Posted on 11/26/2018 9:25:55 AM PST by marktwain
On 11 November 2018, on Sunday morning, Anders Broste was hunting with a friend. He had already harvested his deer, weeks earlier. He had an elk tag, so he had his rifle along in case he was fortunate enough to encounter an elk. He knew there were plenty of deer in the area.
Broste was using two hands to move through heavy brush and alders. His friend was about a hundred and fifty yards away. It is a common and successful hunting technique.
Broste saw the bear as it lifted its head from its bed. Then, the bear charged. Broste had his rifle slung. It was not in his hands and at the ready. He tried to get the rifle off of his shoulder. He was only able to interpose it partly between the bear and his body before the bear was on him.
Broste said he did not have a plan for a bear attack. He said it was mere seconds from the time he saw the bear until it was on him.
A practiced rifle shot, with a rifle in his hands, can hit a close, moving target in less than a second and a half, if he is ready.
(Excerpt) Read more at ammoland.com ...
Looking at that bear, terror would kill me before the bear had a chance....
In before the jokes about bells in grizzly bear scat.
The left wants everyone to believe that semi-automatic rifles have no place in hunting. While a single well-placed shot would down even the biggest predator, most of us aren’t skilled at shooting under duress. A semi-automatic rifle would be critical to ensure rapid follow up shots. Cycling a bolt would cost critical seconds.
A number of bear attacks have been stopped by people armed with semi-automatics.
It it necessary to go this far? If you remove the sling entirely then you won't be able to use it to line up and steady your shot if you are hunting.
My point exactly. Thank you, sir!
I might be terrified but I would try to get a shot off at least to let the remember me before he mauls me.
“The left wants everyone to believe that semi-automatic rifles have no place in hunting.”
That is only first step. They don’t want us hunting, they don’t want us in the woods unless in a tightly controlled environment. They want us all in cities where it is easier to control us.
I carry a Ruger Alaskan in 44 mag 3” revolver just in case. Easier to use if being hugged and being hoofed in close contact than a long gun. Long gun most often stays in hands.
If you practice snap shooting with a sling(can be done with the right set-up) then you do not have to remove the sling.
Most conventional slings are not good for snap shots.
“It it necessary to go this far? If you remove the sling entirely then you won’t be able to use it to line up and steady your shot if you are hunting. “
REREAD the statement more carefully.
Nature is beautiful but is always trying kill us. We should never forget that.
So is the title implying a slung rifle is faster anywhere else other than Montana??
Never forget that you are part of the food chain, and not necessarily at the top......................
The only good bear is a dead bear.
I did read it. Again. And I know when hunting in a deep woodlands environment in the time it takes to attach a sling, even with quick detach/attach mounts and then line up a shot, that shot could be long gone. Often a clean shot is only there a second or two at most. BUT - no shot is worth getting killed by a bear for so if removing the sling is what you need to do in grizzly country then I would do it. I can still line up a shot without the sling, just not as well.
That’s what I would carry too.
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