A bear is a formidable foe and can be largely unpredictable. While most will turn and run if they think humans are near, there are some that simply won't care.
The bears that are likely not to care are mothers with cubs and those who won't hear you coming over the sound of their own paws crashing through the underbrush.
Suddenly you're standing face to face with a wall of claws, fur, and muscles.
Hopefully, you've packed a weapon capable of either fending off or taking down this beast.
But not all firearms are the equal, and what you think will save your life may in fact just piss the bear off.
Check out what we mean on the next page.
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Good question, as this has been on my mind as of late
I just take my G20 10mm
10mm pistola
44 mag
I like my 357mag for back up…
Be a man bring a big knife
RPG
38 snub nose
FNX 45 best carry
44 may,357 for women
No penetration
Ruger Super Blackhawk with 300 grain bullet. It will at least slow him up a bit. Rifle is my model 71 Winchester converted to 50 Alaskan.
Check ballistics
Where are you going bear hunting? Think.
Vincent Gamble not bear hunting. Urban survival
same diff.
Vincent Gamble I didn’t want to go there. But we are in the same page. Ixnay on the BLMay;)
G20 with full house rounds, more than enough
understood
can’t wait until hunting season
good luck
Bruce Somes wrong
.44 magnum – hollow points
Vincent Gamble it won’t be long.
Say pointing any gun at anyone would easily solve a problem.
Never had one laugh at the caliber I was carrying.
G20 with flat nose all copper slugs.
Better off with wad-cutters better penetration
Looking for expansion
My .454 Ruger Alaskan, in a shoulder rig goes with me Everytime I go hunting.
Are you gentleman really saying what I think you’re saying ? Don’t sink to that level only defend yourselves if you’re given no other choice.
For a bear? lol your getting mauled for sure lol
Richard Anderson I have no idea what you are talking about.
I read that the very first thing you should do before taking a pistol into bear country is to file off the front sight. That way when the bear takes the gun and shoves it up your$#%&!@*it won’t hurt as much. (I still carry my 357 however)
Agreed, super redhawk alaskan, but I carry the .44 with 305 grain near load. Never fish without it.
Really, what’s the meaning of the above Ixnay comment then ?
454 Casual with 30mm grenade launcher. Muahahahahaha
Just kidding supper shorty 12ga with slugs
The biggest one with the heaviest bullet weight. In Alaska most didn’t carry s handgun. 12 gauge with slugs.
Smith and Wesson 500.
I carry my Springfield XD with 13round mags
One that can stop a bear
Long time ago I used to work on a land survey team in the northern Karl Marxifornia Serra Nevada mountains. Carried flags, stakes, food, water. machete, and a Ruger Security Six packed with 158 grain +P+ hollow points. Worked really good on mountain lions.
The Smith & Wesson Mountain gun is a surprisingly lightweight wheel gun, in which the recoil of a 44 Magnum 300 grain hollowpoint is very manageable, even for many women. For 20 years this has been my go to favorite.
G40 for me, only time it gets out is for deep woods
4″ barrel S&W 500.
.38 special is damn near same as a .357
You people who have never even been in bear country should go back to your video games…. In real life you carry what you own. anything is better than nothing…That being said, I would , if I had My choice, Carry a 18 in 45-70 lever action rifle and a 45 colt revolver on my belt. yes i grew up in bear country if you think im full of$#%&!@* Now I live in Houston…would rather fight the bears ! !lol they only eat tourists anyway
Always carry a 22. It is very light and it will slow down the person you are with, giving you time to outrun the bear. Lol
Brad Kidd use plus p
No Mark , the first rule of being in bear country is . Always be with someone who you can out run.
If you take your buddies hearing aids, you won’t even need a 22.