Follow-Up on Thursday’s Wyoming Bear Attack

[bdlesh]

Maybe he just needed this?

 

[338weatherby]

an experienced shooter with the grip of the hulk could still have a stovepipe if holding the pistol jacked with wrist bent as your trying to bury it in a bears head. I doubt the ability to hold proper grip was on this guys mind.

 

[eklarsen]

So much for Glocks dont ever jam, said every Glock owner ever.

 

[Muddyboots]

I like my 686+ .357 Mag 7 shot. 4" barrel but still shoots nice. I bought 500 Nosler 180gr Partions from Widners on close out years ago. I wonder if they would be as good as the 187gr hard cast I have as well. I could take 6 shots and keep one in reserve. For me.

 

[VLD Pilot]

Another flaw with Glocks (striker fires in general) is the are easy to take out of battery if pressing the barrel against an object just enough to push the slide rearward slightly. Renders the pistol useless. Someone like the one this thread got started from that put the pistol against the bears head could easily make that happen. Wouldn't happen using a revolver. Not sure I've ever heard any Glock owner claim that Glocks NEVER jam or fail. Shoot enough and it will happen. The one thing that a semi auto pistol owner should do is find the ammunition that best performs in their gun of choice. All of it performs well in a revolver (functionally speaking). Some shoot more accurately but it all fires. My Glocks have preferred loads that do not jam. Yes, I said it, DO NOT jam. I have shot some heavy 10mm loads that DO jam. I only use what works in my guns. Most don't go thru that selection and time to find which is the very best in a particular gun. It's a must if you use a semi auto for defense from any biped, let alone quadruped. Double action pistols have about double the trigger pull weight than a semi auto pistol does. That's a thing to consider as well in a Bear defense scenario. Especially one handed defense.

 

[Muddyboots]

be tough to holster but holy cow close range!!!
Bayonet Picatinny rail and just jab in and pull trigger!

 

[memtb]

be tough to holster but holy cow close range!!!
Bayonet Picatinny rail and just jab in and pull trigger!
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Buuuuut, is it attached to the slid, which would take a semi "out of battery"? Or is it for when the semi jams? memtb

 

[Muddyboots]

Buuuuut, is it attached to the slid, which would take a semi "out of battery"? Or is it for when the semi jams? memtb

Oh hello no! Revolver with rail underneath barrel. Jab in to hold it in place and pull trigger until empty!!!

 

[Ol' Red]

So much for Glocks dont ever jam, said every Glock owner ever.

Nothing is completely foolproof. Just this week I had three Subaru owners tell me that Subarus don't break down. I just smiled and said " and here you are on the other side of my counter." I am slower with a revolver the a semi auto. But I carry a revolver.

 

[C-130 Dude]

I like my 686+ .357 Mag 7 shot. 4" barrel but still shoots nice. I bought 500 Nosler 180gr Partions from Widners on close out years ago. I wonder if they would be as good as the 187gr hard cast I have as well. I could take 6 shots and keep one in reserve. For me.

Yup. Ammo selection is a very real consideration that some don't consider. They buy what's cheap (or available) and think alls well. Really? Not on your life. If my rear end is going into dangerous game territory, you can bet it all that I will have vetted my ammo selection well. And ensured selected gun and ammo is functional together and convinced I'm ready for everything I can foresee. Hopefully.

 

[dfanonymous]

I'm not sure what people are reading into. Did it say he got a stove pipe? Doesn't even sound like the guy knows how his Glock jammed.

It coils have been a magazine feeding issue, it could have been limp wristing while he fell etc.

Along the lines, since he was shooting the bear as it charged, more than likely the gun got knocked out of battery when he happened to pull the trigger.

..and remember kids…tap-rack-bang