Backcountry_IDN
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Backcountry_IDN
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Lenny Foffa
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Yes, Of Course with the proper slugs. If the object is defense against a Grizz, why would anyone not research the correct ones to use??? That would just be sensible.
memtb
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Yes absolutely! However, as a friend of mine has often stated, "Common Sense…..ain't so $&#@¥£€ common anymore"!
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sbruni
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I love my 1895 guide guns but Big Horn Armory might be on to something with the AR500 with bullets up to 600 grns… 400 grn velocity is 2050 fps… based on the 500 S&W in an AR10/LR308 platform
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hawk-i
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LOL, very true...Darwin has thoughts on this too.Yes absolutely! However, as a friend of mine has often stated, "Common Sense…..ain't so $&#@¥£€ common anymore"!
WYO300RUM
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After Getting Severely Mauled By Grizzly In Northwest Wyoming, Man Says Leave Bear Alone
Greybull native Barry Olson told Cowboy State Daily he holds no animosity toward the grizzly bear which severely mauled him last month. Olson said the encounter was his fault and the grizzly should be left alone.
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Ok, this gets brought up daily in Alaska, and I do mean daily. With your 45-70 balance recoil with quick follow-up shots. Odds are with a charging griz, they get to top speed on 3 leaps you are only getting off 1 shot 2 if you are lucky. Forestry in Alaska issues 12 gauge shotguns with brenneke slugs. 1oz bullet at 1600fps =roughly 1400 foot lbs of kinetic energy. Realistically stopping a charging bear with one shot not likely, breaking the charge is more realistic. Shotguns in AK are a better choice IMO, if you get lost or need to survive a handful of bird shot and couple boxes of slugs should keep you with camp meat. All that being said I carry a 10mm for purpose of bear protection, hiking 6-10 miles a day on most bear and moose hunts, being able to draw quickly and put rounds on target is critical. Shotgun or rifle in scabbard hard to draw fast. Whatever you go with,practice quick drawing, limit yourself to 2 seconds on a swinging gallon of milk. It will in no means prepare you for adrenaline rush and panic you will experience when or if it happens. Just my 2 cents
sbruni
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Well there you have it… milk is good for your health
Heck no I don't blame the bear, no more than getting bit by a shark if I'm swimming in the ocean, but that doesn't mean I won't kill that sucker if I have a chance. But I also understand that once a bear attacks a human they have lost their natural fear, if they ever had any, and it has to be removed from the area one way or the other.After Getting Severely Mauled By Grizzly In Northwest Wyoming, Man Says Leave Bear Alone
Greybull native Barry Olson told Cowboy State Daily he holds no animosity toward the grizzly bear which severely mauled him last month. Olson said the encounter was his fault and the grizzly should be left alone.
alaska
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Yes we trained in Alaska using a 55gal barrel and a long rope drugged behind a 4 wheeler at bear speed bouncing from side to side . Yes 2 shots with a shotgun was max and most effective……..pistols used successfully was out of the question unless at arms length away. Yes too Brennke Original Slugs most effective and the only slug we used against bear or moose. We were issued Rem 870 but for personal use M4 Benelli with a Leupold Red Dot. and Brennke Slugs. Our limit for a charge was about 20 yards which a average Grizzly is about 3 bounds in seconds. By far my M4 is preferred for Bear protection over my Marlin Trapper 45/70.
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WYO300RUM
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No sht
Sorry as I must be pretty shallow but I would hold a grudge!
