Just One Bear Cartridge

[ImprovedModel56Fan]

for the .44 Magnum handgun of your choice - S&W, Ruger, TC, even C***. If you could have just one cartridge, carried in the gun or in your pocket, your choice, which would it be? Does not need to be current manufacture.

 

[Texas Star]

Keith handoad, 250 grain hard cast lead, about 1250 FPS.

I think Buffalo Bore has something similar. Or any good factory 240 grain JSP.

 

[Smoke]

Go Big Or Go Home

 

[delcrossv]

For .44 Mag? Underwood hard flat nose.

44 Remington Magnum 305 Grain Lead Long Flat Nose Gas Check – Underwood Ammo

 

[BRL40]

You gonna shoot it with an energy drink?

That'll just make him tear you apart faster!

 

[Rpg]

Any old 44 special cartridge will do the job you save the last bullet for.

 

[keith44spl]

Any ol' 44 will do....If'n ya got the nerve to stand and deliver the goods.

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[brucev]

One round of .44 S&W Magnum? Just one? Easy. The heaviest hard cast lead flat nose bullet available loaded hotter than the hinges of the theological place of eternal torment. I'd plan on waiting till he was bad breath close at which time I'd jam that four inch M-29 flame thrower up in the roof of his mouth and fire for effect. Later of course I'd have to rinse off to deal with all his blood, brains, etc. Then, I'd reload my empty cartridge case and get ready for the next bear. Sincerely. bruce.

 

[crazyphil]

I carry Federal 300-Gr. cast flat point in my Ruger New Model Super
Blackhawk when I am in big brown bear country. Shown below with
Lawrence Keith holster replica by Henry Cassday. Belt by David Keith,
Solingen blade with grip by Phil.

The old model 29 has been worked hard, so I carry Buffalo Bore's low
recoil (4E) 255-Gr. Keith load in it. Shown with Chic Gaylord holster
on Chic Gaylord gunbelt.

 

[Sistema1927]

What a novel thread. I don't think that anyone, in the entire history of the internet, has ever posted a "What's best for bear?" thread before.

 

[pawngal]

You could switch things up and go for bare

 

[jeffrefrig]

I believe a .22LR in the knee of whoever you are with.
Oh, pawngal, the bear would be laughing so hard at me it'd forget what he/she was there for! Human bare are generally kinda ugly; at least in PGH PA!

 

[Skeet 028]

Just had a friends nephew defend himself with a grizz locally while bow hunting Elk. One warning shot..bear shied off came back bear spray...shied off again... came back for serious and got 3 shots at just single digit feet for the last...not a 44 though...454 Casull from a Ruger I think A handgun is usually not enough M-1 Super 90 with mag extension is much much better when loaded with slugs. My gun of last resort is a S&W 57 4 inch loaded with 240 WFNGCs at about 1050. On another good note 2 friends each got respectable 6x6s up about 10 miles from the Park. Only saw 1 bear at about a half mile...Still too close!!

 

[Kurusu]

There's been a trend here latetly of "you can just have one of....."

So I ask. And if you could have more than one bear?

 

[Ivan the Butcher]

There's been a trend here latetly of "you can just have one of....."

So I ask. And if you could have more than one bear?

I would like to have a small Polar and a large Black, so they were the same size in front of the fireplace.

Ivan

 

[BearBio]

This post should re-entitled "Just one 44 magnum bear load". As stated, it is misleading (IMHO)

 

[gjgalligan]

f, carried in the gun or in your pocket,

Any of them carried in your pocket would be useless.

 

[ImprovedModel56Fan]

Any of them carried in your pocket would be useless.

Probably, but less so when hunting than when being hunted. Anyway, if you want to take a thread seriously, you should probably not be on this one, but on the "Just One Goldfish" thread.

 

[Kurusu]

Hey you! Can you get me some popcorn?

 

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