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Old 06-11-2017, 04:33 PM   #1
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Never seen this before, be aware of your surroundings while traveling in grizzly country. West Glacier, MT.Click image for larger version

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That pea shooter on your hip won’t do you much good against a grizzly. You’d be better off with a canister of bear spray and an air horn. Just saying.
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With that thing, better aim for BOTH eyes..........and be a deadly and fast shot. The guys that have "Ain't Skeered" stickers on the back windows of their trucks haven't ever even seen a Grizzly Bear.
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With that thing, better aim for BOTH eyes..........and be a deadly and fast shot. The guys that have "Ain't Skeered" stickers on the back windows of their trucks haven't ever even seen a Grizzly Bear.
You could just kneecap your partner with the small caliber handgun and run.
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That pea shooter on your hip won’t do you much good against a grizzly. You’d be better off with a canister of bear spray and an air horn. Just saying.
Oakman, you don't have a clue what that peashooter is.
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Never seen this before, be aware of your surroundings while traveling in grizzly country. West Glacier, MT.Attachment 140953
Other than a pic of a grizzly on the sign, it has nothing to do with bears:

Security Alarms | Kalispell, MT - GRIZZLY SECURITY ALARMS Inc.
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That gun will definitely take out a security system.
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Oakman, you don't have a clue what that peashooter is.
I know that I'm dying to know what it is, I blew up the pic and couldn't tell.

I have a glock 10mm and a sw 44 mag but I wouldn't count on either against a grizzly, although I'd rather have either on me than just a stick.
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It is a Glock 21 460 Rowland. And yes it is better than a stick. It does not make me feel completely safe.
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It is a Glock 21 460 Rowland. And yes it is better than a stick. It does not make me feel completely safe.
Good cartridge.
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It isn't the grizz who'll do the most damage to you: it's the federal charges they'll nail you with later that'll hurt the most. Assuming you survive the bear that is....
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You could just kneecap your partner with the small caliber handgun and run.


Good plan. When I use to backpack, I made sure I could outrun my buddy...[emoji12].
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It isn't the grizz who'll do the most damage to you: it's the federal charges they'll nail you with later that'll hurt the most. Assuming you survive the bear that is....
Why is it that everything with the capability of killing me seems to be protected by the govt.?
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Oakman, you don't have a clue what that peashooter is.
To an adult grizzly, anything less than a .44 Mag with a heavy grain bullet designed for hunting and deep penetration is a pea shooter. Although no longer made I carry a .44 mag with COR BON 320 gr flat point penetrator bullets. I think the current 320 gr hunter bullet by COR BON is probably as good or better.
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Grizzly bears aren't the only thing to look out for while camping, just came across this local article:

Cape Girardeau man arrested after stabbing

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Gabriel Michael Austin (Source: Oregon County Sheriff's Office)

OREGON COUNTY, MO (KFVS) - A Cape Girardeau man is behind bars after stabbing another man in the back in Oregon County, Missouri on Sunday, June 11.
The Oregon County Sheriff's Department received a report of a man who had been stabbed in the back at the campground at Hufstedlers Canoe rental on Sunday afternoon.
Responding officers discovered Weston Loveland, 32, of Cape Girardeau had been stabbed twice in the back.
Gabriel Michael Austin, 34, of Cape Girardeau was arrested and charged with first-degree assault and armed criminal action.
Austin remains in the Oregon County Jail on a $50,000 bond.
Weston Loveland was transported by Air Evac to Mercy Hospital in Springfield Missouri. There is no word as of this time on his condition.


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It isn't the grizz who'll do the most damage to you: it's the federal charges they'll nail you with later that'll hurt the most. Assuming you survive the bear that is....
I seriously doubt the government will prosecute someone who shoots an attacking bear.
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I seriously doubt the government will prosecute someone who shoots an attacking bear.
Yep, you can kill any endangered/protected species that is attacking a human. That's how Mexican gray wolves meet their demise around here. Amazing how many ranchers get attacked
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Didn't Welders on the "Alaska Pipeline" have "Ruger Super Resolve Alaskan 45 Colt Cal" revolvers for Griz Bear defence ? Youroo!!
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I seriously doubt the government will prosecute someone who shoots an attacking bear.
No, it's the court of public opinion that will fry you:

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Don't feed your self or anyone else to the gators in Southern Coastal NC....
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