Another case where the 10mm pistol was a bear stopper. The bear was hit with a rifle round, but the guide fell down and the pistol was needed to stop it for certain.
1 posted on
08/01/2024 7:08:18 AM PDT by
marktwain
To: marktwain
Isn’t that the sort of thing you’d expect if you went to Kodiak Island?
2 posted on
08/01/2024 7:12:25 AM PDT by
Savage Beast
(Fight! Fight! Fight! God Bless America!--President Donald Trump, Butler, Pennsylvania, July 13, 2024)
To: marktwain
So, what does bowhunting have to do with it? The bear was shot at 200 yards with a rifle.
To: marktwain
I know a coastie that was stationed there. He had either a 44 or 45 when he left town or the base.
6 posted on
08/01/2024 7:22:08 AM PDT by
EVO X
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To: marktwain
A human going to Kodiak Island is like a hobbit going to Mordor. the chance of meeting an unfriendly is very high.
7 posted on
08/01/2024 7:34:04 AM PDT by
PGR88
To: marktwain
Excellent article! Contains the detail and discussion necessary for education on Outdoor Sportsmen’s Safety and 2A value combined with good storytelling.
11 posted on
08/01/2024 7:51:19 AM PDT by
Navy Patriot
(Celebrate Decivilization)
Tyce had wounded a large Kodiak bear... in a shot at a moving bear from 200 yards with a borrowed rifle... Golly gee whiz! Who'd a thunk it?
12 posted on
08/01/2024 7:58:09 AM PDT by
Who is John Galt?
("...mit Pulver und Blei, Die Gedanken sind frei!")
To: marktwain
Why would the guide say not to shoot the skull?
13 posted on
08/01/2024 8:22:20 AM PDT by
Bigg Red
(Trump will be sworn in under a shower of confetti made from the tattered remains of the Rat Party.)
To: marktwain
“Stop! Don’t shoot the skull!”
Sorry, if I had a shot at the head I would fire. When a bear is as amped up as this one even a brain shot is no guarantee of a stop. Having crawled through Kodiak alders on all fours many years ago I would not want to be in that situation.
14 posted on
08/01/2024 8:30:00 AM PDT by
43north
(Dear God, after I die don't let me vote democrat.)
To: marktwain
Hunter? I am biting my toungue so bard it hurts😂
To: marktwain
Too bad the bear didn’t get his killers first.
21 posted on
08/01/2024 8:57:57 AM PDT by
rod5591
To: marktwain
I’m sorry I ever sold mine…..☹️
24 posted on
08/01/2024 9:32:28 AM PDT by
telescope115
(I NEED MY SPACE!!! 🔭)
To: marktwain
With the right ammo 10mm is very effective. I’m considering getting one for back up in bear country to replace my 44mag. More than twice as many rounds on tap is tempting.
29 posted on
08/01/2024 11:29:33 AM PDT by
Seruzawa
("The Political left is the Garden of Eden of incompetence" - Marx the Smarter (Groucho))
To: marktwain
I didn’t know Hunter was still allowed to own guns!
31 posted on
08/01/2024 12:04:12 PM PDT by
grey_whiskers
(The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change without notice.)
To: marktwain
Apparently he was loaded for bear.
34 posted on
08/01/2024 12:26:05 PM PDT by
nuke_road_warrior
(Making the world safe for nuclear power for over 20 years)
To: marktwain
It also bears mention that no mainstream manufacturer is selling anything close to Col Cooper’s original 10mm load (not even Norma, who manufactured Col. Cooper’s loads for him), only boutique ammunition manufacturers specializing in “hot” loads like Buffalo Bore and Double-Tap.
So the market has spoken and it prefers the FBI 10mm Lite load to Cooper’s full-house loads.
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