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<blockquote data-quote="ATH" data-source="post: 1030580" data-attributes="member: 1656"><p>With all due respect, I seriously question the wisdom of recommendations to shoot buckshot at a charging bear. Really, what are the odds of actually hitting an eye with one of the small number of pellets in the shell? Has anyone heard of a bear injured in such a way actually breaking off the charge or otherwise giving extra time for follow-up shots? Buckshot would certainly not reach any vital areas. Bear charges are typically rapid and violent affairs and personally I'd prefer to make my first -- and perhaps only -- shot count.</p><p></p><p>Buckshot is a decent coyote tool and that's about it. My buddy shot a buck a couple weeks ago that had been stitched end-to-end with buckshot. It was inedible and full of puss but otherwise very much alive and running around.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ATH, post: 1030580, member: 1656"] With all due respect, I seriously question the wisdom of recommendations to shoot buckshot at a charging bear. Really, what are the odds of actually hitting an eye with one of the small number of pellets in the shell? Has anyone heard of a bear injured in such a way actually breaking off the charge or otherwise giving extra time for follow-up shots? Buckshot would certainly not reach any vital areas. Bear charges are typically rapid and violent affairs and personally I'd prefer to make my first -- and perhaps only -- shot count. Buckshot is a decent coyote tool and that's about it. My buddy shot a buck a couple weeks ago that had been stitched end-to-end with buckshot. It was inedible and full of puss but otherwise very much alive and running around. [/QUOTE]
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