Handguns for Bear Defense: Will Any of Them Stop the Threat?
- Thread starter Mike H.
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Mikus Aurelius
Alpha
Noticed that of all the 10mm ammo that Mr. Zwoll tested, none matched these specs from DoubleTap Ammo:Hello all, here is today's article posted on TheArmoryLife.com. It is titled “Handguns for Bear Defense: Will Any of Them Stop the Threat?” and can be found at https://www.thearmorylife.com/handguns-for-bear-defense/.
Caliber : 10mm
Bullet : 200gr Hardcast Solid (WFNGC)
Ballistics : 1300fps / 750 ft. lbs. muzzle - Glock 20
1105fps / 542 ft. lbs. 100yds - Glock 20
1240fps / 683 ft. lbs. - Glock 29
Invisibleflash
Elite
No real bear problems here. Every few years you hear about small bear, but that is it. If worried about bear and using 9mm, look for nylon coated ammo. Tremendous penetration.
Talyn
SAINT
Annihilator
Emissary
Saw this and thought I would add it to Mike’s thread
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Two Successful Defensive uses of .22 Mag Against Bears
Then his oldest yelled, "Bear!" and James turned around. The bear was about six feet from him. It had been within 3-4 feet of his back...
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Flyboy514
Operator
The bear was a disciple of Mr. Miyagi after he was forced to move there from NJ by his mother and bullied by locals
OK…my 2 cents (ever notice that the cent symbol has disappeared). I move between S. Utah and S. Arizona. My chance of seeing a hungry bear is about as likely as being struck by lightning. (Oh, wait that happened to me). But I still carry…usually a .40 Sigma I have carried on and off since 1995. Been easy to carry in a shoulder rig. Bought a heavy duty spring from Wolfe and handload some fast moving loads. HOWEVER, I now feel the need for something extra; thinking 10mm or 357 Sig, maybe both. Blackies where I spend most of my time in Utah won’t feel the extra oomph, but it is like an itch you need to scratch. I realize the Sig round is only good to up to 147 grain, but handloading it with specific bullets should work. In all honesty tge problem from 2-legged critters will be more of a problem, IMO. Anyway, my civi,iced take on a bear round!
If I’m in an area with major predators I’ll be carrying the heaviest caliber I can shoot accurately. For me, that’s a .44 Mag. Either a 69 Smith or my trusty SBH. Home where a ‘Yote is most likely I carry a Smith 60 3”, .357. I’ve ran across Blackies in the woods when in WV and Eastern Ky. When armed with a .32 flinter squirrel rifle, and that old 4 5/8” SBH was worth its weight in gold at that moment. Never had to use it on a bear, but did draw it once when Smokey started acting fractious