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9mm vs 10mm — Best for Bear Defense?
- Thread starter Racer X
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Reminds me of Jeremiah Johnson....
...when he found the trapper frozen stiff with a note that read. "Whoever finds me can have my rifle. It is a good rifle. It killed the bear that killed me."
...when he found the trapper frozen stiff with a note that read. "Whoever finds me can have my rifle. It is a good rifle. It killed the bear that killed me."
target tech
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A 9mm is quite capable of saving your life in a bear attack, just shoot your buddy, then run like hell.
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I don't have to be the fastest. I just have to be faster than you.
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The only 9mm I'd feel comfortable carrying for Bear Defense is the variety with ".357" in its name.
I'm aware that Bears have been successfully dropped by everything including .22LR — it's almost as if they're made of flesh and blood or something — but I'm an advocate for carrying the most powerful firearm which can be quickly deployed and fired accurately if you're headed into bear country.
So personally, I wouldn't carry a 9mm, heck I wouldn't be completely comfortable carrying a .40 either, despite the fact that it's my favorite cartridge.
If I were headed into the woods then I would either pack my H&K USP45 Elite loaded with Buffalo Bore 230gr .45 Super FMJ or my Mossberg 590 Shockwave loaded with Brenneke Black Magic Magnum Slugs.
When it comes to something as dangerous as a bear, don't mess around with what can work, choose what absolutely WILL work!
Granted, if 9mm is all you have to work with, then go with it, but at least get the hottest loads you can find and use solid ammo, no JHPs!
I'm aware that Bears have been successfully dropped by everything including .22LR — it's almost as if they're made of flesh and blood or something — but I'm an advocate for carrying the most powerful firearm which can be quickly deployed and fired accurately if you're headed into bear country.
So personally, I wouldn't carry a 9mm, heck I wouldn't be completely comfortable carrying a .40 either, despite the fact that it's my favorite cartridge.
If I were headed into the woods then I would either pack my H&K USP45 Elite loaded with Buffalo Bore 230gr .45 Super FMJ or my Mossberg 590 Shockwave loaded with Brenneke Black Magic Magnum Slugs.
When it comes to something as dangerous as a bear, don't mess around with what can work, choose what absolutely WILL work!
Granted, if 9mm is all you have to work with, then go with it, but at least get the hottest loads you can find and use solid ammo, no JHPs!
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Let's go with real world experience if possible.
Surprised 9mm did so well, but i would trust 16 rounds of 10mm over 18 rounds of 9mm. Also if i ran into the 2-legged critter that needed shooting, i can hit them at 100yards much easier with 10mm than any of my 9mm's.
Surprised 9mm did so well, but i would trust 16 rounds of 10mm over 18 rounds of 9mm. Also if i ran into the 2-legged critter that needed shooting, i can hit them at 100yards much easier with 10mm than any of my 9mm's.
