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<blockquote data-quote="Gcan" data-source="post: 1599109" data-attributes="member: 102867"><p>That video says it all. If you are in bear country and you miss the signs or are just unlucky, the odds are you won't know a bear is attacking or stalking you. When a bear, cat, moose, elk or hog, etc. decides to come, they are coming to kill you. A bear might start its run at you from 100 yards away. That is your best case because they can also start their run from 15-feet away. When you first see the bear it's 1-3 seconds away. If you are facing the bear it might pull up short for a second. Bear spray means the bear might have its eyes closed when it kills you. If you run it will not stop. </p><p></p><p>You hear a sound and by the time it registers what that sound is that animal is coming at 25mph on a string for you. It's head is moving up and down 2' every 1/4 second. Most likley your scope is set @ 12x. The bear is jumping logs or coming up or downhill or all of them. And if you are shooting a 6.5, 270, or some other caliber-of-the-moment you are probably going to die, if you are lucky. You are going to get one shot. If you want two, you better do real damage with the first one. </p><p></p><p>This all sounds dramatic but if you are thinking of, or planning for the possibility of a bear encounter, then knowing the likley mechanics of one will help you choose a caliber. Don't be fooled by Fps/ftlbs. Big bullets stop big things. Period. Before Africa I snap-shot balloons at 10-30 feet from the low gun carry position. That will put it in perspective for you. Every miss is: DEAD. Big 30 to 375.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Gcan, post: 1599109, member: 102867"] That video says it all. If you are in bear country and you miss the signs or are just unlucky, the odds are you won’t know a bear is attacking or stalking you. When a bear, cat, moose, elk or hog, etc. decides to come, they are coming to kill you. A bear might start its run at you from 100 yards away. That is your best case because they can also start their run from 15-feet away. When you first see the bear it’s 1-3 seconds away. If you are facing the bear it might pull up short for a second. Bear spray means the bear might have its eyes closed when it kills you. If you run it will not stop. You hear a sound and by the time it registers what that sound is that animal is coming at 25mph on a string for you. It’s head is moving up and down 2’ every 1/4 second. Most likley your scope is set @ 12x. The bear is jumping logs or coming up or downhill or all of them. And if you are shooting a 6.5, 270, or some other caliber-of-the-moment you are probably going to die, if you are lucky. You are going to get one shot. If you want two, you better do real damage with the first one. This all sounds dramatic but if you are thinking of, or planning for the possibility of a bear encounter, then knowing the likley mechanics of one will help you choose a caliber. Don’t be fooled by Fps/ftlbs. Big bullets stop big things. Period. Before Africa I snap-shot balloons at 10-30 feet from the low gun carry position. That will put it in perspective for you. Every miss is: DEAD. Big 30 to 375. [/QUOTE]
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