.45-70 lever action as bear defence?

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Knocker of rocks:
Thanks all! How about their lever 12ga with slugs? But that .45-70 sure looks cool. My BIL is shopping for a .45-90 Sharps, but I think that comes breach load

carpsniperg2:
I know some guides up there that run 12g's. Most of the time they will have a mag extension and run like 4-5 slugs and the last couple #9 or #8 shot to try and blind the bear. Eyes on any animal are very sensitive and when you spray anything with lead pellets in the face and get the eyes its pretty much game over and you can get away. Hard for a blind and bleeding bear to hunt you down is there motto. I don't know I think I would still be packing a big bore lover gun and probably my 454 casull as a 2nd in that country :tup:

JimmyHoffa:

--- Quote from: Knocker of rocks on January 15, 2012, 05:46:46 PM ---Thanks all! How about their lever 12ga with slugs? But that .45-70 sure looks cool. My BIL is shopping for a .45-90 Sharps, but I think that comes breach load

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Your BIL could get one of the browning commeratives in .45-90 as a lever. But I think they are only for blackpowder cartridges. .45-70 would do in a bear fine. The marlin can also use a .450 marlin which is pretty good for bears too. Another option would be a revolver in .500 S&W.

mtncook:
I love my Marlin 1895GS, which is the stainless .45-70 and 18 inch barrel. The only drawback is the tube length just holds 4. I never have a chambered round while in my saddle scabboard. However getting off more than the gun holds during a bear attack is not likely. The time is very short and 2-3 might be all you get. This alot of fun to shoot, the 400's are probably all you would need.

mtncook

wadu1:
All the Canidian guides I know all use the Marlin 1895GS for Black Bear and Griz, some are going to the .416 Ruger.

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