[Navy Patriot]

A 10MM pistol delayed a wounded Kodiak long enough to prevent injury, and probably killed it.

[gnarledmaw]

Ping

[Navy Patriot]

Ping for Bear VS Handgun incident stats.

[gundog]

Joe should invite him to the White House. He could regale him with tales from his grizzly hunting days.

[TexasGator]

“A 10MM pistol delayed a wounded Kodiak long enough to prevent injury, and probably killed it.”

——————Several hits from rifle!-—————

Tyce hits the bear with a rifle to begin the tracking process.
Guide fires two shots from his rifle as the bear charges them.
Tyce fires three shots at the bear with his 10mm.
One final shot from a rifle as it’s down for the count to put an end to it.

[SJackson]

Outdoors/Rural/wildlife/hunting/hiking/backpacking/National Parks/animals list please FR mail me to be on or off . And ping me is you see articles of interest.

[marktwain]

A good article. It will go into the database as a combination defense where a handgun was fired in defense against a bear, along with other lethal means, in this case a couple of rifles.

[Hot Tabasco]

Wow, that’s a big bear

[Revel]

The title makes it sound like the bear attacked first. That does not appear to be the case.

[1066AD]

A few years ago a FReeper took down a bear with only a knife somewhere in the Midwest.

[AlaskaErik]

Glock 20 is the go-to pistol for bear protection in Alaska. The most popular round to use is the Buffalo Bore 220 gr. Only diehards in their 70s and 80s carry a revolver.

[Disambiguator]

So he had a “Kodiak Moment.”

[1Old Pro]

What kind of rifle, article doesn’t say.

[riverrunner]

The 10mm is gaining ground on the king the 44mag. When it comes to having a handgun for bear defense.

Having tracked and shot several wounded black bears with my 41 and 44mags.

I have found my 315gr HCWFN 44mag loads out of one of my Ruger Redhawks, at around 1300fps settles the matter quickly.