the, "Oh my God, this thing needs to quit biting on me!" tool. And I'll take a 15+1 loaded Glock 20 in 10mm with 200gr hard cast SWC's all day for that role. It's flat. Relatively light weight. And very reliable. For those that think a 9mm or 10mm or .357 cannot deter and stop a bear attack, please take the time to read this article. It'll (hopefully) give you a new perspective on things. [URL]https://sportingclassicsdaily.com/defense-against-bears-with-pistols-97-success-rate-37-incidents-by-caliber/[/URL] This article makes you consider the value of 'high capacity' vs. brute power: [URL]https://www.thetruthaboutguns.com/a-new-mexico-bear-attack-finally-stopped-by-a-glock-10mm-pistol/[/URL] [/QUOTE]
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