I saw a black bear in my neighborhood and now it's got me spooked.Would 45 ACP be good enough? Or would I need 10mm or 357 Magnum?
>>64306585>10mm or 357 Magnum?yeah
>>64306585>>64306591Also, any recommendation for a 1911 in 10mm that has more rounds? I want a 1911, but don't like that most of them only have 8 rounds max
>>64306585>Would 45 ACP be good enough? Or would I need 10mm or 357 Magnum?.45 is fine. The general consensus is to get the largest caliber that you can shoot accurately; for some people that's .357 Magnum, for others it's 9mm +P, and then mag dump the bear that's trying to kill you. https://www.ammoland.com/2022/04/update-of-pistol-defenses-against-bears-123-cases-98-effective/
>>64306627>1911>more rounds pick one.
>>64306585Black bears ain’t shit, just yell or bark like a dog at them, pic related, black bear shit outside my house.
This is the once a bear thread reminder that picking a caliber matters a lot less than practicing with your caliber. Stay vigilant of the ursine menace anons.
>>64306585Leave the bear alone, you chicken shit pussy.
>>64306866Ursine paws typed this post
>>64306884Scoopy claws or pointy claws?
>>64306888Yes
>>64306585Bear spray, generally more effective than firearms and more difficult to fuck up in a high stress, novel situation. You can shoot it too if it still charges at you.
>>64306585why would you want to shoot that cutie, just look at him. there's millions of niggers to practice your aim with.
>>64306585you might consider something with more penetration instead of something with stopping power, since they have quite a lot of meat on themsomething with a bottlenecked cartridge, like 7.62x25 or 5.7>>64306627i think you'll find that you dont really want more out of a 1911, the slim frame is the main selling point of it to me, and you lose if you dont get a single stack. If you need more, just get spare mags, it will be enough
>>64306585It's a blackie, Anon, harsh language is. literally, almost always enough to make them fuck off. They're the size of a big dog and the ones that made it this far know not to fuck with Humans.>will a 1911 workIt's what I carry, because I'm confortable and accurate with it. I live in brown bear and cougar country. Practice shooting it. Realistically what you need is mace or an air horn. If you plug a largely harmless bear in someone else's yard from 50 feet away because you were "scared"? You're going to get fucked by the game warden and the local PD, then probably sued by your neighbor. If you just wing it, you run a real risk of injuring it enough that it starts actually becoming a threat when the wound gets infected. Basically don't act like a fucking chimp. Sure, carry if it makes you feel more comfortable, but a black bear is nowhere near the top ten list of reasons you might need it.
>>64306585>I saw a black bear in my neighborhood and now it's got me spooked.Just yell at black bears you fucking city transplant.They're as easy to scare as you are
>>64306585Protip, city slicker: treat bears like homeless people; mostly they just want to dig through trash for ummies. Some few are crazy, do not engage. Spray the one you have to, shooting the homeless is not.rrquired.
>>64306585Black bears are like big raccoons. They may bluff charge to scare you out of their feeding grounds but it's easy to scare them back.https://youtu.be/Bkwy0scRXBU9mm is fine against them, just stay in the right mindset and shoot where you need to. Most likely unless it's a pissed off grizzly or black bear defending cubs, they're not gonna mess with you. Brown bears are when you need to start thinking bigger calibers. 10mm is a widely accepted adequate bear caliber for a semiauto handgun, but I'm gonna warn you that shit recoils like fuck even out of my 2lb steel frame Witness. .40 is a good compromise. The various .357 rounds have a necked down bullet that can cause feeding issues, but they're a small fast round. .45 is a big slow round. You want a big fast round for maximum effectiveness, but it's only gonna be as good as you can shoot it.
>>64306585Black bears are basically niggers. Anything anti personal will work, 45 is fine.
>>64306585Black bears are just oversized dogs. They're spooked by nothing and will take off running if they hear a loud noise.
>>64306809That target seems a little racist. Why a black bear and not a polar bear? Polar bears are much more deadly
>>64309151Less ink? Kinda want one in the “hostage at gunpoint” pose, but instead of a hostage it’s a Winnie the Pooh honey pot
>>64306585.500 S&W
>>64306884>Theyre falling for it
>>64306585black bears just want to rummage through your stuff for goodies, they aren't really dangerous. loud noises will send them away
>>64307996>.357 rounds have a necked down bullet that can cause feeding issuesIt's less likely to FTF because projectile is small and head side of chamber is large, please don't say that about my precious 357 Sig. It's probably worse than 45 for bear defense though. Big hard cast bullets ftw.
>not having 12GA slugs for those overgrown raccoons ngmi
Wow, I can tell nobody here has ever hunted a bear.Fuck the 10 fags they're retarded.The only semi auto pistol caliber I trust my life on is .460 rowland and for wheel gats we don't bring anything less than .44 Rifles open up your options greatly but for pistols if its not a rowland then it's your funeral.>T. Half my family exclusively hunts Bears
>>64309567>If it's not a rowl-AAACCCKKK!!!9mm chads win again
>>64306585Just use 9mm hardcastIf you live in "le spooky ebil grizzly burr country" get a pump action shotgun and use hardcast slugs
>>64306585>>Best pistol caliber for bear44 magnum>>64306809>>practicing with your go cart is more important than actually having a racecar come Sunday...Fucking non hunters suck9mm, no. Black bear once they get into the 400-600+ lb range are a pain in the ass. Just get a 44 magnum if you are buying a pistol specific for woods and bear. >>muh capacity Point out where anyone ever has needed more than six shots. Its really, really hard to do isn't it. And even in those extreme situations where you can its because they were missing most if not all of their shots. Get a big iron and be done with it.
>>64306585>OH MY SCIENCE IS THAT A LE BEAR? NIGGERMAN HELP ME IM GOING INSANE I NEED TO CONSOOM A 44 MAG RIGHT NOOOW!!!No other animal on earth generates this many schizophrenic meltdowns
>>64310428>>muh 9mm can do anything What IT can do and what YOU can do with it are planets apart.
>>64310505>9MM FAGS IN MUH WALLSI never mentioned that, why would I ever shoot the most based animal on the planet?
>>64306585Use a BAR in .338 magnum. Otherwise it may mortally wound you before it dies.
>>64310393>Pistol round for a bearYou better shave down the sights, the bear will shove it up your ass might as well make it easier KEK
>>64310393>picture has a 10mm m&p, a 44 mag redhawk and a 454 casull…. “Practicing with a go cart”. Fucking lol
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>>64310428kys bobo
>>64306585Pretty sure that one dude who killed home intruder bear used 556.
Never fcuk with safety bear.
>>64309203I swear gators had a TV show at I've point, that among other things told that if you shoot a gator, you should use 22LR
>>64306585OP IS A LIMP-WRISTED FAGGOT
>>64306785>https://www.ammoland.com/2022/04/update-of-pistol-defenses-against-bears-123-cases-98-effective/Honestly a pretty good read.
I hate bears, good hunting OP
>>64306585>45 ACP be good enough?> Or would I need 10mm or 357Nah, You want to be certain with rabies-infused zombie murder bears. Go with .22 LR bolt action. Has put more meat on innawoods tables than all other calibers combined.
>>6430658510mm Auto
>>64306585Well, .22 LR out of a Remington Nylon 66 is enough for moose, so out of an NAA mini revolver it should still have enough stopping power for black bear.
>>64309151Post paws.
>>64311022He saved billions.
>>64306785>and then mag dump the bear that's trying to kill you.In a self defense situation there's no reason to save ammo for later.
>>64313721>rabies-infused zombie murder bears.comThat's an entire screenplay for a movie (or Disney mini-series™) right there. Or/&also an game or three. This is a perfect /k/ + /v/ + /g/ mashup, even if just a silly phoneappgame.
>>64314243Cocaine bear was already made and released.
>>64314348Not enough bear bestiality.
>>64314348"drugaddled pig-thing" just doesn't have the same ring to it.
>>64314188What if another bear attacks you later?
>>64314454Cocaine manbearpig
>>64306585Why do we have 1-2 bear threads a week
>>64307996>>64309567>>64310315>>64306585this has been settledits 7.62x39draco is best bear gun. you cannot change my mindhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rNR2Uh08FrA
>>64306585300 win mag
>>64316478I like going a bit more esotericBonus for randomly swapping to 6.5
I'd say a 220 grain hard cast in 10mm out of a Gen 3 Glock 29SF.
>black bears They’re just big dogs bro.Anyway, I don’t think there is a difference between any of those calibers when it comes to killing a bear.
