Make your own judgments.
The guy who started me out on it is half my age and about 50X my ability. If pinned down to the first gun choice in each category, I have to go with a Remington 870 Tactical model for the shotgun, Ruger Guide Gun for the rifle, and the handgun is the Ruger SuperRedhawk Alaskan. You should be using Sabot slugs in your shotgun. All 93 cases are referenced below, as well as the combination cases and examples of incidents that were not included, in the interest of transparency and completeness.Described as an archery float hunt in Alaska. Harrop's efforts were hindered by the necessity of loading the single-action .44, which had been kept unloaded and locked up. Lorenz lifted the gun and set it off, just four feet above her head.
Two were wounded and finished off at the scene with a shotgun slug.
Grizzly bear takes shotgun blast at point-blank range and keeps charging October 25, 2018 When a Canadian family noticed a group of bears on their property, the … I believe the claim was made in good faith.
lead SWC and 8.5 grains of dirty old Unique powder.Very informative article Dean. Then, as the sow came at him again, he fired 10 more shots from his Ruger .22 pistol. Two were killed, one was killed later, with additional shots, by responding authorities. BAD shot by "client" and no back-up on the "trail". DOWN.....I live in a semi-congested suburban, residential neighborhood 15 miles southwest of Hartford, CT. We regularly get bears walking through our yards.
Sure. One was a failure against a grizzly bear. The group included Bob and Marietta Herron and their friend, Bill. Another grizzly was shot while charging. After she passed he heard the cubs again, and by squatting down was able to see there were three cubs.Super info!
Post subject: Re: Shotgun vs rifle for grizzly bears? In addition, for complete data reporting, are eight cases where bears were shot with both long guns and handguns, and one case where the bear was hit by a vehicle and shot with a handgun, making it difficult to determine the efficacy of handguns alone.There were thirteen cases of handgun defenses against bears where the handgun caliber was not identified. There are likely many cases documented in books or local sources that are not easily available on the Internet. No way out so I had to pull the trigger.“I had my hand by my side,” he said. A handgun in .44 Mag, .41 Mag, heavy loaded .45 Colt, 10mm, or maybe .454 Casull or .480 Ruger may be your best bet, carried in a holster you can draw from quickly.
Six of the combination handgun and long gun cases involved .44 magnum revolvers.There was one successful defense with a 9.3X18 Makarov handgun. “If I didn't have the gun, I would have been dead.”The Walker Police department said the pistol at that time was most likely a .40 caliber, but might have been a 9 mm.A .22 pistol is perfectly fine to carry in the woods.
Mike Herder, a commercial fisherman was awakened by Elconora's screams.
He had to kill a black bear and cubs in a depredation hunt.
Another grizzly walked off, and was found dead, two shots had connected. “I pulled the gun and went boom.
But 600grs at 1500fps is not the same as a .500 NE or a .458 Lott. Bear Defense: Powerful Rounds.
He kills the bear with his Glock 20 10mm during an extended fight. The bear came running at the officer.To summarize, we have found 93 verified cases where handguns were used to defend against bear attacks. I know someone who is really well respected in the art of making knives, and handcrafts some of the finest edges in the world, with some even being made with actual meteorite. He taught the Arizona concealed carry course for fifteen years until the goal of Constitutional Carry was attained.
The adult female bear was killed and the 2-year-old cub was wounded and had to be put down. There are numerous anecdotal accounts of successful handgun defenses against bears, which cannot be verified.That was an enjoyable read with reality based information. Good luck stopping the Devil himself covered in brown fur. Ammo Some of the Alaskans in the class carry Brenneke slugs for confrontations with bears. The sow kept coming.
The bear was killed.Walt Earl was a government trapper and hunter who also guided hunters. I can tell you it is very intimidating when you see bears close up without having the protection of a vehicle. He dived forward with the rifle in hand and suffered only a claw wound to the back.