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The failure.

I have read about that one before.

In the warning shot category, yes a failure.

But the bear was never struck, supposedly. So how could that be categorized as a failure of the gun to stop the attack.

The failure to hit bear would go in another category, shots fired and missed. That would be an interesting statistic by its self.

This would be pretty high stress event. Only matched, I think, by a deadly encounter, sudden and close with a human being.

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I chuckled when I saw this:

"But the second grizzly, also a boar, didn’t veer away, the hunters reported. When it got within 10 feet of one of the men the entire party opened fire, letting loose nine rounds from two .44 magnum revolvers and the .45-70 rifle.

Only two of the shots connected, a necropsy would later determine."

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Got to hit them, and in a lethal place, to kill them.

From another site, and numerous examples, it seemed actually any handgun was quite effective in stopping or preventing severe attacks. I assume providing the defender actually is hitting the charging bear.

Of course,vthe bigger the bullet the better. Providing the user can hit anything with it.

Yep, experience and practice would make a huge difference when adrenaline and sudden and fast reactions occur. I know I fumbled my M98 .30-06 reloading the chamber when I had a hog deer "charge" me, it wasn't charging of course, just fleeing wounded uphill and dodged past. Had it wanted to impale me, a la a bushbuck, it would have had me.

Practising on running shots, and on charging targets is great practice. Maybe including an empty chamber, even an empty magazine.

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John aka NitroX

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