[marktwain]

I and colleagues have found many more pistol defenses against bears in the intervening five years.

[marktwain]

Link to AmmoLand article referencing and linking to numerous pistol defenses against bears.

[drSteve78]

more pistol defenses against bears in the intervening five years.

Much more effective than banging pots and pans, or throwing sticks. In Nature, bigger wins. Any bullet , used enough, is eventually bigger than the bear

[mylife]

only black bear there.

don’t sleep with marshmallows.

[Theoria]

Seems like sop should be to approach a problem with a tool and not need it, rather than not have the tool, and it be 200 yards away under the seat.

[Don W]

My biggest question is regarding calibre vs projectile speed.

Is a small high speed projectile going to be effective, or is a larger slower one better?

EG 7.62mm vs .40”

[caver]

Thanks for the post!

[Cold Heart]

Or you could drop the bear mauling part of the 4-H outing curriculum.

[IYAS9YAS]

A teenage girl had been badly mauled by a bear, in her tent, as part of a 4-H outing.

I'd be talking to the planning committee about that.

[Paal Gulli]

From "Forgotten Weapons'" Ian McCollum, An Overview of 4-Bore Stopping Rifles (YouTube)