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I am an animal lover and would only shoot at a bear as an absolute last resort Assume I have done everything possible to avoid contact with a bear, and after encountering one have followed the bes...
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System
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2020-04-17T19:23:07Z (over 4 years ago)
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Bohemian
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2020-04-17T19:23:06Z (over 4 years ago)
<p>I am an animal lover and would only shoot at a bear as an absolute last resort</p> <p>Assume I have done everything possible to avoid contact with a bear, and after encountering one have followed the best advice I can remember, I am faced with a choice of my family or an attacking bear.</p> <p>The bear spray doesn't stop it, and as it closes I draw a (legally owned and carried) handgun out and fire shots in the air, but this doesn't deter the bear either. At point blank, how big does the handgun need to be to stop the bear (ideally, not fatally)?</p> <p>My guess would be .50, say a desert eagle. But maybe even that would not enough.</p>