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<blockquote data-quote="jpndave" data-source="post: 2539146" data-attributes="member: 5437"><p>There is a huge difference between STOPPING a bear and killing a bear. There is also a big difference between a black, grizzly and even the coastal bears. If you are on the menu the bear needs to be stopped. With a handgun, even a really big handgun that means a CNS hit. That happens with crushing deep straight penetration, so hard cast or solid flat point bullet. Also, in a charge it needs to deploy extremely fast and it needs to be accurate under stress. And more rounds down range accurately is better. I carry my P365 chest holster loaded with 13 solids in black bear country. It would be better if it was bigger but it carries easy, is my daily carry and I shoot it well. 13rds available now and with with a gun I am extremely familiar is better than no gun or a slow unfamiliar gun. I have a beautiful 44 Mag but I can put 2 or 3 rounds controllable at close range to 1 with the 44 and it comes out 3 times a fast.</p><p></p><p>If I have the time and I am carrying bigger I would just move to my 45/70 Marlin. That would be my preferred choice if I really had to stop a bear but it isn't going to be there all the time and right now in any situation.</p><p></p><p>A 10mm in a chest holster would be even better if you are comfortable with shooting it and carrying it all the time. A revolver would better if the bear makes it on top of you and it's that last defense.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]368533[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>Other threads (these will bring my posts but there are others that are good in there, I just searched it that way)</p><p>[URL unfurl="true"]https://www.longrangehunting.com/threads/how-many-carry-a-44-or-similar-when-you-are-rifle-hunting.223046/page-6#post-1672377[/URL]</p><p>[URL unfurl="true"]https://www.longrangehunting.com/threads/side-arm-for-grizzly-country.243534/page-6#post-1916758[/URL]</p><p>[URL unfurl="true"]https://www.longrangehunting.com/threads/bear-protection-handguns.272127/page-2#post-2209860[/URL]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="jpndave, post: 2539146, member: 5437"] There is a huge difference between STOPPING a bear and killing a bear. There is also a big difference between a black, grizzly and even the coastal bears. If you are on the menu the bear needs to be stopped. With a handgun, even a really big handgun that means a CNS hit. That happens with crushing deep straight penetration, so hard cast or solid flat point bullet. Also, in a charge it needs to deploy extremely fast and it needs to be accurate under stress. And more rounds down range accurately is better. I carry my P365 chest holster loaded with 13 solids in black bear country. It would be better if it was bigger but it carries easy, is my daily carry and I shoot it well. 13rds available now and with with a gun I am extremely familiar is better than no gun or a slow unfamiliar gun. I have a beautiful 44 Mag but I can put 2 or 3 rounds controllable at close range to 1 with the 44 and it comes out 3 times a fast. If I have the time and I am carrying bigger I would just move to my 45/70 Marlin. That would be my preferred choice if I really had to stop a bear but it isn't going to be there all the time and right now in any situation. A 10mm in a chest holster would be even better if you are comfortable with shooting it and carrying it all the time. A revolver would better if the bear makes it on top of you and it's that last defense. [ATTACH type="full" width="328px"]368533[/ATTACH] Other threads (these will bring my posts but there are others that are good in there, I just searched it that way) [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.longrangehunting.com/threads/how-many-carry-a-44-or-similar-when-you-are-rifle-hunting.223046/page-6#post-1672377[/URL] [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.longrangehunting.com/threads/side-arm-for-grizzly-country.243534/page-6#post-1916758[/URL] [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.longrangehunting.com/threads/bear-protection-handguns.272127/page-2#post-2209860[/URL] [/QUOTE]
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