Dave
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True Grit Farms":cq5c83ly said:I agree with you Dave, I think I'd like a 12 ga shotgun with a slug followed by buckshot if I had a choice.Dave":cq5c83ly said:JMJ Farms":cq5c83ly said:Would rather shoot one of my Glock 21 45s. But they are so dang big to carry. If I was in bear country I think I'd take both 21s, my 40 and my 1911. And possibly my beretta 9mm and ruger 380 (as GB said, for me if the rest didn't get rid of the bears) :bang:
Having worked in big bear country and had a couple run ins with bears. I don't want a pistol of any kind if it comes time to shoot or get ate. I consider a 375 H&H the smallest thing I want. And I know a number of Alaskan big game guides. They don't pack pistols.
I worked with a guy on Afognak Island (next island North of Kodiak) who had lived on the island his whole adult life. He said he had shot 3 bears which he had to shoot. All with a 12 ga. All at a range of about 10-15 feet. He said it is a little hard on the nerves to wait until they are that close.