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Real Bear Encounters Handgun Vs Bear Spray, Handgun wins!
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<blockquote data-quote="Dirtrax" data-source="post: 1969128" data-attributes="member: 78945"><p>I'm an old IPSC Master. I can "clear leather" and deliver 6 "A" zone hits at 10yds in 3-4 seconds (Bill drill). That is with a comp gun with the old power factor of 175 mimicking a .357 mag. With my .44 mag revolver the time is more like 12-15 seconds using appropriate gear. That's not quick enough because a Man with a knife can cover 9yds in about 1-1/2 seconds. A bear can do at least that and probably better. So handgun vs bear spray...The difference is that center mass counts with a handgun but not with spray. Handgun wins the debate but not necessarily the encounter. So if the encounter is framed in survival as opposed to leaving unscathed the handgun still wins. It does make a strong argument for a 10mm semi auto if ya think about it. It's been shown that survivors often fire, or continue to fire while being mauled and live to tell about it. I'm assuming worst case rather a bear 30-50yds away. </p><p>BTW...Bravo 4 it sounds like you did have a bear encounter! Glad you made it out alive!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dirtrax, post: 1969128, member: 78945"] I’m an old IPSC Master. I can “clear leather” and deliver 6 “A” zone hits at 10yds in 3-4 seconds (Bill drill). That is with a comp gun with the old power factor of 175 mimicking a .357 mag. With my .44 mag revolver the time is more like 12-15 seconds using appropriate gear. That’s not quick enough because a Man with a knife can cover 9yds in about 1-1/2 seconds. A bear can do at least that and probably better. So handgun vs bear spray...The difference is that center mass counts with a handgun but not with spray. Handgun wins the debate but not necessarily the encounter. So if the encounter is framed in survival as opposed to leaving unscathed the handgun still wins. It does make a strong argument for a 10mm semi auto if ya think about it. It’s been shown that survivors often fire, or continue to fire while being mauled and live to tell about it. I’m assuming worst case rather a bear 30-50yds away. BTW...Bravo 4 it sounds like you did have a bear encounter! Glad you made it out alive! [/QUOTE]
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