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Polar Bear Attack on Russians Stopped with Handgun and Rifles
AmmoLand ^ | January 2, 2022 | Dean Weingarten

Posted on 01/04/2023 3:56:31 AM PST by marktwain

Here is the incident, lightly edited:

Around 1PM Alek and Boris woke up from banging on the door. Alek got up and went to the door and discovered there was a polar bear outside. He had a signal flare in his hand. When he was about to open the door, he heard the bear snorting and thought that the bear’s head was at the same height as his. He didn’t dare to open the door. He didn’t set off the signal flare. When the bear continued to hit the door, the two others got up. Alek accessed a 7.62 mm handgun, and Boris and Igor each took a 7.62 mm rifle.

They had sausages, butter, and other groceries in the hallway.  The bear was probably smelling this and trying to reach the food. The people thought if the bear broke through the door and into the cabin, the situation would become life-threatening. There would be very little time to aim and fire. The cabin was already crowded.

Considering the situation, Alek fired one shot through the door with the pistol. He fired upwards so the shot would go through the door at approximately head height and angled upward. The bear continued to hit the door, and Alek now fired a shot with the rifle. He was scared and shaken. He was convinced the bear was standing on two legs and that its head would be at the height of the middle of the door. He thus fired through the door at that height to hit the bear in the head/ neck region. He was scared for his life, and so were the others, this is why he tried to kill the bear.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs
KEYWORDS: attack; banglist; bear; norway
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To: FLT-bird

Thanks.


21 posted on 01/04/2023 6:17:20 AM PST by dljordan
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To: marktwain
When he was about to open the door, he heard the bear snorting...

Must have been some good Russian crack!


22 posted on 01/04/2023 6:20:36 AM PST by COBOL2Java (Gun laws empower criminals. Guns empower the people.)
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To: dljordan

Most Makarov pistols I’ve seen are chambered in 9x18.

L


23 posted on 01/04/2023 6:42:36 AM PST by Lurker (Peaceful coexistence with the Left is not possible. Stop pretending that it is.)
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To: jerod
"...Don’t worry... They’ll be fine...."

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Somebody better tell AlGore to get the word out!
The Eco-Nazis are all worried!

Because they gotta back off before they kill us all with their
immense stupidity and ignorance.

I know, I know - "You Can't Fix Stupid.".

So that may mean the the human race may be reaching it's endpoint -

TERMINAL STUPIDITY.

"The majority of the race became TOO stupid and deluded to survive -
so they didn't."

24 posted on 01/04/2023 7:11:45 AM PST by GaltAdonis
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To: marktwain
Around 1PM Alek and Boris woke up from banging on the door.

Land

"Candygram."

25 posted on 01/04/2023 8:08:28 AM PST by MikelTackNailer (Fortunately despite aging I've been spared the ravages of maturity.)
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To: MikelTackNailer

Yup.
Russian.


26 posted on 01/04/2023 1:34:39 PM PST by Big Red Badger (The Truman Show)
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To: Lurker

Barely adequate for a raccoon, if a friend’s experience counts. I wouldn’t want to face a polar bear with a Makarov. .


27 posted on 01/04/2023 10:25:28 PM PST by gundog (It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen. )
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To: weezel
This is the 7.62 handgun I’d want for a polar bear.


28 posted on 01/04/2023 10:31:13 PM PST by gundog (It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen. )
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To: marktwain

Where is that video of the Russians feeding the polar bear from the dock and petting its head I think someone posted that here before Russians are weird about their bears of course European brown bears are not nearly as aggressive or ferocious as the American grizzly

The grizzly is like a pitbull always ready to go and I like pit bulls before anyone gets started

I’ve owned several and southern ABDs which are similar but bigger


29 posted on 01/04/2023 10:31:58 PM PST by wardaddy (Truth is treason in the Empire of liars)
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To: marktwain

https://earthlymission.com/1950s-photos-of-soviet-soldiers-feeding-polar-bears/


30 posted on 01/04/2023 10:40:09 PM PST by wardaddy (Truth is treason in the Empire of liars)
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To: wardaddy
European brown bears are not nearly as aggressive or ferocious as the American grizzly

When European brown bears were relentlessly hunted, they learned to avoid humans. Now that the humans are disarmed and shown to be harmless, the European bears are becoming aggressive again.

31 posted on 01/05/2023 3:49:04 AM PST by marktwain
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To: Lurker

Mistake. I said 7.62 X64, should have said 7.62X54.


32 posted on 01/05/2023 3:58:59 AM PST by weezel
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To: marktwain

I see a lot of YouTube of Russians etc toying with wild bears in ways you wouldn’t with grizzly

Our own brownies are less aggressive than the smaller grizzly

Although they kill too obviously

Before settling all North American bears saw humans as food

Not enough Indians to matter and grizzly roamed almost everywhere as did elk


33 posted on 01/05/2023 7:41:33 AM PST by wardaddy (Truth is treason in the Empire of liars)
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