Bear Gun
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Maybe a Glock 10mm, but the (sometimes) questionable reliability of a 1911 (although maybe not with a kimber) would make me nervous if a bear was charging me. Plus I would not want to worry about the external safety. Plus the Glock hold more ammo. Surely I would want to put a lot of rounds down range quick.
Marlin 1895GBL in .45-70 with a Ruger Blackhawk in .45 Colt on your hip.
HSM and Buffalo Bore both make fantastic ammunition if you don't reload.
HSM and Buffalo Bore both make fantastic ammunition if you don't reload.
Vicious bears. Too bad I did not have my bear gun.
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Great one.
I would be a wierdo and go with a .404 Jeffery on an M70 with about a 20" barrel.
It would definitely get the job done, assuming that you can shoot it effectively. I've never shot a rifle larger than my .338 Win Mag with 250 grain bullets, and that has some decent recoil.
http://www.chuckhawks.com/recoil_table.htm
I thought about buying one for a road trip to Alaska but we ended up going to Idaho instead and I figured that the BRNO would be so uncomfortable to fire that I'd never take it out on shooting trips.
I don't know what the largest caliber rifle you've shot, but the next time we go shooting I'll bring my 338. I have a 20 round box of ammo that probably has 10 rounds left. That will give us more than enough for you, my brother, and I to shoot.
.308 is the largest I've shot, but I don't consider it to be all that trying. If I moved back to Colorado, I'd love to pick up an AI AWM. There just aren't any ranges out here that are long enough to justify the expense of .338 ammo, but Fort Carson had an amazing public shooting complex with steel out to 700+ yards.
.50 BMG In a Barrett configuration and in a Dakota arms. They are cool till you have to hump the fucker up a hill.
My .308 is a Remington 700 with a heavy barrel. It's pretty easy to shoot. There's recoil obviously, but not enough to hurt. My .338 WinMag is a Ruger which is much lighter and it kicks like a horse.
Your .308 AI should be fine for 700 yards. I'd love to get my Remington .308 on a 700 yard range.
I've never been bit by a scope, but I got a bloody nose from shooting a shotgun once. I was used to shooting trap with my Browning A5, which has a really long stock. My brother let me shoot his tiny Mossberg shotgun with 3" buck shot and I set my cheek down on the stock like I was used to on the A5, except that put my nose right near my right hand. Bloody nose. Total rookie move.
I've been bit three times. Once shooting an antelope from an awkward prone position. One by a .50bmg with a fucked up scope relief and by my .375 when I was checking a zero with very little clothing. I had set the relief with lots of heavy coats on. I paid the price.
The first time I shot my .338, it was sort of a test shot to see if I'd get banged in the noggin. I'd definitely be flinchy if I was shooting a .375 or larger for the first time.