You are far better off loading it with SSG or Double 00 Buck...the results are devastating and aim is far less critical...we always carried it that way when guiding for bear.
Recent grizzly attacks on Montana elk hunters
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Daves762
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I hunt alone in southwest MT. Overnight spike camps several miles from any manmade trail. My minimum is a 44 magnum with 305 grain hard lead cast. Either HSM or Buffalo Bore. I feel under-gunned with that. Couple guys were mauled by an old griz, teeth wore down to dull nubs, carrying the same load/gun combo. Think they put seven rounds into the bear before the attack stopped. They were both bitten at some point during the event. There is no such thing as "too much gun" in a defense scenario. Semi auto pistols are for two legged defense, big heavy revolvers with big heavy bullets are for four legged defense. JMO.
memtb
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memtb
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I was going to suggest that you had a "riveting" case for it's use! 
memtb
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Very cool story.
I think they said it best-
"Tony credits training and practice drawing to developing the muscle memory to make the needed shots. He says they give you the confidence you need when you need it."
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That pretty much sums it up.
Me? I'd still go big, but that's just me.
DavidleeCole
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Yea I killed a big black bear bore with 3" 000 at 25 yards when I was a kid it was killing our calves.
Here is actual accounts of using a handgun in bear attacks.
It opened my eyes:
https://sportingclassicsdaily.com/d...tols-97-success-rate-37-incidents-by-caliber/
A 10 mm with hard cast bullets killed a black bear several years ago as the shooter only wanted the hide and donated the meat to a local cause.He wanted to see if a 10 mm could actually kill a huge blackie.
With semi-auto's there is a problem called limp wrist malfunction.Women usually have them the most as their wrists are not as strong as men but men do have them too.
In a blink of an eye incidence anyone could have a limp wrist malfunction with a semi-auto but a revolver will fire EVERY TIME!
Practice more than you need to as the bear that attacks has had a lot more practice than any of us here.Limp wrist malfunction will not happen as much if you practice enough.If you don't reload buy hard cast ammo as a hollow point will mushroom and stop short of vitals and hard cast won't.
Just my 2 cents
Old Rooster
It opened my eyes:
https://sportingclassicsdaily.com/d...tols-97-success-rate-37-incidents-by-caliber/
A 10 mm with hard cast bullets killed a black bear several years ago as the shooter only wanted the hide and donated the meat to a local cause.He wanted to see if a 10 mm could actually kill a huge blackie.
With semi-auto's there is a problem called limp wrist malfunction.Women usually have them the most as their wrists are not as strong as men but men do have them too.
In a blink of an eye incidence anyone could have a limp wrist malfunction with a semi-auto but a revolver will fire EVERY TIME!
Practice more than you need to as the bear that attacks has had a lot more practice than any of us here.Limp wrist malfunction will not happen as much if you practice enough.If you don't reload buy hard cast ammo as a hollow point will mushroom and stop short of vitals and hard cast won't.
Just my 2 cents
Old Rooster
Limp wrist malfunction
https://www.pewpewtactical.com/limp-wrist-shooting-gun-correct/
https://www.pewpewtactical.com/limp-wrist-shooting-gun-correct/
Revolvers do not make a shooter immune from limp wrist shooting. Most untrained shooters who "limp wrist" shooting semi-auto also limp wrist shooting a revolver, especially magnum large caliber pistols. They generally loose control of the handgun and if they're able to hold onto the pistol are not able to make a fast accurate second or third shots as needed. Regardless of revolver or semi-automatic handgun, I think we all agree that the point is to know your and you handguns capabilities and to practice with it in a realistic environment so that when confronted with an emergency, your training helps you react appropriately to stop whatever the threat is.
I hunted the Thorofare drainage last week. I didn't see a single bear the first day, also no elk were killed the first day. The second day elk started going down, saw 3 grizzlies the second day. 7 more on the third day after I killed my elk. I had a 454 Casull Ruger Super Redhawk with 325 grain bullets as backup and felt comfortable. The bears didn't seem too worried about people as long as you weren't near elk meat/carcass. We rode horses in to and out of the hunting area in the dark. When the guide was quartering my elk I was on bear watch. I didn't look to see what he was doing, if we talked, I was still constantly scanning for movement. He was facing the horses while cutting so I concentrated my focus on the other 270* perimeter. The elk died in a small piece of timber, we had a discussion of how things needed to go, and we stuck to the plan. Another thought would be to keep your horses close. I'm no expert but at one point we had mules with elk meat on them tied behind us. A sow and cub came in, but she didn't seem to know what to do about the meat being on the mule. Plus they are also an advanced form of detection. They'll let you know when somethings around.
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