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12GA Rounds for Grizz?
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<blockquote data-quote="Pdvdh" data-source="post: 2491644" data-attributes="member: 4191"><p>I, nor any other seasoned Alaskan hunter I know, could agree with much of anything presented in post #132.</p><p></p><p>If you wanna hunt bear, hunt with a rifle. If you wanna stop an ugly, in-your-face bear, carry a 12ga Rem 870 with Brenneke slugs.</p><p></p><p>After many decades of use, it's still the standard carry weapon issued by the Alaska Department of Fish and Game, for bear defense.</p><p>ADFG employees that conduct salmon surveys of salmon streams, in the midst of brown bear, carry the 870. Nuisance bear complaint responders carry the 870. I carry the 870 for situations demanding the utmost ability to stop a nasty bear, such as returning to a game kill site to salvage the remaining meat.</p><p></p><p>It's the most common weapon and ammo used by bear guards, hired by oil company contractors, to protect field crews/workers, where I live on Alaska's Kenai Peninsula.</p><p></p><p>An arrow has a higher sectional density than most hunting bullets. Who uses arrows for bear defense?</p><p></p><p>Brenneke slugs at close ranges, flatten big animals. And the pump action allows multiple quick shots, should they be needed due to some panicky shot placement.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Pdvdh, post: 2491644, member: 4191"] I, nor any other seasoned Alaskan hunter I know, could agree with much of anything presented in post #132. If you wanna hunt bear, hunt with a rifle. If you wanna stop an ugly, in-your-face bear, carry a 12ga Rem 870 with Brenneke slugs. After many decades of use, it's still the standard carry weapon issued by the Alaska Department of Fish and Game, for bear defense. ADFG employees that conduct salmon surveys of salmon streams, in the midst of brown bear, carry the 870. Nuisance bear complaint responders carry the 870. I carry the 870 for situations demanding the utmost ability to stop a nasty bear, such as returning to a game kill site to salvage the remaining meat. It's the most common weapon and ammo used by bear guards, hired by oil company contractors, to protect field crews/workers, where I live on Alaska's Kenai Peninsula. An arrow has a higher sectional density than most hunting bullets. Who uses arrows for bear defense? Brenneke slugs at close ranges, flatten big animals. And the pump action allows multiple quick shots, should they be needed due to some panicky shot placement. [/QUOTE]
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