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My family lacks any firearms license or training whatsoever. To what degree can store-bought (Canadian Tire, Home Hardware) Air Pistols Air Rifles fend off wild dangerous animals? Pa...
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My family lacks any firearms license whatsoever. To what degree can store-bought ([Canadian Tire](https://www.canadiantire.ca/en/cat/toys-sports-recreation/precision-sports/air-guns-accessories-DC0002442.html), [Home Hardware](https://www.homehardware.ca/en/air-guns/c/7975))- 1. Air Pistols
- 2. Air Rifles
fend off wild dangerous animals, especially bears and snakes? **_Please answer separately for both air pistols and rifles._** Are we correct that pistols are less effective than rifles?Whilst leaf peeping in Nova Scotia this past month, my family stumbled up on multiple cougars, [coyotes](https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/coyotes-kill-toronto-singer-in-cape-breton-1.779304) and wolves, to our horror! Fortunately, we never hike on our own. Our power in numbers and [ air horn](https://www.bearsmart.com/managing-bears/non-lethal/tools/) scared these coywolfs away with noise!
- My family lacks any firearms license or training whatsoever. To what degree can store-bought ([Canadian Tire](https://www.canadiantire.ca/en/cat/toys-sports-recreation/precision-sports/air-guns-accessories-DC0002442.html), [Home Hardware](https://www.homehardware.ca/en/air-guns/c/7975))
- 1. Air Pistols
- 2. Air Rifles
- fend off wild dangerous animals? Particularly [coyotes](https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/coyotes-kill-toronto-singer-in-cape-breton-1.779304), wolves, bears and snakes? **_Please answer separately for both air pistols and rifles._** Are pistols less effective than rifles?
- Whilst leaf peeping in Nova Scotia this past month, my family stumbled up on [multiple cougars](https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/coyotes-kill-toronto-singer-in-cape-breton-1.779304) to our horror! Fortunately, we never hike on our own. Our power in numbers and [ air horn](https://www.bearsmart.com/managing-bears/non-lethal/tools/) scared these coywolfs away!
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How effective are Air (1) Pistols and (2) Rifles, bought in Canadian retailers, for protection against dangerous animals?
- How effective are Air (1) Pistols and (2) Rifles, bought in Canadian retailers, against dangerous animals?
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How effective are Air Pistols and Rifles, bought in Canadian retailers, for protection against dangerous animals?
- How effective are Air (1) Pistols and (2) Rifles, bought in Canadian retailers, for protection against dangerous animals?
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- My family lacks any firearms license whatsoever. To what degree can store-bought ([Canadian Tire](https://www.canadiantire.ca/en/cat/toys-sports-recreation/precision-sports/air-guns-accessories-DC0002442.html), [Home Hardware](https://www.homehardware.ca/en/air-guns/c/7975))
- 1. Air Pistols
- 2. Air Rifles
- fend off wild dangerous animals, especially bears and snakes? **_Please answer separately for both air pistols and rifles._** Are we correct that pistols are less effective than rifles?
Whilst leaf peeping in Ontario, Quebec, and Nova Scotia this past month, my family stumbled up on cougars, coyotes and wolves, to our horror! Fortunately, we never hike on our own, and we came prepared with bear spray and [an air horn](https://www.bearsmart.com/managing-bears/non-lethal/tools/). Our power in numbers, and our air horn, scared the coywolf away with noise!
- My family lacks any firearms license whatsoever. To what degree can store-bought ([Canadian Tire](https://www.canadiantire.ca/en/cat/toys-sports-recreation/precision-sports/air-guns-accessories-DC0002442.html), [Home Hardware](https://www.homehardware.ca/en/air-guns/c/7975))
- 1. Air Pistols
- 2. Air Rifles
- fend off wild dangerous animals, especially bears and snakes? **_Please answer separately for both air pistols and rifles._** Are we correct that pistols are less effective than rifles?
- Whilst leaf peeping in Nova Scotia this past month, my family stumbled up on multiple cougars, [coyotes](https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/coyotes-kill-toronto-singer-in-cape-breton-1.779304) and wolves, to our horror! Fortunately, we never hike on our own. Our power in numbers and [ air horn](https://www.bearsmart.com/managing-bears/non-lethal/tools/) scared these coywolfs away with noise!
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2022-10-16T08:03:08Z (about 2 years ago)
To what degree can Air Pistols and Rifles, bought in Canadian retailers, protect against dangerous animals?
- How effective are Air Pistols and Rifles, bought in Canadian retailers, for protection against dangerous animals?
My family lacks any firearms license whatsoever. How effective are store-bought ([Canadian Tire](https://www.canadiantire.ca/en/cat/toys-sports-recreation/precision-sports/air-guns-accessories-DC0002442.html), [Home Hardware](https://www.homehardware.ca/en/air-guns/c/7975))- 1. Air Pistols
- 2. Air Rifles
in fending off wild dangerous animals, especially bears and snakes? **_Please answer separately for both air pistols and rifles._** Are we correct that pistols are less effective than rifles?- Whilst leaf peeping in Ontario, Quebec, and Nova Scotia this past month, my family stumbled up on cougars, coyotes and wolves, to our horror! Fortunately, we never hike on our own, and we came prepared with bear spray and [an air horn](https://www.bearsmart.com/managing-bears/non-lethal/tools/). Our power in numbers, and our air horn, scared the coywolf away with noise!
- My family lacks any firearms license whatsoever. To what degree can store-bought ([Canadian Tire](https://www.canadiantire.ca/en/cat/toys-sports-recreation/precision-sports/air-guns-accessories-DC0002442.html), [Home Hardware](https://www.homehardware.ca/en/air-guns/c/7975))
- 1. Air Pistols
- 2. Air Rifles
- fend off wild dangerous animals, especially bears and snakes? **_Please answer separately for both air pistols and rifles._** Are we correct that pistols are less effective than rifles?
- Whilst leaf peeping in Ontario, Quebec, and Nova Scotia this past month, my family stumbled up on cougars, coyotes and wolves, to our horror! Fortunately, we never hike on our own, and we came prepared with bear spray and [an air horn](https://www.bearsmart.com/managing-bears/non-lethal/tools/). Our power in numbers, and our air horn, scared the coywolf away with noise!
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2022-10-16T08:02:19Z (about 2 years ago)
To what degree can Air Pistols and Rifles, bought in Canadian retailers, protect against dangerous animals?
My family lacks any firearms license whatsoever. How effective are store-bought ([Canadian Tire](https://www.canadiantire.ca/en/cat/toys-sports-recreation/precision-sports/air-guns-accessories-DC0002442.html), [Home Hardware](https://www.homehardware.ca/en/air-guns/c/7975)) 1. Air Pistols 2. Air Rifles in fending off wild dangerous animals, especially bears and snakes? **_Please answer separately for both air pistols and rifles._** Are we correct that pistols are less effective than rifles? Whilst leaf peeping in Ontario, Quebec, and Nova Scotia this past month, my family stumbled up on cougars, coyotes and wolves, to our horror! Fortunately, we never hike on our own, and we came prepared with bear spray and [an air horn](https://www.bearsmart.com/managing-bears/non-lethal/tools/). Our power in numbers, and our air horn, scared the coywolf away with noise!