December 30, 2010, 04:56 PM | #1 |
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What would you grab?
Yes another black bear question....
Lets pretend your camping in the San Isabel National Forest in Colorado and you get charged by a 400+lb black bear. You have two rifles you can grab. A bolt action Tikka T-3 lite in 30-06 springfield with a 3rd magazine or A single shot Ruger #1 action in 45-70 government Which do you grab and why? I am asking because I love my 30-06 and I'd feel better having a second and third follow up shot if needed. Obviously the 45-70 is more than capable but since it's a single shot and not a lever action you only have 1 chance most likely. I have to wonder though... In a charge situation... How likely will it be that you actually have time to take a second shot during a charge? |
December 30, 2010, 05:11 PM | #2 |
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You mean that you went camping in bear country without a suitable rifle?
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December 30, 2010, 05:28 PM | #3 |
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PawPaw,
I usually carry a 12 gauge with brenekke's black majic magnum slugs. If I'm fishing... I wear my 357 magnum smith and wesson 686P with 180gr buffalo bore rounds. I am just pondering which rifle of the two mentioned above would be a better choice if you had to pick one for protection against a charging black bear. |
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He could be closing at 50 feet per second or 10, a big difference. In the worst case analysis, he's less than 1 shot away and it doesn't matter. Considering how difficult it is to focus and precisely aim while 'pucker factored', I would tend to not want the single shot. A .22 might be loud enough to cause a pause at very close range, but ultimately, having been alot closer in one situation that was comfortable, the real goal is to "not be there / in that situation". On the other hand, an M82A1 / M2 or Anzio 20 mm might be a better choice
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December 30, 2010, 05:45 PM | #5 |
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I don't trust my ability to shoot straight in that situation so I would have to say I want more bullets. The 30-06 would give me a better/ more chances to hit what I was aiming at. I wouldn't bet a wooden nickel that I could hit a charging 400 pound black bear in the drivetrain with one shot.
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December 30, 2010, 06:08 PM | #6 |
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I'm sorry, but black bears just are not very frightening to me. But they do taste good!
If you are being charged, you had better already have a rifle in your hand. Otherwise, I would just grab a rock and bean him with it, then go pick up the bag of Cheetos he was fighting with.
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December 30, 2010, 07:46 PM | #8 |
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I take all this talk of preparation against black bear attack with the same skepticism that I take talk of preparation against attack by zombies. They happen at about the same frequency.
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December 30, 2010, 07:53 PM | #9 |
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I'd grab my Android, start a thread about caliber for bear defense, and show it to him. Most likely he'd just lose interest
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Sorry, but "What gun" and "Bear" have gone into hibernation until next snowmelt.
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