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[762X39]

This thread is timely and funny to me. We just got back from a week in Temagami (grouse hunt ) and I encountered 1 bear on the trail (Ruger 1022 carried muzzle down while hunting) while we encountered a bear 2 evenings in a row at our trailer about 5:00am on his morning stroll for easy pickings. The bear kept banging into our trailer looking for something under it. It's funny that he didn't turn our barbeque upside down or rip open the 2 coolers in the truck so I am guessing that the previous campers at our spot had dumped something on the ground.Pepper spray is my deterrent of choice but I have found that a bit of noise works fine as well (I used a whistle to let the bear on the trail know I was around and he got the message). We do have a 14 inch barreled shotgun handy with a full stock but if I need that we are probably effed already.Pistol grips on shotguns are for people that spend too much time watching tv and have never fired shots in anger. Situational awareness is better. Just saying.

[Pacific Northwest yetti]

I have a .45 baretta px4 storm and love it. carry it for SAR and medic work along with my usual outings. When in bear country I carry 2 clips with me. the extended mag and alternate between FMJ loads and hollow point self defense rounds. That being said I have had many encounters with bears, and never needed it for that. Usually common sense works well. Now when bears come onto the summer grazing ground after livestock, I use a 12 guage w/ slugs and target load buck shot. no matter the weapon you choose put a lot of rounds through it and know it well. How to strip it,etc. And practice upholstering, aiming, etc should all be second nature. if the time comes you need it you prob will not have time to think about it. Also make sure to get your concealed carry lisence

[Ozarker]

We only have the brown bears down here, you can usually chase them away yelling at them, they only get concerned with thier cubs and you can just walk the other way.

But bores are a different story, I use a 12 guage with slugs as well, with a pistol grip due to packing it and I'm pretty sure I can hit anything someone else can with a longer one, I do pratcie with it and I can shoot it like a pistol! You raise it and come down on the target just a tad and fire, I have an old tire swing down at the cabin and hang stuff on it, sheet of tin or plywood, swing it and practice at a moving target.....otta see that thing swing and twirl when it gets a hit in the rubber....which is really the target. Ben through alot of old tires and have more to go..

I have heard of the bear spray, never used it, mace doesn't take the fight out of all men, I'd think bears might be the same way, my luck I'd have the one that just licked it.....I'll go for the 12 guage.

[mjmcdowell]

For what it's worth, bringing in a "sporting rifle/shotgun" over the border into Canada, no handguns or military looking rifles, AR's etc. is as easy as filling out a single page form and $25 canadian is all it takes when going into the remote parts of the country, no questions asked. I did have the gun locked in the truck topper and the ammo in a locked pistol case in the cab when driving, only came together when camping ( no established camp sites) you can camp pretty much where you want, at night, late afternoon. I had my 12 ga. double coach gun and a few 3" mag. slugs, 00 buck and a few 71/2's with me when I went up twice into the "James Bay" region in Quebec from home in upstate NY. Do your research, have the paperwork and the fee and you should be good to go. I also had bear spray and a loud bell... I like layers and options. Oh!, had to go to the dump in Radison to see any bears, 2 wks. in the bush and I had to go to a dump...... go figure.... mjmcdowell

[4whtundra]

I finally pulled the trigger so to speak and went with a Remington Tactical 870, it has a shorter barrel than the hunting 870 but you can put more rounds into it. Plus for the less than $500 price tag out the door you can't really beat it with a hand gun. I basically wanted something that I can keep in my camper, cross into Canada and also travel to other states such as NY without worrying about the laws. I've shot it a little bit and it feels nice, I will hopefully get a bunch more rounds out of it soon. Thanks for everyone's advice and input.

[FellowTraveler]

I finally pulled the trigger so to speak and went with a Remington Tactical 870, it has a shorter barrel than the hunting 870 but you can put more rounds into it. Plus for the less than $500 price tag out the door you can't really beat it with a hand gun. I basically wanted something that I can keep in my camper, cross into Canada and also travel to other states such as NY without worrying about the laws. I've shot it a little bit and it feels nice, I will hopefully get a bunch more rounds out of it soon. Thanks for everyone's advice and input.

Learn about that slot on the shell carrier (bottom of trigger assembly where you load weapon) and learn how to use it to clear the weapon if a rounds gets in there and jambs it.

[FellowTraveler]

If you're going to carry a 1911 you can always upgrade the barrel and recoil springs and shoot .45 Super or 460 Rowland. The 460 gets you up into 41Mag range although I wouldn't want to shoot a lot of it it.

My carry .45 is one of the first licensed .45 Super conversions from ACE .45's it is great for any large predatory animal, however a Glock 21 converted to 40 Super has the edge in performance but not by much. I like the lightest rounds for CQB or defense, the heavy stuff for everything else.

For me 12 gauge rounds would be triple 000 or a deep hollow point stabilized slug out an 870 pump or Benelli pin fire.

[davidjohin]

I think A revolver is good for every that have desire to dependable kind of riffle or any other component for same ..but iI think its not a authenticity way to learn about shooting or hunting ..there a lot of services point who guide to their guest how to do or what is good for them. but after all revolver has real stopping power either a .345 Mag,with extra shoots..