The other method we’ve been using since the Civil War days, a fat, heavy, blunt bullet, that by virtue of its freight train momentum punches with its bluntness through tough bone and tissue, doing quickly lethal damage. If the bullet matches the game, the game falls in its tracks. One is a high velocity quickly expanding bullet which explodes blood vessels and destroys nerves. Two kinds of bullets kill bear - or deer or elk or elephant. Most importantly, these potent cartridges can be totally ineffective if using the wrong bullet. More potent cartridges are surely better, but only if you shoot them well. Popular handgun “bear” cartridges are the. Just for variety, however, I have carried other handguns, and have fired as backup with a. Once in a great while I was actually the shooter, mostly because I was the only one at the tree having a firearm, and I have found a. Over the past 40 years of hunting bears with hounds, whether or shooter or backup, I have only carried a handgun. You’ve read in this magazine over the years of a couple of instances where I have shot bear at extremely close range when I really had no intention of shooting the bear that day I was just backup. The other assumption is that we’re talking about black bear, as a Kodiak at close range warrants Ma Deuce.
The answer lies with a four-inch barreled, double action revolver somewhere between. 357 Magnum? While perhaps barely adequate, it would be my recommendation only if one is totally intolerant of any amount of recoil.
(Yes, I actually do have one, but wouldn’t dare shoot it quickly or with wet hands, and it’s also a single shot, so we’ll rule that out.) How about a. What caliber do you want for an angry bear at ten feet? The answer is quite simple, get a handgun chambered in. The handgun you strap to your hip must not be overly burdensome, but weight can bring a confidence factor, and it also tames recoil. Whether archer, bearhoundsman, or just around camp in bear country, a potent handgun on the hip is so much handier than a nine-pound rifle over your shoulder.
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