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Rick Sinnott- On bear spray and guns.
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<blockquote data-quote="MontanaRifleman" data-source="post: 1067659" data-attributes="member: 11717"><p>I agree, the guy clearly has a biased agenda and therefore his conclusions are questionable.</p><p></p><p>However there are some undeniable facts to be gleaned. Bears are not always turned or put down by guns, or even by high powered rifles before they can seriously injure or kill. </p><p></p><p>Bear sprays have been effectively used and so have guns. Which is best? From all the articles I've read and my personal experience (which is very limited) I prefer spray. There are some cases where I believe a gun is better, such as inside a tent. If you carry both, you've got all the bases covered...still doesn't mean your safety is guaranteed.</p><p></p><p>And, if you do choose a hand gun, pick a large cal and hard cast wad cutter type bullets. I posted a story in the other thread where a bear was shot at point blank range with a 30-06 and not stopped and there are instances in the article cited here where bears are not stopped by high powered rifles. Leave your 357's and 40 S&W's at home.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MontanaRifleman, post: 1067659, member: 11717"] I agree, the guy clearly has a biased agenda and therefore his conclusions are questionable. However there are some undeniable facts to be gleaned. Bears are not always turned or put down by guns, or even by high powered rifles before they can seriously injure or kill. Bear sprays have been effectively used and so have guns. Which is best? From all the articles I've read and my personal experience (which is very limited) I prefer spray. There are some cases where I believe a gun is better, such as inside a tent. If you carry both, you've got all the bases covered...still doesn't mean your safety is guaranteed. And, if you do choose a hand gun, pick a large cal and hard cast wad cutter type bullets. I posted a story in the other thread where a bear was shot at point blank range with a 30-06 and not stopped and there are instances in the article cited here where bears are not stopped by high powered rifles. Leave your 357's and 40 S&W's at home. [/QUOTE]
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