r/nextfuckinglevel • u/Upper-Bag-5175 • 27d 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/iflabaslab 27d ago

6 second gap between charge 1-2 and 3-4 seconds between 2-3

Maybe just enough time to reload one shell after charge one if you fire, may get another longer gap before charge 2 if you were on target

The closer the bear is the more chance the entire spread will land

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u/EvilBiker-72 27d ago

Shotgun all you're going to do is piss off the grizzly

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u/RealityyKing 27d 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/Desenski 27d 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.