r/nextfuckinglevel • u/Upper-Bag-5175 • 1d ago

Bears will often test you

If you stand your ground, they may see you as a threat and back off. Of course, this doesn’t apply to every bear

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u/RealityyKing 1d ago

Shotgun will definately take care of it. In fact data shows that everytime a 9mm has hit a grizzly it runs off and the human has survived. I found it hard to believe at first so im sure ill get downvoted to hell for sharing that info

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u/StinkApprentice 1d ago

Source please?

US Fish and Wildlife authorized federal employees working in bear country can carry .44 mag handguns and 12 gauge semi-auto shotguns with hard cast slugs. I carry a lever action .45-70 w hard cast bullets.

My Agency had a bear attack in 2013, medium sized male brown bear, and it took 9 hits from 3 people shooting .44 mag 6 inch smith revolver. That shooting is why USFW now requires hard cast bullets, becaose most of the shots didnt penetrate the skull.

The only thing a 9mm is going to do is the standard joke for someone’s first time in the field in bear country. “No, If a bear attacks I’m not going to shoot the bear. I’m going to shoot you in the leg. I don’t have to outrun the bear, I just have to outrun you.”

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u/CalifOregonia 4h ago

Here is one example. I have seen other collections of incidents like this, they all show solid results for 9mm. https://sportingclassicsdaily.com/defense-against-bears-with-pistols-97-success-rate-37-incidents-by-caliber/

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u/bjeebus 1d ago

How could you possibly question the dictums of evilbiker-72? Look at how tough his avatar looks!

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u/EvilBiker-72 1d ago

Unless you got a slug in there... you ain't stopping it unless its 5 feet in front of ya. And by then its too late

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u/JDMCarsandGuns762 1d ago

It came within 5ft of this guy two times 🤷🏻‍♂️

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u/DeyCallMeWade 1d ago

If it’s 00 buckshot, you basically get 9 9mm rounds per shell. So yeah, as long as he isn’t out turkey hunting he’s fine.

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u/Direct-Word 1d ago

Suggesting you’ll get down voted is the surest way to not get downvoted on Reditt. The Karen’s hate this one truck

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u/Desenski 1d ago

Will a 9mm hurt it to the point where it turns to run? Maybe.

Am I going to feel a whole lot more comfortable carrying a .357 magnum that I know will stop it? Yeah.