January 11, 2013, 08:12 AM | #76 |
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Yes, the bear has its summer fat pack still on, but fat doesn't make a bear TALLER.
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January 11, 2013, 04:40 PM | #77 |
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It all depends. I've seen an Alaska black bear dropped with a single head shot from a 22 caliber Single Six. On the other hand I've seen 357 magnums glance off of a similar bear's face.
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Here's what some of you are missing, which i said over and over again. NOTHING is 100%. Now what did I mean by that? For handguns This: --A .50 cal desert eagle shot to the CNS even on a small bear isn't a 100% it will work. --Yet at the same time a .22 could get LUCKY or just "defy" what we think is "logic" and that .22 will drop the momma bear in one shot because you just happened to get lucky/had great shot and hit the momma bear in the "soft spot" in the back of the neck. While the .50 cal didnt work on the smaller bear. Yes, weird stuff like that happens. THAT was my point. Crazy, weird, explainable stuff like that is the NAME of the game when it comes to bears. Just as your high powered riffle didn't work - what if someone next to you pulled out a revolver .44 mag and shot the bear next to it, and droppd it in one shot because he got a lucky/good hit and smashed the bear's CNS system and dropped it with that one shot? Can it happen? Yup. Is it likely, probably not. Bigger cal is always better vs bears. My point was that while big cal guns have failed before, lucky/good shots from smaller calibers have worked... You can never be certain. Now give me a 12 gauge with slugs, a .44 magnum on the side, along with a 9mm with 17 rounds (don't ask but it can have it's side other uses) and I'd be confident vs any bear. Multiple others in this thread have said a .45ACP or lower has worked, since I'm sure most people skipped over them, here's 1 quote. (So definitely not the *only* one in this thread who has said it can work, few others have) Quote reloader28: Quote:
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We get it. Anything can kill a bear. The original question, however, was... Quote:
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Look guys, we are not talking about a hunting season here where you can take your time to line up a perfect shot, or the bear exposing it's side, frontal CNS and said " go ahead human, take your best shot".
We are talking a defensive situation here. If a bear is not threatening you, you will have no business to shoot it. What is bear posture to threaten you? If it is standing up on it's hind legs then you have no business shooting it. If it is walking toward you, or charging toward you, you'll have only it's frontal target to shoot at, which is it's head, front legs & shoulders. If you feel confidence in that situation using a .22 or a .45, you have bigger balls than I do. In any case, constipation will no longer be your problem. |
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That's fine you don't feel safe carrying a 45ACP. Multiple others have said the opposite. This is all personal opinion there is NO FACTUAL ANSWER TO THE OP'S QUESTION. But Saying anything can kill a bear is just a little ridiciouls. You claimed I said "anything" could take out a bear. Where did I say that? I never did. The quote I quoted did, not me. And he was talking about guns not "anything" like a rock or stick"
The OP's question cannot be fully answered with 100% accuracy. Where is he going? How big of bears? Is he going into an area where there's a 5% chance he'd come across a bear or an area where theres say an 80% chance of coming into a bear. Some feel safe with 45ACP some don't. I simply stated that it *COULD* work since lesser has worked such as a .22. But I clearly said 5X over that I wouldn't go without a 12 gauge, and the 45ACP (or 44 MAG) would only be a side-arm. So No, I wouldn't feel comfortable with JUST a 45ACP unless it was small bears But I'd feel 100 times safer with a 45 ACP than nothing at all. I think this response nailed it but no one is paying attention: Quote SHAFTER Quote:
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Heh, leave the guy alone. It's his opinion and he's entitled to it.
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Graphics of someone beating a dead horse.
Nature's way of saying that useful discussion on a subject has concluded, so it's time to close it down. Thank you, everyone, for remaining civil throughout the course of the discussion.
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