#2902969 - 08/10/12 02:40 PM
would you be afraid to carry a 45 for bear defense
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pseshooter300
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Would you be afraid to carry a 45 in a glock for bears im not talking grizzly talking about black bear around here in east tn. I to me dont think it is enough gun wondering what some of you think.
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#2902986 - 08/10/12 02:52 PM
Re: would you be afraid to carry a 45 for bear defense
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Spikes Tactical
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Well I hope it is enough because that is what I carry while hiking whenever we travel to the Gatlinburg area. I figured it would have plenty of stopping power.
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#2902991 - 08/10/12 02:56 PM
Re: would you be afraid to carry a 45 for bear defense
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ratsnakeboogy
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.45 ACP also known as the "flying ashtray" will do plenty to make Pooh rethink his dinner choice.
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#2903014 - 08/10/12 03:23 PM
Re: would you be afraid to carry a 45 for bear defense
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pseshooter300
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Im debating on a 45,357,or a 10mm
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#2903035 - 08/10/12 03:47 PM
Re: would you be afraid to carry a 45 for bear defense
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any of those will be alright.
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#2903064 - 08/10/12 04:11 PM
Re: would you be afraid to carry a 45 for bear defense
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Brisco Darlin
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i've come up on bears before but just backed away slowly. never had one charge me.
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#2903086 - 08/10/12 04:47 PM
Re: would you be afraid to carry a 45 for bear defense
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Nhill
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I would think that a .45 would be better than a .357 as far as the "darn, what just hit me affect". A .357 would penetrate better. I don't think either of these are going to instantly kill a bear, so you want stopping power.
I'm not expert though, so I am probably just talking out of my @ss.
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#2903101 - 08/10/12 04:56 PM
Re: would you be afraid to carry a 45 for bear defense
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1 good shot
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the way the rangers see it you better have claw marks before you kill a bear
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#2903121 - 08/10/12 05:08 PM
Re: would you be afraid to carry a 45 for bear defense
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W C
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The construction of the bullet will be more important than whether it's .45ACP, 10mm or 357mag. Personally if I carried a .45ACP for bear defense I'd load the first and every other round with 230gr FMJ and alternating rounds of 230gr Winchester Ranger T
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#2903226 - 08/10/12 07:00 PM
Re: would you be afraid to carry a 45 for bear defense
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meat hunter
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Absolutely enough gun for black bear protection. My choice of ammo would be CorBon DPX with Barnes bullets.
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