I bought 6 boxes last week in Washington... it's out there.
yeah if you are willing the pay the cost and buy at a gun store for an arm and a leg.
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I bought 6 boxes last week in Washington... it's out there.
By nature, any handgun load is weak compared to a large center fire rifle. I wouldn't count on instantly stopping a bear with any handgun.
I had to shoot a rottweiler dead on in the chest as he raised up at me, and it was the lucky but perfect heart/lungs hit. That was a S&W .40 JHP. That dang dog turned and ran, barking/crying all the way (how I don't know) for about 100 yards before he dropped stone dead.
Heck, I've seen a deer run about 100 yards before dropping dead after a sideways heart/lung shot from a 30-06.
I'm not so sure that there's any handgun that would drop a bear before he got you if that was his intention.
$.02
I would second using Double Tap Ammo's 255 gr SWC +P. Not all guns cycle LSWC, you would have to try to find out.
As for the lead in your gun, I might be wrong but I'd bet if you only fired a mag or two and then did a good cleaning you would be OK, and then just used LSWC if you had to it would not hurt anything. Thats just my opinion and I am sure some experts will give us more info on the subject.
Carry a large can of bear spray for your first-line defense, and make noise while walking in bear country. :bow:
In a conversation with Jack Huntington (<broken link removed>) I asked him what bullet shape works best to penetrate a bear's skull. Answer: ogive with about 80% meplat. Since Jack has killed lots of big dangerous critters with a handgun I would take his word on it.
They have recovered 44mag slugs from skulls of grizzlies and the scientists said the slug wasn't the reason for the bears death.
So maybe Jack has killed a few bears with hand guns,but I bet he didn't do many head shots.
I love 45 ACp's for a manno e manno gun but I don't think it's the best caliber for animals.Maybe a light fast load for some penetration?
On here and other places,you just never read much good from Alaskans about hand guns and bears.Shotguns and marlin guide rifles in 45/70 and such seem to be the favorite
NOTE: In compliance with NIJ Standard-0112.00, currently there are no known
ammunition types that meet the general guidelines set forth in this section that
are not compatible with the USP series pistols. All USPs are approved for use with
+P and +P+ ammunition as it applies to the specific caliber. The use of +P and +P+
ammunition accelerates wear and reduces the service life on the component parts of
any pistol, including the USP series pistols.
NOTE: There is currently no existing SAAMI specification +P or +P+ ammunition in
caliber .40 S&W