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Irish B · April 1, 2012, 02:55 PM

You cant argue the effectiveness of buckshot on bear without having actually used it on a real bear. Yeah maybe 8 rounds of buckshot will stop or mutilate a bear but the average number of shots someone gets off during a bear charge is 1 to 2. The bear isn't going to sit there and let you unload 7 or 8 rounds into it. Like I said before I've shot a bear broadside in the vitals with hardened magnum 00 and it only made him flinch. I wouldn't be willing to take that risk again. Also people have this idea that if they're loaded with buck they can just point and shoot and they'll hit anything and everything in the general area they're aiming at. You still have to be a good shot to be effective with buck.

April 1, 2012, 02:55 PM	#22
Irish B Senior Member Join Date: October 10, 2010 Location: Colorado Posts: 359	You cant argue the effectiveness of buckshot on bear without having actually used it on a real bear. Yeah maybe 8 rounds of buckshot will stop or mutilate a bear but the average number of shots someone gets off during a bear charge is 1 to 2. The bear isn't going to sit there and let you unload 7 or 8 rounds into it. Like I said before I've shot a bear broadside in the vitals with hardened magnum 00 and it only made him flinch. I wouldn't be willing to take that risk again. Also people have this idea that if they're loaded with buck they can just point and shoot and they'll hit anything and everything in the general area they're aiming at. You still have to be a good shot to be effective with buck. __________________ If a man hasn't found something worth dying for, he isn't fit to live Last edited by Irish B; April 1, 2012 at 03:02 PM.