Bear spray vs Bullets
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biff's reloading
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Now THAT'S gonna stop a bear charge! You guys might have just solved the whole debate!
Plus, I'd definitely buy a few cans of bear napalm just cuz!
Plus, I'd definitely buy a few cans of bear napalm just cuz!
Muddyboots
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Heck spit roast at same time!
Calvin45
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Just coat your bullets with pepper spray! Boom, two birds
Muddy. I related this on similar thread another time.We had local warden,bear cage parked on bridge so it had only one direction to go.Warden on cage lifting gate, in back of pickup.Soon as bear cleared it turned and pulled cage and warden down.On the wild ride the warden fired off his service 357 killing G bear.If i remeber they might had a photo ?
Orange Dust
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Wow! you guys have successfully resurrected a thread older than most dogs. I'll bite though. I will use deadly force in any encounter where my life, or the life of those around me are threatened. Man or beast, it doesn't matter. Others have varying opinions about the use of deadly force, but I am good with this.
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F&S Classics: Montana Grizzly Bear Attack Caught on Camera
In 1987, the Montana Department of Fish & Game attempted to relocate an adult male grizzly bear. Things immediately took a serious, and deadly, turn.
www.fieldandstream.com
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That's 1 of the 73 documented handgun cases in this link I posted earlier. Scroll down and read through some/all the cases if you can. You'll notice that at NO time did a handgun "make the bear madder" as so many lefty bearspray articles tout astruth. In fact, even the cases when the shooter never hit the bear, only 1 time did the bear continue the attack, while there are numerous cases when spray missed (and some when spray actually hit!) and the attack either continues/escalates, and more than once a gun had to be used to end the battle. Statistically, you are safer with a handgun with BLANKS (bullet didnt hit bear) than a can of spray. Think about that if "nonlethal" is important to you. Saying spray is more effective than bullets is exactly like saying a rape whistle is more effective than a gun, and the bear cant even take your gun and use it against you like a rapist might
Also, notice that most cases the bullet placement was not in the head, but all the bears stopped or paused when hit, allowing further action if needed. Big bore bullets at point blank hit hard, combined with muzzle blast at a few feet is effective, period. 4 legs or 2.
www.ammoland.com
Also, notice that most cases the bullet placement was not in the head, but all the bears stopped or paused when hit, allowing further action if needed. Big bore bullets at point blank hit hard, combined with muzzle blast at a few feet is effective, period. 4 legs or 2.
Handgun or Pistol Defense Against Bear Attack: 73 cases, 96% Effective
Another ten cases have been added to the cases where pistols or handguns were used in defense against bear attacks. The total now is 73 cases. There were 3 failures. Handguns were 96% effective.
www.ammoland.com
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Calvin45
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If bears are so averse to capsaicin those lefties you mention could just douse themselves in hot sauce, make themselves inedible right?
On the other hand maybe there's the odd bear like me that loves hot sauce…good experiment idea, but again, let the anti gun people try it haha
On the other hand maybe there's the odd bear like me that loves hot sauce…good experiment idea, but again, let the anti gun people try it haha
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They actually do something similar for sharks, I would prefer a cage or being in the boat.
Calvin45
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What! You'd think if it even took one big chomp and decided it wasn't for them it would still defeat the point of deterrent
. I love sharks…and living in Saskatchewan, about as far away from sharks as can be haha
