? for you ballistic gurus

[Jonathan_S]

My good friend/hunting buddy killed a black bear in a full on charge in AK at about 10' with a .25-06 to the face.

 

Shot placement is king.

That's because the .25-06 is a killa!  I would love to see the aftermath of a .25-06 to the dome piece from 10'

[j_h_nimrod]

I've been in many situations where pistols of all sizes have been used in all types of circumstances to kill bear, sometimes as a primary weapon, sometimes to finish them off. From what I have seen as a rule a .357 is the minimum I would want to be packing to protect myself against bear. I've never seen less than about a 4" barrel used, but I know a 4" barrel .357 will kill a bear. I also know that .38's shot out of a .357 or out of a .38 probably won't kill a bear very quickly, it might scare the bear away? You need the extra energy of the .357 to kill a bear quickly! One exception, if I had to pack a smaller pistol it would be a .22 magnum, they get fairly good penetration which is what the .38 is lacking. Keep in mind a .22 mag is not legal to use for hunting bear, except for self defense. That Keltec with the 30 round clip is a pretty neat pistol! I would definitely recommend a .41 magnum or other caliber with larger case capacity if you plan to use your pistol to hunt bear! In my experience bear are tougher to kill than most anything else in WA, except for maybe moose.
Hope that info helps!

IIRC an AMT Automag in .22 magnum once accounted for a record black bear by a lady out picking berries.

[mountainman]

Witnessed several killed with a .22lr..in the lungs and give it a minute or two. Dead. Ideal? No...can and has it been done? Absolutely. All boils down to shot placement and time..me? I want that time to be as short as possible. Will stick with the .44 mag for woods carry!

[Bob33]

This might be an option:

hunting-washington.com/smf/index.php/topic,189615.msg2506491/topicseen.html#new

[Yondering]

For all you rocket scientist and Google freaks out there. Take a Ruger SP101 .357 loaded with Corbon's jam it in your ribs and pull the trigger. Then give me a call and ask me if it works for a carry handgun in the woods.

I'm glad the majority here aren't on my left or right!

Thanks for your input. Everyone in the room is dumber now by about 10 IQ points.

[mountainman]

For all you rocket scientist and Google freaks out there. Take a Ruger SP101 .357 loaded with Corbon's jam it in your ribs and pull the trigger. Then give me a call and ask me if it works for a carry handgun in the woods.

I'm glad the majority here aren't on my left or right!

Thanks for your input. Everyone in the room is dumber now by about 10 IQ points.

[JDHasty]

For all you rocket scientist and Google freaks out there. Take a Ruger SP101 .357 loaded with Corbon's jam it in your ribs and pull the trigger. Then give me a call and ask me if it works for a carry handgun in the woods.

I'm glad the majority here aren't on my left or right!

Thanks for your input. Everyone in the room is dumber now by about 10 IQ points.

 

[Biggerhammer]

For all you rocket scientist and Google freaks out there. Take a Ruger SP101 .357 loaded with Corbon's jam it in your ribs and pull the trigger. Then give me a call and ask me if it works for a carry handgun in the woods.

I'm glad the majority here aren't on my left or right!

Thanks for your input. Everyone in the room is dumber now by about 10 IQ points.

You should be appreciative there is no minimum IQ required to participate.

Blonders bears are mo betters than blackers bears. Duuuuuuuuuuuur.

[magnanimous_j]

For all you rocket scientist and Google freaks out there. Take a Ruger SP101 .357 loaded with Corbon's jam it in your ribs and pull the trigger. Then give me a call and ask me if it works for a carry handgun in the woods.

It surprises me that someone who has to have the best of everything (gun wise anyway) isn't a ballistics nerd.

[Biggerhammer]

For all you rocket scientist and Google freaks out there. Take a Ruger SP101 .357 loaded with Corbon's jam it in your ribs and pull the trigger. Then give me a call and ask me if it works for a carry handgun in the woods.

It surprises me that someone who has to have the best of everything (gun wise anyway) isn't a ballistics nerd.

Ha! There's enough ballistic nerds around. No need for anymore.

[Jonathan_S]

If I wanted to always have a backup pistol, I'd rather have a short barrel SP101 that I was comfortable carrying than a RedHawk in .44 mag.  Point being, the best carry pistol is one you will actually carry.

[thinkingman]

For all you rocket scientist and Google freaks out there. Take a Ruger SP101 .357 loaded with Corbon's jam it in your ribs and pull the trigger. Then give me a call and ask me if it works for a carry handgun in the woods.

It surprises me that someone who has to have the best of everything (gun wise anyway) isn't a ballistics nerd.

You're forgetting Glocks and Sig wannabe1911s.

[Biggerhammer]

For all you rocket scientist and Google freaks out there. Take a Ruger SP101 .357 loaded with Corbon's jam it in your ribs and pull the trigger. Then give me a call and ask me if it works for a carry handgun in the woods.

It surprises me that someone who has to have the best of everything (gun wise anyway) isn't a ballistics nerd.

You're forgetting Glocks and Sig wannabe1911s.

Brilliant!!!!

[thinkingman]

For all you rocket scientist and Google freaks out there. Take a Ruger SP101 .357 loaded with Corbon's jam it in your ribs and pull the trigger. Then give me a call and ask me if it works for a carry handgun in the woods.

It surprises me that someone who has to have the best of everything (gun wise anyway) isn't a ballistics nerd.

You're forgetting Glocks and Sig wannabe1911s.

Brilliant!!!!

Don't pretend to get it

[Biggerhammer]

For all you rocket scientist and Google freaks out there. Take a Ruger SP101 .357 loaded with Corbon's jam it in your ribs and pull the trigger. Then give me a call and ask me if it works for a carry handgun in the woods.

It surprises me that someone who has to have the best of everything (gun wise anyway) isn't a ballistics nerd.

You're forgetting Glocks and Sig wannabe1911s.

Brilliant!!!!

Don't pretend to get it

Oh, oh.... Another bite!