Nope need to ramp it up to 50 cal
I thought 45-70 leveraction was the time honored solution.
I2 gauge pump with sabot slugs. Marlin 1895 guide gun in 45-70 or 450 Marlin.
any experienced bear country guides i ever travelled with rely on shotgun.
i had one Alaska guide make this comment about my carrying my 454 Casul:
“yes, that will be helpful. you can use it to signal for help after the bear chews your arm off”
A 44 magnum snubnose? No thanks.
I live in Alaska and I’m an out avid outdoorsman, I hunt fish trap and shoot ultra long range here. I have 1000 pound bears that live on the creek behind my house that is full of salmon… When I’m caring one of my rifles I have my side pistol which is a Smith & Wesson .500 with .700 grain bullets hand loaded. If you have to shoot it it’s like a hand grenade going off in your hand! When I don’t have my rifle, I carry a Keltech KSG shotgun.
However, it is important to know whether the bears are black bears or brown bears. The best way to tell the difference between black bears and brown bears was to examine their droppings. Black bear droppings will contain squirrel fur, berries, and smell of fish. Brown bear droppings will contain little bells and smell of pepper spray.
I guess these are the real “Bear Arms”????
Rick's Bear Hunt
Rick was excited about his new rifle and decided to try bear hunting. He traveled up to Alaska, spotted a small black bear and shot it.
Soon after there was a tap on his shoulder, and he turned around to see a big brown bear.
The brown bear said, That was a very bad mistake. That was my cousin. I'm going to give you two choices: Either I maul you to death or we have sex.
After considering briefly, Rick decided to accept the latter alternative.
So the brown bear had his way with Rick. Even though he felt sore for two weeks, Rick soon recovered and vowed revenge.
He headed out on another trip to Alaska where he found the brown bear and shot it dead.
Right after, there was another tap on his shoulder.
This time a huge grizzly bear stood right next to him. The grizzly said, ' That was a big mistake, Rick. That was my cousin and you 've got two choices: either I maul you to death or we have 'rough sex. '
Again, Rick thought it was better to cooperate with the grizzly bear than be mauled to death. So the grizzly had his way with Rick.
Although he survived, it took several months before Rick fully recovered.
Now Rick was completely outraged, so he headed back to Alaska and managed to track down the grizzly bear and shot it.
He felt sweet revenge, but then, moments later, there was a tap on is shoulder. He turned around to find a giant polar bear standing there.
The polar bear looked at him and said, 'Admit it Rick, you don't come here for the hunting, do you? '
Always hunt with a partner. If charged by a bear, use this to shoot partner in leg. Then you can outrun the bear. ;)
Ok, just kidding for those with no sense of humor...
Karelian Bear Dog...
Bears tend to be pretty sensitive to politics. Republicans need to carry a 12 gauge shotgun with slugs. Democrats don’t need to carry a gun at all. Just shout, “Hey, I’m a Democrat!” and rub the charging bear between the ears.
MG-42
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