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<blockquote data-quote="Wyodog" data-source="post: 1059075" data-attributes="member: 51310"><p>As stated at the beginning of this thread I have chosen to carry bear spray. I used to carry a handgun and I may again in the future. However, when it comes to Treadwell responders, who probably knew there was a high likelihood of a bear encounter, I would have also taken a firearm. It would have been a long firearm though not a handgun. Something like a shotgun or .45 - 70. I may have also had spray or a handgun but my primary would have been a long gun.</p><p> </p><p>However in a hunting or hiking situation I don't generally expect to be confronted by an aggressive bear so need to have a measure of defense that I can deploy quickly which may be my rifle as long as its not fastened to my pack. In that case I left either a hand gun or spray. I guess for me at least for now, its rifle first choice and spray second choice.</p><p> </p><p>Here is my reason/reasons; I have watched several videos of bear charges and it ia apparent to me that a bears head is bobbing up and down as they run towards you. Sometimes as much a 2 feet. A bear running at 40 mph will cover 55 feet distance in 1 second. That means you have 2 seconds to execute a successful defense on a charging bear that is 40 yards from you. during that 2 seconds of time the bears head is moving up and down with each lunge. So they way I process this I have to either draw my handgun at shoot an 8" target that is moving up and down in 2 seconds, or reach to a spray can on my belt and spat a 6 feet diameter mist that the bear will run into.</p><p> </p><p>I truly believe that a bullet in the brain is the absolute best deterrent to a bear attack! However what are the odds of me making that shot with zero experience of being charged by a grizzly?</p><p> </p><p>I shoot a lot and I shoot well but I think that is a tough shot under high adrenaline.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Wyodog, post: 1059075, member: 51310"] As stated at the beginning of this thread I have chosen to carry bear spray. I used to carry a handgun and I may again in the future. However, when it comes to Treadwell responders, who probably knew there was a high likelihood of a bear encounter, I would have also taken a firearm. It would have been a long firearm though not a handgun. Something like a shotgun or .45 - 70. I may have also had spray or a handgun but my primary would have been a long gun. However in a hunting or hiking situation I don't generally expect to be confronted by an aggressive bear so need to have a measure of defense that I can deploy quickly which may be my rifle as long as its not fastened to my pack. In that case I left either a hand gun or spray. I guess for me at least for now, its rifle first choice and spray second choice. Here is my reason/reasons; I have watched several videos of bear charges and it ia apparent to me that a bears head is bobbing up and down as they run towards you. Sometimes as much a 2 feet. A bear running at 40 mph will cover 55 feet distance in 1 second. That means you have 2 seconds to execute a successful defense on a charging bear that is 40 yards from you. during that 2 seconds of time the bears head is moving up and down with each lunge. So they way I process this I have to either draw my handgun at shoot an 8" target that is moving up and down in 2 seconds, or reach to a spray can on my belt and spat a 6 feet diameter mist that the bear will run into. I truly believe that a bullet in the brain is the absolute best deterrent to a bear attack! However what are the odds of me making that shot with zero experience of being charged by a grizzly? I shoot a lot and I shoot well but I think that is a tough shot under high adrenaline. [/QUOTE]
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