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Originally posted by SIGfourme:
Brenneke Black Magic Slugs. Specifically designed for penetration.
https://www.brennekeusa.com/products?btype=Bear Protection

This could work, I've shot lots of these rounds, they've very high quality, hard not brittle, and devastating.

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Originally posted by Biker_dude:
Anthony Hopkins used a homemade spear.

That was a fun movie.

Anything in 33 caliber or greater, with as heavy a boolit you can find. 338, 375, and up. If you like sexy rifles, get a classic Win Mod 70 in 375 H&H w/CRF. I have one for sale if you want it.

AR-10 with 20 rounds of .308 goodness.

I used to have a US Forrest Service report on the minimum caliber they recommended for bear. The Cliff Notes are it starts with 30.06.

If I wasn't carrying a real rifle, this is what I'd be using.

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Originally posted by wrightd:

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Originally posted by SIGfourme:
Brenneke Black Magic Slugs. Specifically designed for penetration.
https://www.brennekeusa.com/products?btype=Bear Protection

This could work, I've shot lots of these rounds, they've very high quality, hard not brittle, and devastating.

I shot a 454 casull Ruger Alaskan. It proved to me in 3 shots that I need to be more proficient with a smaller caliber.

Gotta be close enough to make a good hit, but not too close.

^"No belt fed machine guns, rocket launchers, grenade launchers, or flame throwers."

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Anything in 33 caliber or greater, with as heavy a boolit you can find. 338, 375, and up. If you like sexy rifles, get a classic Win Mod 70 in 375 H&H w/CRF. I have one for sale if you want it.

"AR-10 with 20 rounds of .308 goodness."

Combine these two posts and AR-10 in 338 Federal.

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Originally posted by kkina:
^"No belt fed machine guns, rocket launchers, grenade launchers, or flame throwers."

Well where's the fun in that? OK then, just always travel with a companion and shoot them in the leg with whatever you want.

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Originally posted by coloradohunter44:
12 gauge pump or semi auto shotgun with alternating slug and buckshot loads. As fast as you can empty it.

Nailed it in the first post.

^That was my vote as well.

When I am hiking, I carry a S&W Model 66, 4.25 inch barrel in (obviously) .357 Magnum.

When hiking, I avoid having any food in the tent or even near-by. The backpack is pulled up with paracord on a high limb. The goal is to avoid contact contact with wildlife, especially bears!

The absolute minimum for me: Glock 20 10mm or .357 mag revolver/lever action rifle.

I would be "okay" with a .44mag revolver and/or lever action

I would prefer to have a .45-70 lever action and a .44 mag revolver as back up.

I used to carry a 9mm subcompact pistol (due to possibility of human predators as the bike trail parking areas are also very close to highways) for bike rides and hikes near me but saw a black bear near the Katy Trail (popular bike trail) and have carried .357 at all times now.

As mentioned, I'd have my Mossy 500 with slugs and buck, and if allowed, a .357 revolver as backup.

Double rifle or a Model 70 in 375H&H.

McCann Industries .458 Winchester Magnum conversion of the M1 Garand.

It'll kill the grizzly, and the other grizzly behind it, all while also killing your shoulder.

8x rounds of 150 grain .30-06 is fine, but 5x rounds of 500 grain .458 Win Mag is better if you're facing a charging grizzly.

That's some serious business M1 right there... . Kill it and skin it, one round.

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My agency has 4 .416 Rem Mag rifles. I am one of the officers qualified on the Big Game Rifle. We are required by state law to be equipped and to have a plan in place in case dangerous animals escape the zoo. We refer to it as the elephant gun, but honestly the animals of largest concern are the large bears.

A 12 ga with heavy slugs that penetrate (Brenneke for example) would be perfectly adequate. Warm 45-70 loads would work just fine. I'll tell you this though. If it's a big grizzly that wants to eat me, I want every bit of horsepower I can launch downrange, and recoil becomes a secondary consideration.

Sure. A lot of things will kill a bear, but I want something that will stop it and those are two very different things. Doesn't do me a lot of good if it bleeds out after it eats me.