ORIGINAL: eldeguello
ORIGINAL: Colorado Luckydog
I was just asking a question to see how other people felt aboutminimum power they would want for a back up gun. I didn't ask for some stupid ass opinions on confronting or eluding bears. You think I should carry a rifle and a slug gun?
For crying out loud if you can't read the post and add something decent to say, please move on to the next one!
You can't begin a discussion involving bears without provoking a lot of different kind of responses!
I think the point that people with experience in these matters were trying to make to yopu is that you don't BACK UP A RIFLE with a handgun when you are expecting to encounterbears. If this seems like a stupid opinion to you, could it bebecause you don't know much about what's involved in confronting a bear?? If you are asking a question like the original one, that is the implication! Should you carry a slug gun and a rifle? No. Carry a rifle that will kill bears, and be able to shoot it with sufficient accuracy to kill one!
I once hunted quite extensively over a large portion of the 49th state, and the likelihood of encountering bears of various kinds was always present. For awhile, I did carry a handgun "for backup". But it didn't take me long to discover that all that a handgun doesisto make it harder to navigate rough terrain, and reduce the speed with which one canget a bullet on target from a rifle of adequate power.
Eldequello, I've always enjoyed your post and your knowledge. I know, you know what your talking about. The rifle I'll be carrying will be great for bears. I will also be carrying a sidearm of substanial power, if for no other reason, just to make me feel good. I will take your advice and look into the 44 and the 454 casull.I should not have made my own dumb ass remark above.
Longbeard, your a jackass and I will ignore you from here on out. I sure wish we could meet in person for I could explain things correctly.