| BlainSmipy |
| (.375 member) |
| 21/03/07 05:38 AM |
Re: BEST BEAR STOPPER-DOUBLE vs SLUGGED SHOTGUN??
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If you shoot a charging bear at 20 yards in Alaska, it is very likely you will be fined heavily. To be considered defenseable in life or property, the bear better have powder burns on it when you kill it. I'm only half joking. As described above, it is very difficult to tell when or if a bear is going to stop its charge. The bear doesn't know.
Best is to plan on one shot, make it close and make it good. Unless you have a bear tag in your pocket...
When elk hunting this year I turned a blackie at 1 foot with a poke in the nose of my Hawkins 50 cal. I was roaring and yelling at him from about 20 yards out. This bear had absolutely no fear of humans, he turned around after about 10 yards to look at me again, then walked away. I did not have a license, so I didn't want to shoot. I did have that front bead right on his noggin though! If it had been a brownie, I think would have dropped him 10 yards out....if the old Hawkins would have done it.
I can read blackies pretty well having dealt with a lot of camp raiders, but I know nothing about the Brownies.
BS