So, you think that .44 Mag is enough, eh?

[JohnKSa]

I suppose when the bear charged he reverted to some low level caveman part of his brain that didn't know about firesticks and such.

I read one account that indicated he couldn't recall if he had a round chambered or not and felt like immediate action was called for...so he threw it and jumped in the river.

What surprises me is that it worked. The bear bypassed him and went for his buddies.

 

[Apple a Day]

Just remember: a Toyota is just a Buick set on stun
Lots of people buy those German cars but they have a tendency to kaboom!
Is it legal to CCW a MiniCooper?

 

[oldgold]

Wow, only 700#. I'll bet even Chuck Norris would have to hit it more than once!!!!!!!

 

[Working Man]

well, i don't think it would be "ohhhh, lets play fetch!"
probably something like "stupid human"

More like "stupid lunch".

Anyone have a link to the article about the fellow who hunted polar bears
with a .44 back in the 70s?

 

[308win]

What surprises me is that it worked. The bear bypassed him and went for his buddies.

The bear undoubtedly acted with the same motivation that causes humans to avoid beef from animals infected with mad cow disease.

 

[Strings]

I seem to recall a story about a bear attacking an elderly couple. While the bear munched on the man, the woman swung (and connected) with a binoculars to the bear's snout... scaring it off...

I'm pretty sure the bear ran back into the woods, grabbed it's copy of the "Wildlife Rulebook", and tried declaring a foul: "See?!? It says 'bear attacks, people scream and run'! NOTHING about 'lil' ol' ladies swingin' binoculars!'"


As for proper caliber: if I need to deal with a grizly. I want something on a tripod with spade grips and butterfly triggers.

 

[Shifty]

2cm powergun minimum. tribarrel would be better, but i'll take a 20cm powergun on iridium ACV chassis if available.

colonel hammer kills bears with his eyes

 

[bluestarlizzard]

"More like "stupid lunch"."

i stand corrected

 

[M249MachineGun]

flamethrower, definitely a flamethrower. I bet its hard to eat people when your choking on your own burning fur and fat, huh Mr. Bear?

As Mr. George Carlin said:

Think for a moment about the concept of the flamethrower. Okay? The flamethrower. Because we have them. Well, *we* don't have them, the army has them. That's right. We don't have any flamethrowers. I'd say we're ****ed if we have to go up against the army, wouldn't you? But we have flamethrowers. And what this indicates to me, it means that at some point, some person said to himself, "Gee, I sure would like to set those people on fire over there. But I'm way to far away to get the job done. If only I had something that would throw flame on them." Well, it might have ended right there, but he mentioned it to his friend. His friend who was good with tools. And about a month later, he was back. "Hey, quite a concept!" WHHOOOOOOOOSSHHH! And of course the army heard about it, and they came around. "We'd like to buy about five hundred-thousand of them please. We have some people we'd like to throw flame on. Give us five hundred thousand and paint them dark brown. We don't want anyone to see them."

 

[bluestarlizzard]

"I seem to recall a story about a bear attacking an elderly couple. While the bear munched on the man, the woman swung (and connected) with a binoculars to the bear's snout... scaring it off..."

when reading this, did anyone, in their minds eye see the little old lady in Madagasgar beating the lion with her purse.
rule of thumb: DO NOT MESS WITH GRANDMA!

 

[scout26]

I knew I hung on to this for a reason.....

I also wish I could find the old Calvin & Hobbes cartoon where he's sitting at the table twirling his fork in lump of food on the plate. His mom yells at him to "Quit Playing With Your Food !!!" to which Calvin replies, "I think food should be both nutrition and entertainment."

Hobbes then adds "That's why Tigers like their food Surprised and Running."