45 ACP on Brown Bear.????

[BillLarson]

watched recent videos on charging bear..... he used a 10mm....
wondered if anyone uses or has had or experience with a 45 acp for self protection...???

 

[HunterMann]

Were there any survivors ?

 

[Shooter264]

I used to pack a Glock 21 with heavier spring and guide rod installed to shoot the Buffalo bore 45 Super hard cast loads. Ballistics are pretty impressive on it. I now pack a 10mm just for the additional magazine capacity

 

[Northkill]

Magnum Research / Desert Eagle makes some autos in .50AE, .429DE, 44 Mag, 357 Mag... with decent mag capacity. Never shot one myself though.

 

[dallen0427]

I carry a .45………..70. The marlin 1895 type. I'm much better at snap shots with it over a pistol. And a 500 grain slug will sit them down for a second or two.

 

[Outlaw6.0]

Magnum Research / Desert Eagle makes some autos in .50AE, .429DE, 44 Mag, 357 Mag... with decent mag capacity. Never shot one myself though.

I've owned the DE in .50AE. That hog weighs more than some rifles I cannot recommend a DE for defense. If you limp wrist one (think one handed draw while fending off a bear), it won't cycle. And the recoil just might toss it out of your hand. I've watched stout men nearly smack themselves in the forehead.

You would have to practice, a LOT. I'd personally vote wheel gun with hard cast bullets. .41mag, .44mag. Something with a lot of punch but still manageable enough to handle in a high threat situation. I still own a .500S&W... I wouldn't recommend it either.




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[cohunt]

I might consider a 460 Rowland , I'd only consider a 45acp if i didnt have any other choice-- -- I have seen an elk killed with a 45acp- at 15 yards

 

[Ranger0]

.45acp vs determined, angry charging brown bear...

bye-bye!!

 

[Ol' Red]

That would not be the caliber I would choose for brown bear protection. Maybe black bear.

 

[Coyote Shadow Tracker]

I saw a 1911 for sale at a Gun Show with a documented story behind it. It was in a display case with pictures and the story. It showed a young Airman in the Airforce standing next to a big Brown outside the Air Base in AK. The bear was dead and the young Airman was holding a 1911 .45. He killed the Brown that was charging him. Government .45 Ball ammo.

 

[jessej]

I might consider a 460 Rowland

In a glock model 41, it's a high capacity hammer.

 

[jessej]

Also shoots very well at 50 yrds……for a glock

 

[Northkill]

Underwood makes some good stuff.

 

[284ackley]

watched recent videos on charging bear..... he used a 10mm....
wondered if anyone uses or has had or experience with a 45 acp for self protection...???

Was the 10mm found in a huge pile of scat?