The .50 Alaskan ultimate bear stopper

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In another thread I was talking about wearing armor and other protective gear during a hunt. I should have explained that I do a lot of hunting with these big bore rifles. When you are on a range its not so hard to lose control of the rifle but out in the wild in a dynamic environment it happens. In fact, for the uninitiated I highly suggest ear protection and a helmet. I saw one guy even wear a catchers mask. Its easy to lose control of the rifle if you dont have the proper grip and stance. There are youtube videos of guys rapid firing these things looking smooth but I can tell you its really not as easy as they make it look.

I dont want to get injured so I go above and beyond.
 
A catcher's mask? If the recoil is that bad it's time for a different rifle. That's intense enough to be courting shoulder and retinal dislocation.
 
So what you are saying is that you are unsure of your ability to handle the rifle in real life and that the rifle may hurt you bad enough that you need a helmet for safety. Wow.

Your ultimate bear stopper may be a great and unintended hunter stopper as well.

That is the nice thing about little caliber guns like the .45-70 or even the .444. You don't fear that sort of physical injury from them and you can hunt with confidence that you won't lose control of your gun.
 
hyattnc, please clarify something for me.

You say that you used a 50 Alaskan to kill this bear?

That's weird, this exact bear was killed with a 457 Alaskan.

http://www.wildwestguns.com/tejonbear.html

So what rifle cartridge did you use to kill this bear?

Or are you being a fraud?

This forum is called THE HIGH ROAD for a few good reasons.
 
I looked back through this guy's posts, and he seems like kind of a tool. Most of them get locked -- that's not a particularly 'high road' record.
 
hogshead said:
Bear hunting with a catchers mask? Wow think I will stick with my 444.
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The guy's a fake n00b troll. He's gone unless he can defend his actions/prove the veracity/truth of his claims. unlikely I'd say

Anyway, that 500 seems like it'd sure kill some stuff and seems like a fine whomper.
 
Yes I am a 444 fanboy. Love it. Kinda dreading it since I separated my shoulder but I think we can manage. At least I wont need a catchers mask. lol
 
To be fair I did not post the link and would appreciate if the moderators removed the link.
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That's not going to happen.

Posting a picture of another man's kill to make folks think it is your's is without honor, but to do it from a pic off the net where your shame can be dragged out in public is just moronic.

The truth is there for anyone to see.

You've been outed and there is no escaping the facts.
 
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hogshead said:
Yes I am a 444 fanboy. Love it. Kinda dreading it since I separated my shoulder but I think we can manage. At least I wont need a catchers mask. lol
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No, no catcher's mask with my .444 for sure. Sorry about the shoulder, hope it gets better soon.
 
Okay, thanks. I didn't know you could get more dead than dead. I will write that down.
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there is a differnce. If im shooting something that could come back and get me Id want it down NOW! Thats where something on the level of a 50ak comes into play. Sure even a 22lr will kill a bear. But it has plenty of time to come and play with you before it dies. Now am i saying you need this kind of power for black bear? Heck no. Ive killed a bunch of them with guns like 3030s, 44 mag handguns and even bows. But if brown bear were on the plate you wouldnt catch me out there with any of those. Is there alot of need for a gun like a 50ak. NOPE. But it can be loaded up or down to take everything from grouse to elephant. Its handy, has a fast second shot, Accurate (mine shoots moa) and its just cool. Anyone who has hunted with a 4570 usually falls in love with them and the 50ak is just a grown up 4570. I surely see no down side to hunting with it and the only ones ive seen that badmouth it are ones that havent tried it, cant afford it or just wont put there big boy pantys on long enough to master the recoil.
 
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