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PM me the pics you pussy
I'm well aware of the Cave Bears lol as well as Short Faced Bears. Scientists speculate these monstrosities delayed human migration into North America because they hunted us in the Bering Strait.
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Short Faced Bear skull compared to Kodiak Bear skull:
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Much more pop. Comparable to a 357 magnum, but typically shoots heavier bullets.Why is 10mm so much better than 9mm btw? I mean obviously it's a larger bullet/ballistic but does it have that much more powder/velocity behind it? I hear a 9mm is pretty weak even on some humans. 10 isn't THAT much bigger bore.
It was a jokeAssault Weapon is a misnomer made up by gungrabbers.
If you mean an actual "Assault Rifle", no one is carrying a select fire M4/M16 variant out in bear country nor is anyone carrying the semi auto version AR15 variant out in bear country. Carrying a rifle chambered in an intermediate cartridge like the 5.56 (or even 300 BO supersonics) out in bear would be nonsensical.
Maybe something like a 308 FAL Para SBR would make a bit more sense but you're getting into Battle Rifle territory there.
Much more pop. Comparable to a 357 magnum, but typically shoots heavier bullets.
Any reason you couldn't go with a heavy load of .45 ACP?'
edit: I guess not a "heavier" load, but a faster one. My understanding is the .45 is a big slow bullet whereas the 10mm is a faster smaller bullet. Still big though.
You were the one hiding in the bushes????
Why is 10mm so much better than 9mm btw? I mean obviously it's a larger bullet/ballistic but does it have that much more powder/velocity behind it? I hear a 9mm is pretty weak even on some humans. 10 isn't THAT much bigger bore.
this is my bear gun
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it's a little heavy, but worst case, you can always hit the bear with it.
A 1911 is literally the last gun I’d carry for bears.
what about a BB gun?A 1911 is literally the last gun I’d carry for bears.
.357 is minimal, people have gotten lucky with 9mm because the bear turned even though it wasn't a fatal hit, but why be on the lower end of the spectrum?
I know a old timer guide that recently went up in caliber because of a crazy charge they almost didn't survive even though he had a slug gun and his assistant guide a 375 while guiding a bow hunter. He sufferd ptsd for awhile. He was man enough to admit it after a lifetime hunting and guiding in alaska.
I lost a middle toe two years ago when charged by a sow with cubs, last shot I was on my back with my foot between me and her. Fortunately one brained her or she would have ripped my face off before dying from the first shot to the chest. Was a 10mm but a 454 may have stopped her the first shot. That's what I pack now, it's the same weight with more than twice the punch.
this is my bear gun
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it's a little heavy, but worst case, you can always hit the bear with it.
but it's a 6 inch barrel broThing would be next to useless against a grizzly. Relying on any handgun for primary bear protection is not very smart, they are not the accurate and harder to shoot not to mention weak compared to a 12g shotgun or .376 H&H magnum.
but it's a 6 inch barrel bro