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Posted: 4/3/2015 1:49:33 AM EDT
[Last Edit: BoxofRox]
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.
Which route would you go for this situation? |
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Posted: 4/3/2015 1:59:42 AM EDT
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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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Posted: 4/3/2015 2:18:20 AM EDT
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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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Posted: 4/3/2015 8:04:09 AM EDT
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handgun glock 20
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Posted: 4/3/2015 9:06:46 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally 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. shotgun much better than a rifle for the close range involved with bears |
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Posted: 4/3/2015 10:51:06 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By wwace:
This shotgun much better than a rifle for the close range involved with bears Quote HistoryOriginally 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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Posted: 4/3/2015 11:26:36 AM EDT
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Another vote for the 45-70 guide gun
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Posted: 4/4/2015 6:10:46 PM EDT
[#7]
I agree with those saying a shotgun..thats what I would want if one is carrying a bow......
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Posted: 4/4/2015 7:18:00 PM EDT
[Last Edit: BoxofRox]
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By AKSnowRider:
I agree with those saying a shotgun..thats what I would want if one is carrying a bow...... 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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Posted: 4/5/2015 8:40:15 PM EDT
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Well I couldn't help it, I got myself one of these.
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Posted: 4/6/2015 1:59:12 AM EDT
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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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Posted: 4/6/2015 3:26:48 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally 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. 
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Posted: 4/6/2015 2:09:28 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally 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. 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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Posted: 4/6/2015 8:20:47 PM EDT
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I think I'm going to go with these.
484gr slug at 1476 fps with 2538 ft lbs of energy. |
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Posted: 4/26/2015 9:57:01 PM EDT
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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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Posted: 5/7/2015 4:52:45 PM EDT
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This is my bear back up gun.
.50 Beowulf 
I have replaced the shitty reflex sight with a 1-4x scope, but for bear back up I would put on some good flip up open sights. |
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