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<blockquote data-quote="fmajor" data-source="post: 1236287" data-attributes="member: 20646"><p>I've never hunted in grizz country and am likely to not ever. This isn't because i'm so afraid that i wouldn't; rather the species i'm interested in eating is found within my state.</p><p></p><p>However, coming from a self-defense background as well as CQB training and specific handgun training I am fairly confident in my thoughts/opinions if i did venture into grizz/Kodiak brown country.</p><p></p><p>In every fight or emergency incident i've encountered (whether in LE or whatever) time seemingly slows down as our minds are racing at nanospeed. In retrospect it always seems like i/we could have reacted faster, etc.</p><p></p><p>What is forgotten in these scenarios is that while the opponent/aggressor seems to be moving slowly - <strong>so am I</strong>. </p><p></p><p>These situations happen so fast and unexpectedly that putting a long rifle or shotgun onto the target is much less likely to be successful than a handgun.</p><p></p><p>For many years I have been a strong advocate of using bear spray as i've seen/read of incidents by survivors, but of late I'm also reading the ineffectiveness of even appropriately employed bear spray. </p><p></p><p>This is caused me to re-consider the value of the firearms training i've had over the decades.</p><p></p><p>An easily/quickly deployed powerful handgun is probably the best line of defense in these extreme situations. Someone who trains regularly or at least semi-regularly in "Point Shooting" techniques with a powerful handgun would be the best prepared for these explosively fast incidents.</p><p></p><p>Training in such a manner is something most people simply will not do. </p><p></p><p>It's challenging enough to convince the average "Elmer Fudd" to practice with their hunting rifle....let alone adding another firearm that needs to be learned and using a technique that is not intended for precision. But that is exactly what will save someones life.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="fmajor, post: 1236287, member: 20646"] I've never hunted in grizz country and am likely to not ever. This isn't because i'm so afraid that i wouldn't; rather the species i'm interested in eating is found within my state. However, coming from a self-defense background as well as CQB training and specific handgun training I am fairly confident in my thoughts/opinions if i did venture into grizz/Kodiak brown country. In every fight or emergency incident i've encountered (whether in LE or whatever) time seemingly slows down as our minds are racing at nanospeed. In retrospect it always seems like i/we could have reacted faster, etc. What is forgotten in these scenarios is that while the opponent/aggressor seems to be moving slowly - [B]so am I[/B]. These situations happen so fast and unexpectedly that putting a long rifle or shotgun onto the target is much less likely to be successful than a handgun. For many years I have been a strong advocate of using bear spray as i've seen/read of incidents by survivors, but of late I'm also reading the ineffectiveness of even appropriately employed bear spray. This is caused me to re-consider the value of the firearms training i've had over the decades. An easily/quickly deployed powerful handgun is probably the best line of defense in these extreme situations. Someone who trains regularly or at least semi-regularly in "Point Shooting" techniques with a powerful handgun would be the best prepared for these explosively fast incidents. Training in such a manner is something most people simply will not do. It's challenging enough to convince the average "Elmer Fudd" to practice with their hunting rifle....let alone adding another firearm that needs to be learned and using a technique that is not intended for precision. But that is exactly what will save someones life. [/QUOTE]
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