Actually, there are legions of people who have been badly mauled after using a handgun on a bear. Even some of the vaunted magnums.
You are going for a target 1/5 the size of a human brain, encased in a dense bone skull. It is in a full snarling charge, covered in fur. Your adrenaline WILL be pumping. A miss is worthless. A wound other than to brain him is worthless and will enrage him. Mere mortals should have bear spray, backed up by the handgun for a final attempt to save yourself.
“there are legions of people who have been badly mauled after using a handgun on a bear. Mere mortals should “
That doesn’t prove guns don’t work. It only goes to show that many people don’t know how to use a gun.
Bear Spray = Human Seasoning. Bears love it!
Mere mortals can know how to use a gun, so stop with the anti-firearm drama.
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Actually, I would go for the stem, through the mouth.
It may not kill, but it will render its motor nerves non-functional.
Lots of Bear hunters use our property for access on their hunts, and they mostly use that approach.
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“Actually, there are legions of people who have been badly mauled after using a handgun on a bear. Even some of the vaunted magnums.”
OK, give us a few examples. As you claim “legions”, it should not be too hard.