Handguns 95% Effective against Bear Attacks!!

[sw282]

Pistols or Handguns 95% Effective When Used to Defend Against Bear Attacks, 63 Cases


Found this report on the net recently.. Great read and very

informative.. Even tho there aren't too many bear attacks

here in Augusta Ga area l feel safer still with my 625 Mtn Gun close by..

Enjoy

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[ericrlarson]

Very interesting read. Thanks for the link.


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[kwselke]

My personal experience with bear attacks leads me to believe fighting is good for Black Bears, playing possum is good with Brown Bears, and that all you need to do with Koala Bears is to kick the stink out of them.

 

[Rudi]

I would sure hate to go up against Mr. Griz with ANY handgun. Better than a stick or spray. Even heard a story of a guide who emptied his .22 Colt Woodsman into a grizzly's ear and it worked. A bit too close for my taste.

 

[Derosa]

Would you want to be in the 5% bracket?

 

[The Norseman]

Bear Attacks

Thank you so much for the Informative Report on
Bear Attacks.

The one thing I wish they would have talked about is
the type of Bullet used; was it Jacketed or Lead.

From all my Readings and shooting Lead Reloads, a
Hardened Lead Semi Wadcutter with a large Meplat
is the way to go.

One thing about Lead Boolits is that they Destroy
everything they pass through, no Ricocheting.

No Off the Shelf Jacketed Hollow Point Bullets for me.

For Wyoming hunting, my 45Colt Mountain Gun carries
Reloads; Hardened Lead 270gr 45-270-SAA Scovill RCBS
with Hodgdon's Long Shot powder, approx. 1000fps.

The Reload was proven in an issue of Handloader
Magazine.

 

[bushmaster1313]

I would sure hate to go up against Mr. Griz with ANY handgun. Better than a stick or spray. Even heard a story of a guide who emptied his .22 Colt Woodsman into a grizzly's ear and it worked. A bit too close for my taste.

Q. How do you tell the difference between black bear poop and grizzly poop?

A. Grizzly poop has bells and smells like pepper.

 

[BearBio]

I am certified to use both bear spray or firearms against bears and other wild animals. I have been chased/charged by bears and other wild animals. I have been "tracked" (followed) by mountain lions and one jaguar. This is over 50 years of hunting, 5 years as a part-time guide (California Guide's license #234) and 20 years as a professional wildlife biologist (Federal govt). I have an MS in Animal Behavior with a thesis in black bear behavior. I have interacted with over 2 dozen grizzlies in the wild.

To that article, I call BS! He's ignoring over 2000 other cases analyzed by Dr. Stephen Herrero and others. He chose ONLY cases that supported his (biased) premise--it's called "cherry picking" data.

BTW: The bear poop "humor" is so old it started when the Indians came over from Siberia!

BTW: I carry a heavy loaded 45 Colt or a 454 Casull but the pepper spray is in my hands! I worry more about moose.........

 

[fordson]

Good read, thanks for posting. It does seem like the larger the caliber, the better the chance of success. Too bad I sold my 44Mag. Need to go buy another.

 

[Nevada Ed]

That is why I make MORE noise than Lee Traveno ............

when I am outdoors on a trail fishing or hunting.

Several times I have come up to a pile of "Steaming" poop, in the road or trail.....
in my trips from Calif. to Seattle Washington.

I have heard them but never saw the bears.

 

[S&WIowegan]

A friend went on a guided Elk hunt in Colorado about 5 years ago. His guide was armed with a Glock 40 S&W pistol. The warnings are very clear....the bears respond to the rifle shots and will come running looking for the gut pile. My friend's guide was most worried about not killing a bear. He believed his guide license was very at risk if a bear was killed by him or a client.

Is this generally true?

 

[jtcarm]

I would sure hate to go up against Mr. Griz with ANY handgun. Better than a stick or spray. Even heard a story of a guide who emptied his .22 Colt Woodsman into a grizzly's ear and it worked. A bit too close for my taste.

Back in the ‘50s, an Indian woman killed the world record grizzly with a .22 long.

 

[Wise_A]

This just in: not screwing around in the damn woods 100% effective at preventing bear attacks.