Posted on 06/25/2021 6:38:25 AM PDT by marktwain
So the lesson is that a number of people have been killed trying to defend themselves from bear attacks using murderous assault weapons.
A bear had been rummaging through my garbage. It was mid morning and I see the bear heading from the woods towards my garbage. I stepped out on the porch a few feet away, he barely glanced at me. I raised my 9mm and put three rounds fifteen feet behind him. He turned, ran back past me towards the woods. I went inside. But instead of sprinting away into the woods, the ba$tard turned right at the free standing garage, circled around, peeked around the corner to see if I was still out, then lumbered over to my garbage can, picked it up and hauled it into the woods, where he proceeded to dismember the bags. My neighbor watched the whole thing from the pistol shots to the dismemberment. She thought it was hysterical. I ended up keeping my garbage in the locked garage.
Bears are smart. And, even a small bear weighs in at more than a large man.
What an amazing collection of cases!!
That....is a good story. I can just picture that bear peeking around the corner, and then going for your garbage can.
Who asks a bear if the want hot sauce with their meal?
Yes we are smart. Glad somebody started recognizing it.
“Yes we are smart. Glad somebody started recognizing it.”
That seemed to be a puzzling non sequitur. Then, I saw your handle. Okay...I’ve finally stopped laughing...whew!
Excellent writeup!!
Packers always beat the Bears and they didn’t need any stinkin handguns to do it...
Chilling,
But Good information.
Thanks Dean.
Very interesting article. BTW, I was made fun of a couple years ago when we visited friends and went hiking. They weren’t “keen” on me carrying while staying at their home. So I simply brought my .380 pocket gun and thought “oh well, it’s better than nothing”.
While on a hike we started talking about what would happen if we came across a bear. My buddy said “I’d use my bear spray”. I replied, you do know bear spray works about 12% of the time and a gun works 97% of the time”.
We discussed for a bit and headed back. About a year later my friend sends me a photo of his new 10MM Glock...SWEET! He thought about it and decided for the amount they hike they need something lethal.
Outstanding work, Dean.
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There was a guy i knew named Del Zeisloft who got a 800lb black bear one year. When asked how many bullets he used to kill the bear he said “all of them” Not sure what kind of rifle he was using maybe a .308
I wonder if FMJ ammo would be better against a bear than hollow point, penetration being important?
Many believe FMJ ammunition is the better choice for bears.
Even a 22 can be effective. So much for calibre snobs.
However, all incidents below .40 caliber totaled 27, of which 3 were failures. (89% success rate).
No failures were found with calibers .40 or above, which totaled 77.
Of course, in data sets of such a small number of samples, the statistics are not all that meaningful. Better to read the cases and make up your own mind of what works and what doesn't.
Jack O’Conner’s favorite indigenous guide was attacked twice by the same grizzly. He survived, but was driven insane.
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