uncle was telling me a story about his friend who used to hunt back in russia with a .22 short rifle. he was walking looking for rabbits through the forest and he starts seeing a large amount of bees. thinking to check it out and maybe steal some honey (this is old school, probably 1950s or so) he is walking towards the bee hive and theres a bear walking ahead of him off to the side almost parallel to him. so he slows down and stops then hides behind a tree. the bear starts digging around in the bee hive so he loads up his shorts and shoots the bear. the bear starts swatting the bees thinking its getting stung. he keeps shooting it and after more than 10 rounds to the heart area, the bear gets frustrated and runs away. a couple hundred meters away, it was dead, bled to death
moral of the story is this, if you see a hungry black bear coming at you, commit suicide and go green, youll feed the bear for days!
i personally would buy a small 10mm and some bear spray, or a compact 45acp and some bear spray. i prefer 357mag over those but revolvers only hold (usually) 6 rounds and you can get some badass bullets from Buffalo Bore
moral of the story is this, if you see a hungry black bear coming at you, commit suicide and go green, youll feed the bear for days!
i personally would buy a small 10mm and some bear spray, or a compact 45acp and some bear spray. i prefer 357mag over those but revolvers only hold (usually) 6 rounds and you can get some badass bullets from Buffalo Bore