• happybadger [he/him]
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    2 years ago

    Bear in the water would be worse than tiger. There's a video of one killing a bull elk in a Yellowstone National Park river. It swims as fast as a moose and effortlessly drowns a fully-grown elk stabbing it with its horns. That's a biological tank I refuse to even hike around until I've got a bigger gun.

    • Posadas [he/him, they/them]
      hexagon
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      2 years ago

      Even then, if the bear is charging the chances of you putting it down its a gun is very slim.

      Even if you shot it in the heart, it'll still maul you to death.

      • happybadger [he/him]
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        2 years ago

        That's why I'm aiming for a high capacity 10mm. Controllable enough to shoot it at least a dozen times. If it still gets me it deserves the kill.

        • Leon_Grotsky [comrade/them]
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          2 years ago

          The only way to stop a charging bear with a gun is a well-placed hit to the brain, they'll just shrug off body shots with all of that mass; and their skulls are very thick. You're gonna want at least a 44 Magnum, the 10mm will literally bounce off of their skull if it's not a miracle shot.

          Bears are awesome and beautiful creatures, not to be fucked with.

        • ElGosso [he/him]
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          2 years ago

          I'm not taking a bear on without a howitzer and a ten mile head start.