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pricedo wrote:
Walking along salmon streams where bears are actively feeding unarmed is fine for people who are "one with the bear" like Timothy Treadwell but I'll be packing some iron in the form of a fast shooting gun with some pretty serious horsepower.
As far as I'm concerned a bear is an unpredictable, territorial predator a whole lot bigger than I am with teeth & claws and when I'm looking at one closer than 100 yards I want to be doing that looking down the barrel of a gun. Timothy Treadwell pushed his luck with the bears for years & finally wound up as bear dodo laying on the ground.
A really noisy saddle ring might even be a benefit when walking in bear country cause it would warn the bear & avoid surprises............can't see any other use for one even on a horse where a proper scabbard would be a lot better in regards to securing & protecting the gun.
I hear ya on that! The picture of "little Yogi" I put up the other day was taken in the general vicinity of a stream where in the summer lots of tourists flock to fish in their waders. The brown bears are fishing right next to them! Funny I don't see many locals in there and I often wonder if these anglers fully realize this isn't the zoo, these bears are not trained to be nice, but only just well fed from all the fish going up that thing. I wont necessarily avoid streams where there could be a bear, but draw the line where the bears are fishing right alongside me. With that said, I like the idea of a single point sling just in case because when fishing your hands are full and it takes extra time to pull a rifle off your shoulder. I don't know if the saddle ring would be the ideal way to attach such a sling either. I would want the attachment point to be close to where the gun balances with a tube full of ammunition but I don't know of any other option other than leaving the rifle on the bank and having a revolver on a chest rig.
On a long trip in bear country always have the biggest revolver you can comfortably carry in a SECURE chest or shoulder holster.
I have a Ruger DA Super Redhawk revolver in 454 Casull.
I wouldn't pay the money they wanted for the superb Freedom Arms SA revolver in 454 Casull...........the Ruger revolver is a fine weapon and will do the job.
The logistics of carrying a handgun in bear country:
The securely holstered revolver is not the best weapon to have in the event of a bear attack (a heck of a lot better than nothing) but if the canoe upsets the handgun & a cylinder & belt of ammo is still with you while the rifle usually sinks to the bottom or is carried away in the rapids with the rest of your stuff.
The handgun can be kept out of the elements and the action free of ice & snow by keeping it in a holster under your parka...........even a 16" 92 won't fit under your coat.
You can't walk away from a holstered handgun ..........it is always with you unlike the rifle leaning against a tree 50 yards away..........if you can cover the 50 yards to that rifle faster than a Brownie or Grizz & turn and shoot in time you're the fastest human being on earth.........you're THE FLASH !
pricedo wrote:
Walking along salmon streams where bears are actively feeding unarmed is fine for people who are "one with the bear" like Timothy Treadwell but I'll be packing some iron in the form of a fast shooting gun with some pretty serious horsepower.
As far as I'm concerned a bear is an unpredictable, territorial predator a whole lot bigger than I am with teeth & claws and when I'm looking at one closer than 100 yards I want to be doing that looking down the barrel of a gun. Timothy Treadwell pushed his luck with the bears for years & finally wound up as bear dodo laying on the ground.
A really noisy saddle ring might even be a benefit when walking in bear country cause it would warn the bear & avoid surprises............can't see any other use for one even on a horse where a proper scabbard would be a lot better in regards to securing & protecting the gun.
I hear ya on that! The picture of "little Yogi" I put up the other day was taken in the general vicinity of a stream where in the summer lots of tourists flock to fish in their waders. The brown bears are fishing right next to them! Funny I don't see many locals in there and I often wonder if these anglers fully realize this isn't the zoo, these bears are not trained to be nice, but only just well fed from all the fish going up that thing. I wont necessarily avoid streams where there could be a bear, but draw the line where the bears are fishing right alongside me. With that said, I like the idea of a single point sling just in case because when fishing your hands are full and it takes extra time to pull a rifle off your shoulder. I don't know if the saddle ring would be the ideal way to attach such a sling either. I would want the attachment point to be close to where the gun balances with a tube full of ammunition but I don't know of any other option other than leaving the rifle on the bank and having a revolver on a chest rig.
On a long trip in bear country always have the biggest revolver you can comfortably carry in a SECURE chest or shoulder holster.
I have a Ruger DA Super Redhawk revolver in 454 Casull.
I wouldn't pay the money they wanted for the superb Freedom Arms SA revolver in 454 Casull...........the Ruger revolver is a fine weapon and will do the job.
The logistics of carrying a handgun in bear country:
The securely holstered revolver is not the best weapon to have in the event of a bear attack (a heck of a lot better than nothing) but if the canoe upsets the handgun & a cylinder & belt of ammo is still with you while the rifle usually sinks to the bottom or is carried away in the rapids with the rest of your stuff.
The handgun can be kept out of the elements and the action free of ice & snow by keeping it in a holster under your parka...........even a 16" 92 won't fit under your coat.
You can't walk away from a holstered handgun ..........it is always with you unlike the rifle leaning against a tree 50 yards away..........if you can cover the 50 yards to that rifle faster than a Brownie or Grizz & turn and shoot in time you're the fastest human being on earth.........you're THE FLASH !
I agree I think a large caliber pistol in bear country with a good rifle is common sense. I think I would rather have the rifle for the possibility to shoot the bear at distance compared to me being able to with a pistol. As under the stress of a bear attacking I would probably have trouble keeping my shooting fundamentals on tack. I think having both is a must.
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As it is now I carry a Ruger Blackhawk in 45 colt for my revolver. I do feel pretty under guned at times though. Maybe Rossi will come out with the ranch hand in 454 and I can then just use the Ruger 45 as a pop can killer. I could just see a sling on a saddle ring on one of those! Maybe then I could walk through the Valley and fear no evil! Whoah!
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With that said, I like the idea of a single point sling just in case because when fishing your hands are full and it takes extra time to pull a rifle off your shoulder. I don't know if the saddle ring would be the ideal way to attach such a sling either. I would want the attachment point to be close to where the gun balances with a tube full of ammunition but I don't know of any other option other than leaving the rifle on the bank and having a revolver on a chest rig.
