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I'm in Colorado so (supposedly) black bears only…..
Typically when the bears are out of hibernation I carry 18% pepper spray and either my 10mm or .45 ACP, both with Buffalo Bore Outdoorsman loads.
The pepper spray is actually not for a bear encounter; it's for bad dogs, or bad 2 legged critters……..

- Mike

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I recieved the latest editon of the "OUTDOORSMAN" magazine in the mail yesterday.. Inside had an article written by a lady named Tana Grenda ..She and her husbank live in Alaska.. hunt, guide, etc..where the big Alaskan Brown Bears live..not the tiny 600 to 800lb Griz..

Anyway, her story describes them gettting charged by a big brown last fall.. brother was shooting a 338RUM.. believe she said it was 225 gr Accubonds.. allegedly the bear ate 3 of the 338's and started to charge them.. The rifle ran into an issue, actually the primer fell out of the last round into the action and it jammed.. 454 Casull revolver was pulled and fire 5 more Buffalo Bore rounds into him at close range.. 5th shot hit the brain and killed him mere 5 feet away..

SHE states that in this case, she is convinced had they had a 10MM or similar vs the 454 casull, they would be dead... she said all 3 shots from the 338RUM were in vitals, one broke a shoulder, one through lungs, other above lung area...

I have to check the magazien tonight when i get home and I will correct any misinformation I may have provided in my retelling of this story..Long story short, she seeemed pretty spooked reading her story..I have been following her for a while along with her husband..they are hard core.. so, I respect anything they have to say about this situation..

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