![]() ![]() The wilderness doesn’t care about you, your gun, or your training. I want you to realize that when you are out in God’s country, it’s you versus nature, and nature fights hard to win. Not a good spot to be in, particularly in the middle of the Alaskan wilderness. You shoot once more, realizing your gun is empty, and the bear is still out there, wounded and angry. Put yourself in that situation, except one or two shots didn’t hit their mark. That’s the part that should scare you the most. 7 shots didn’t stop it from moving any direction it wanted to go. Yes, he killed the bear, and yes no one was harmed, but his pistol was excruciatingly near not stopping that bear. ![]() In seconds, he fired and landed 6 shots from a compact 9mm into the beast’s side, and once more into its butt as it ran off and stumbled down.Īpart from being an exciting and thriling story that belongs in a hunting book, it’s not really a good thing that happened. Phill Shoemaker published a story about fending off a 450 pound she-grizzly that charged at his fishing clients in Alaska. In 2017, a story went viral in outdoor magazines and youtube channels. So, sit by my campfire and let’s talk guns. There are some reasons why, and a lot of reasons why not. I live on the edge of bear country and have carried a 9mm in the woods. By far, the most popular ammo for 9mm bear defense is this Buffalo Bore +p load (link to Brownell’s). ![]() More important than the cartridge, is the bullet. Proper 9mm bullets yield sufficient penetration in soft tissue, but it may not stop a bear quickly enough to avoid being mauled. of energy, while 1,000 ft/lbs is considered the minimum for a bear hunting gun. The 9mm can kill bears but is considered underpowered by many. I carried my 9mm as a woods gun, but after a record bear was shot near my home, I had to take a second look. ![]()
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