Originally Posted by
DDM4LV1
Well, this all sounds reasonable, perhaps I must just re-think going out alone, period, in brown bear country...and if I really want to or have need to take out one of my AR's...best to have that 2nd or 3rd person packing the 45-70 or .375 H&H.
Although, and I could be dead wrong
(pun intended)...unless one is EXTREMELY experienced guiding/hunting grizzly, and has defended before, or has ice water running in veins...that ONE only "well placed" shot that you may only get...with a bolt gun or even lever, may be off the mark with no quick 2nd shot, then you're toast.
To be that accurate & cool under a "charge" from 30-10 yds.,...well don't know if I could place it? Lots of variables...as I said, I could be wrong but I would feel better with a semi-auto, being able to squeeze the trigger as fast as I could and with the best aim under the circumstances, hope I score both some mechanical immobilizing & CNS and NOT depending on one magical shot.
some guys may be that good & cool when faced with 800 lbs. of muscle, claw & fang charging in like a locomotive at 35mph, not sure that is me...no matter how many rounds I put downrange a year.
So I have this Benelli 12g. semi-auto SG, 7+1 shots, fast, reliable...stuffed with Brenneke Black Magic slugs...big holes, real fast, bones crunching organs exploding, point & shoot, point blank range, why not?
Then again...I read this post in another thread by member "Denali";
"I was born, and have lived most of my 52 years in Alaska, these bear bullet threads are just to ridiculous to be taken seriously. We have a word for the type of person, who is always looking for the magic bullet with which to kill the death ninja bears that are coming under cover of darkness for them, we refer to them as "cheechakos!"
You don't need a study of terminal ballistics for charging bear, you are not going to be shooting a charging bear while fishing, hiking, or wrapped up in your sleeping bag, if you are being charged by an Alaskan brown/grizzly, you are either going to be thanking God it was a false charge(99,999%), or you are going to get mauled, and as a consequence your bullet selection will be largely meaningless, because you will be(if physically able) shooting at contact distance.......You want some sage advice? Invest in bear spray, use common sense in bear country, and stay out of the way of the charging moose..."
...THAT part in bold text may have hit-it-on-the-head, end of story, big trouble unless the charge is 50-75 yds. out or more, giving some time to shoot well?
Also, read some advice from Randy Garrett of Garrett Cartridge Co.,
...from a guy that has hunted big game ALL over the world, "is NOT going to wait & see if the "charge" is a bluff...wait until what, bear is too close now to shoot without a mauling still...NO, he said they get SHOT, the heck with "what if" 99.9% bluffs, as Donnie Brasco said, "fagget a 'bout it"...my life & family more important than any wildlife!
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