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Posted: 4/3/2015 1:49:33 AM EDT
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After a successful bear hunt last year, my cousin and I want to take a bear with a bow this upcoming season. We are going to be hunting from the ground and he has a 300wm bolt gun that he backed me up with last year. But for as close as we plan to get I think I need something a little better suited for close range encounters. One option I can easily get is a slug barrel for my 870 and run some high dollar slug rounds in it.
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I wish I had more hands, so I could give that ass four thumbs down. - badfish274
Is that your Weiner? No homo but that's pretty impressive girth you got there. - DanTSX |
Been hunting like this for years with a buddy and we always have a .44 magnum S&W for the backup guy. Hasn't failed us yet though a Marlin .45-70 would be more to my liking.
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I carried my 870 with Benenke Black Magic slugs in AK for a long time. Fish and Game in AK also use the same Brenneke slugs.
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Originally Posted By wwace:
This shotgun much better than a rifle for the close range involved with bears View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Originally Posted By wwace:
Originally Posted By 50-140:
I carried my 870 with Benenke Black Magic slugs in AK for a long time. Fish and Game in AK also use the same Brenneke slugs. That's kind of my thinking as well, as far as overall power and energy on close and angry targets, a good slug gun seems like an excellent choice. I highly doubt I would feel comfortable with a handgun as my first choice backup gun. I will be carrying a sidearm, but a long gun would be my first choice. |
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I wish I had more hands, so I could give that ass four thumbs down. - badfish274
Is that your Weiner? No homo but that's pretty impressive girth you got there. - DanTSX |
Another vote for the 45-70 guide gun
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I agree with those saying a shotgun..thats what I would want if one is carrying a bow......
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Originally Posted By AKSnowRider:
I agree with those saying a shotgun..thats what I would want if one is carrying a bow...... View Quote I think I'm going with this, an 18" shotgun is much more use to me than a 45-70 and it seems like a tube full of black magic or green lightning slugs should do the job. |
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I wish I had more hands, so I could give that ass four thumbs down. - badfish274
Is that your Weiner? No homo but that's pretty impressive girth you got there. - DanTSX |
I wish I had more hands, so I could give that ass four thumbs down. - badfish274
Is that your Weiner? No homo but that's pretty impressive girth you got there. - DanTSX |
Good looking furniture on the 870, nice sights also, the only thing that you might think about changing is the breacher choke.
The last time I ran into a bear I didn't have to take his door off the hinges. |
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Originally Posted By 50-140:
Good looking furniture on the 870, nice sights also, the only thing that you might think about changing is the breacher choke. The last time I ran into a bear I didn't have to take his door off the hinges. View Quote I was already looking at different chokes last night. Now if I can only find a bayonet to attach, I'll be set I went with this because I might entertain the thought of putting a mini red dot on it. |
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I wish I had more hands, so I could give that ass four thumbs down. - badfish274
Is that your Weiner? No homo but that's pretty impressive girth you got there. - DanTSX |
I wish I had more hands, so I could give that ass four thumbs down. - badfish274
Is that your Weiner? No homo but that's pretty impressive girth you got there. - DanTSX |
when i lived in Wasilla, AK. a lot of people carried three types of guns: .44 mag,marlin 45-70 and a 12ga. now it seems like everyone says 44mag isn't enough, I'm not sure I agree with that. a six inch 44 with good hard cast bullets will do the job. if I had to chose one of those three guns id go with a 12ga with 3inch slugs
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