A .270 Winchester is enough gun for bears or boars, especially at defensive distance, but no gun alone can protect you: you have to hit the critter where it counts, with any gun. If at all possible, avoid a situation where you are placed on the defensive; if getting there, pray the Lord and shoot, that is why you have spent thousands of dollars on practice before you got there. Generally speaking, animals are not that difficult to kill.
That being said, my .270 Winchester is semi-automatic and I would consider this an advantage in the situation you fear.
That being said, my .270 Winchester is semi-automatic and I would consider this an advantage in the situation you fear.
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