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20ga Bear Defense While Upland or Waterfowl Hunting

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wadu1:
The poster hunts JBLM, caring a handgun may not be an option. I'm not sure about spray but I doubt it would be OK.

Lalo:
Not sure why everyone is so negative. At 10 feet, a shotgun load of tss or bismuth would not open up at all and would basically be like a slug, and I would prefer it over, say, 10mm any day. (Then again, your bird shot would also be similar to a slug at 10 feet). I have actually considered a similar problem, though I have more options, because I carry a 12 gauge. Hevi-shot Dead Coyote, for example. However, if the bear is close, who wants to be fumbling with taking bird shot out of your gun and putting a heavier round in? In that sense, the naysayers are probably right that if you are quick and accurate with a handgun, and if it is legal, probably better to hit the bear with bird shot, and then draw the pistol.

7mmfan:
This is just my  :twocents: . If you shoot a bear in the face at 10' - 15' with a load of #4 steel, he's not likely to be a problem for you anymore. At the very least you're going to blow his eyes out, and he won't be able to see you. That's if the group opens at all. Otherwise, it's like others have said, that is basically a steel slug headed his way. If you're using bismuth or tungsten, it's lights out.

ducks4days:
If you are this scared of bears you should stay out of the woods.

IDK if you have ever used a hammer to dig a hole, it can be done but its a lot easier to use a shovel. Or a tractor if you have access to one. If you need to defend yourself, you should not try to get one tool to do two jobs because it will do each poorly. You should not try to rely on cycling out your active shell and loading a specific shell from your pocket if you need to do it quickly. Youll just die.

Use some common sense and get purpose dedicated tools for whatever it is you are trying to do. If youre in grizz areas just buy a G20 in 10mm, load it with hard cast bullets and practice a couple times a year drawing and firing from standing and from your back on the ground. Youll probably never need to use it or the training but its the right tool for the job. If youre not in grizz areas, go out and get a pair of testicles learn how to be around black bears. They arent that scary.

Feathernfurr:
I haven’t cackled that hard in a long time😂

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