I plan on relocating to Alaska in the next couple of months and am an avid hiker who loves to go into the wild with a scoped .308 bolt gun to try to find new places to shoot. Since I'm going to be going to from MI to AK I know the wildlife is a bit bigger, the bears or so I hear.
Wondering if anyone has a recommendation for a backup gun in case I run across something mean, say a grizzly. Being bear chow would kind of ruin my weekend. I've been reading that hardened slugs would be the way to go. What about staggering 3.5" Magnum Buck and slugs in the magazine?
I'm thinking of slinging my 870 with the 18" deer barrel and rifle sights. or eventually investing in a Saiga 12, or perhaps an 11-87. Weight is not much of an issue, I'm young and I march with a 60# ruck often.
Wondering if anyone has a recommendation for a backup gun in case I run across something mean, say a grizzly. Being bear chow would kind of ruin my weekend. I've been reading that hardened slugs would be the way to go. What about staggering 3.5" Magnum Buck and slugs in the magazine?
I'm thinking of slinging my 870 with the 18" deer barrel and rifle sights. or eventually investing in a Saiga 12, or perhaps an 11-87. Weight is not much of an issue, I'm young and I march with a 60# ruck often.
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