The Perfect Storm of Various Gun Controversies - if you can bear it.

GEM said:

Is this meat for multipage threads?

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....has been every two-three weeks for many years.

Ain't nothin' there that hasn't been beaten to death many times over. Oh, I see, moderator testing us. Well played.

GEM said:

Is this meat for multipage threads?

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<nodding> It's what we do.

You mean there are others?

GEM said:

1. What gun for Bear?
2. Is Five Enough vs. Magazine Capacity?
3. A Taurus Judge?
4. Shotgun for HD?

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1. Depends on the bear. For a Kodiak, I would want something larger than a .45 Colt.
2. Five might be enough, depending on shot placement, type and size of bear, and distance to bear.
3 For home defense against two legged creatures, yes. For a bear, see #1 above.
4. This is an interesting one, and could be debated forever. I think the HD weapon should be chosen based on many things, including but not limited too, what kind of intruder are you likely to encounter (bear, raccoon, human, etc...), proximity to neighbors (if you live 50 ft from your neighbors a high powered rifle may be a really bad choice), what type of firearm are you comfortable AND proficient with.

Always an interesting topic for debate, but usually beaten to death.

chris

1. What gun for Bear? 45-70 or bigger
2. Is Five Enough vs. Magazine Capacity? maybe
3. A Taurus Judge? No, unless you have a good plastic surgeon.
4. Shotgun for HD? yes

1. Bears don't need guns
2. Depends on how many shots you need. Nobody ever had too much ammunition in a sef defense scenario
3. No use for a Taurus Judge
4. Yes...and a few handguns and a rifle

When I was just getting interested in guns I bought every gun magazine I could find. After a while I realized I kept getting "The.22LR, America's Favorite" or "The Venerable .30-06, America's Favorite", and of course "9mm vs .45, Which Is America's Favorite?" And of course, I have several .22s, both 9mm and .45s and my first deer rifle was a .30-06.

GEM said:

It just lacked 9mm vs 45 ACP.

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You forgot 5.56 vs. 308

(which becomes five other debates )

If 45 acp was enough to win two world wars its good enough for bear.

Anything more than 5 shots is a dangerous assault gun. Waddaya need all them bullets for anyhow? Next you'll be wanting double action cuz yer too impatient to cock yer gun between shots.

I think the Taurus judge is the perfect do it all pistol.

Get yerself a pump shotgun, the sound of racking that pump would scare anyone away, no need to even fire a round.

kitchengunsmith said:

Get yerself a pump shotgun, the sound of racking that pump would scare anyone away, no need to even fire a round.

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Save money too because you won't even need to buy ammunition!

I opened this thread thinking, "wow. How long before a moderator sees this?" and then I saw the one posting.

what are you trying to say here? you want to know if a Taurus Judge is good for Bear? What kind of bear?

What gun for bear? None. We just waited until she finished eating the salmon and climbed back out the window.
How many shots? Whatever your preferred weapon holds.
A Taurus Judge? Whatever. I prefer my Walker.
Shotgun? If it's what is within reach.

film495 said:

what are you trying to say here? you want to know if a Taurus Judge is good for Bear? What kind of bear?

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Boo Boo

I didn’t see anything about hearing loss due to shots fired in a house.

Wait, wait......where's the obligatory "AR vs AK" thread?

GEM said:

https://freerangeamerican.us/shooting-kodiak-bear-in-house/

1. What gun for Bear?
2. Is Five Enough vs. Magazine Capacity?
3. A Taurus Judge?
4. Shotgun for HD?

Is this meat for multipage threads?

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GEM said:

https://freerangeamerican.us/shooting-kodiak-bear-in-house/

1. What gun for Bear?
2. Is Five Enough vs. Magazine Capacity?
3. A Taurus Judge?
4. Shotgun for HD?

Is this meat for multipage threads?

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My Marlin 45-70 18.5in barrel with a Leupold RDS and 405gr lead round flat nose handloads would make quick work of that thing.