[marktwain]

Over 90% of successful defenses against bears, where a handgun was fired, did not require a fast, central nervous system hit.

[Lurker]

Animals respond to pain. Getting shot hurts.

Seems simple enough to me.

L

[SauronOfMordor]

The same “speed and accuracy” arguments about handguns also apply to bear spray.

To be effective at all, you need to get it out of your pocket quickly and hit the bear in the face with the stream.

You also have a big range disadvantage. A handgun can hit a bear from over 50 yards away. Bear spray range is much shorter.

[CodeToad]

You really seem to be obsessed with bears.

[Celtic Conservative]

Heavy caliber, high expansion resulting in maximum energy dump would seem to be the order of the day.

CC

[Red Badger]

No, I just have to be faster than whoever is with me!........

[Cen-Tejas]

I’ve spent many nights on the Yukon River by myself farrrr away from any people. I always carried a .500 S & W on a homemade holster suspended from a both shoulders harness which reduced/eliminated back pain after hours of wear.

Practicing SAFE camping (ate/cooked one place then moved downriver 10 miles) and no fires at my 2nd (sleeping) campsite and all food in a bear barrel, I never saw a bear close up. Thank you lord because I did not want to shoot one.

[aMorePerfectUnion]

Guns and pepper spray…

No one ever mentions ninjas

[MNnice]

Two shots, one to each eyeball. Easy peasy. :-)

[mountainlion]

https://www.ammoland.com/2017/06/bella-twin-the-22-used-to-take-the-1953-world-record-grizzly-and-more/

World record grizzly bear taken by 22. Skill is the biggest factor.

[Cincinnatus.45-70]

Thanks for posting these. This series of articles is great. Informative and useful for those of us who spend time in the woods where bears live.

[wardaddy]

It would seem speed helps in close encounters

I’ve only seen browns in glacier remote and Alberta forests above Hinton on the eastern slope

Both were several 100 Yards

But looking at me

I had long gun 30-06 in Canada I brought in

I think they are a challenge

I’ve got a ruger #1 .340 weatherby mag

Great caliber but only one shot

I prefer to avoid grizzly

Euro brownies while large seem more chill

Or Russians are crazy AH

[fruser1]

If you wait until your head is in their mouth, yes.

If they are some distance off, no.

[Bob434]

It should be a requirement that anyone advocating for bear spray only, be required to spend a few months in heavily populated bear country with nothing but bear spray

I’m betting there wouldn’t be any articles about bear spray only.

[If You Want It Fixed - Fix It]

They just want climate change action, NOW!

[Hot Tabasco]

Are Extreme Speed

Absolutely if you intend to outrun the bear.......

[Uncle Miltie]

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The only failure where a person was killed was the .22 pistol against a polar bear”

My favorite part.

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I wonder if AmmoLand has a full-time click-bait staff?