Mom, Dad, there's a bear in my room !
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Why not? Let's be real here. Virtually all bear attacks involve 150-250 lb black bear. Black bear do get bigger, 400-600 lbs are not unheard of, but they don't get that big by hanging around humans. The problem bears are almost always juvenile bear that have recently been run off by mom and are struggling to find food on their own. Any handgun that you'd use to stop an adult male human would be sufficient for most bear defense.
The 44 LOOKS a lot better on paper. But those ballistics are from an 8" test barrel. In the real world from a 4" barrel 240 gr bullets struggle to get 1100 fps, not the advertised 1500 fps they get from an 8" barrel. I get 1250-1300 fps with 200 gr hardcast from the 10mm. There would be virtually no difference in penetration on a really big bear and my money is on the 10mm for the win.
I agree with this wholeheartedly. It's a matter of what you're most comfortable with and most proficient with. A proficient single action shooter is not going to enjoy any advantage with a DA but a DA shooter will probably be at a disadvantage with an SA.Single action for single action shooters...... double action for double action shooters.
You go with the devil you know.
I know I wont......I always shoot SA anyway.A proficient single action shooter is not going to enjoy any advantage with a DA
I doubt Mr. Bear is going to let you thumb a hammer back either, so a single action wouldn't be my first choice.
Cocking the hammer of a Single Action revolver is not some process done as the gun is leveled. When the Single Action revolver is brought level the hammer is already cocked. I can get off about three or four aimed shots in the same, or less, time than another using a double action revolver.
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This is why we practice. It doesn't take long to develop new skills.I don't doubt your skill, but are you comparing apples to apples here? Or gauging against someone unskilled with a DA revolver?
That works both ways. Is your frame of reference an unskilled SA shooter? Most often, it seems those making comments about how slow SA's are to manipulate are those who've spent the least amount of time with them.I don't doubt your skill, but are you comparing apples to apples here? Or gauging against someone unskilled with a DA revolver?
That's not correct. There is no pin; it's not a fire extinguisher. There is a plastic clip that guards the lever that releases the spray, but that clip can be easily flipped of with the thumb of the hand that is holding the container.
Haahhhaaaaa......nopeOne cocks the piece while it comes out of recoil. If you are talking about ACCURATE FIRE, there is no real difference. But if just talking about spraying lead as fast as one can, yea the DA or semi-automatic fires faster.
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One cocks the piece while it comes out of recoil. If you are talking about ACCURATE FIRE, there is no real difference. But if just talking about spraying lead as fast as one can, yea the DA or semi-automatic fires faster.
Deaf
It's not a grenade. There's a thingie you flip off with your thumb. It can be done one handed.You do know you have to pull a pin out of the bear spray can before you can fire it, right? That takes two hands.
Deaf
Take a look at the S&W M329. It's a gun will carry all the time and you need to have the gun on you all the time.
That works both ways. Is your frame of reference an unskilled SA shooter? Most often, it seems those making comments about how slow SA's are to manipulate are those who've spent the least amount of time with them.
I've spent a good amount of time with both and a shot timer. Enough so that I can fire five rounds, reload and fire five more rounds out of a single action in 15secs. A DA is not faster using both hands and only marginally faster using one. Plus the only advantage a DA has is in dumping empties. Overall reloading speed is only better when using a speedloader.
This video is worth sharing again.
And that's why Jerry Miculek uses a single action revolver. Wait...
So uh.. you claim you are Jerry Miculek? No? Yes? You think most people can shoot like Miculek?
You really think shooting plates is the same as shooting a charging bear?
Now I've never been charged by a bear but I have been charged by a horse (we adopted it.. it had, er, anger issues) and I can tell you it sure is literally 'hair raising'. You won't have time to machinegun it with your DA revolver.
See all that fancy shooting on the range does not mean spit when it comes to betting your life against something that is trying to kill you. It happens mighty fast.
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See all that fancy shooting on the range does not mean spit when it comes to betting your life against something that is trying to kill you. It happens mighty fast.
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Which is why I prefer a gun that only requires one gross motor movement to fire. The fact remains that given two equally skilled operators, a person with a DA revolver can get more shots into the bear in the same time as a person with a SA. The same amount of practice that makes you fast with a SA makes you faster with a DA.
You may choose to use harsh language, a muzzleloading flintlock or a 40 gigajoule plasma laser, limited only by your finances and your preferences. I personally have no intention of trading my 629 for a Super Blackhawk. You do you and I'll do me.
Let's be real here. Virtually all bear attacks involve 150-250 lb black bear. Black bear do get bigger, 400-600 lbs are not unheard of, but they don't get that big by hanging around humans. The problem bears are almost always juvenile bear that have recently been run off by mom and are struggling to find food on their own. Any handgun that you'd use to stop an adult male human would be sufficient for most bear defense.