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<blockquote data-quote="Pdvdh" data-source="post: 1422492" data-attributes="member: 4191"><p>If your bear protection firearm is solely for charging bear protection, then the demand is different than for hunting bears.</p><p></p><p>For solely bear defense, the Brenneke slugs in a <strong>reliable</strong> repeating shotgun would be my choice. At 25 yds and closing, the ability to point and shoot lethal rounds multiple times is a priority. I trust a Rem 870 to function more reliably than any semi-auto, when my life is on the line. Any gun can fail to function, even an 870. But for reliability and simplicity of function and operation, 870s are used by law enforcement more than any other short range self defense long gun. It's the gun AK F&G issues to field staff for bear protection - for these reasons.</p><p></p><p>If you add hunting as a secondary use, where you may take shots at longer distances, then your 458 Lott would be perfect with iron sites or a low power scope. But there's no hunting seasons open on Kodiak during the spring bear season other than bear.</p><p></p><p>LRsickle has provided good advice.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Pdvdh, post: 1422492, member: 4191"] If your bear protection firearm is solely for charging bear protection, then the demand is different than for hunting bears. For solely bear defense, the Brenneke slugs in a [B]reliable[/B] repeating shotgun would be my choice. At 25 yds and closing, the ability to point and shoot lethal rounds multiple times is a priority. I trust a Rem 870 to function more reliably than any semi-auto, when my life is on the line. Any gun can fail to function, even an 870. But for reliability and simplicity of function and operation, 870s are used by law enforcement more than any other short range self defense long gun. It's the gun AK F&G issues to field staff for bear protection - for these reasons. If you add hunting as a secondary use, where you may take shots at longer distances, then your 458 Lott would be perfect with iron sites or a low power scope. But there's no hunting seasons open on Kodiak during the spring bear season other than bear. LRsickle has provided good advice. [/QUOTE]
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