Not ANOTHER which gun for bears?????

I think I've mentioned several times that during my 30+ years in Alaska I mostly carried a Ruger Super Blackhawk 44 Mag with hard casts. I can't remember how many know it all gun shop people explained that a double action gun was CRITICAL for bear protection and would begin clicking away with an empty gun. Well this video is PROOF positive a single action is just fine, and for proof they use a full 454 Freedom Arms, loaded with hot loads. 6 people shoot including Bryce Townsley and our own Max P. Since I don't know how to imbed I'll let you click on it. This is done by American Hunter.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5F71SPRFr_Y#t=178

Nicely done...

Damn, that is some impressive shooting.

Think I will start practicing with a single six and work my way up. :lol:

Impressive shooting...but if I have to face a charging brown I'd really like to have an M-60 handy...

I thought all you needed was little bells and pepper spray! :wink:

Seriously tho, I think I'd be pulling the trigger at a lot more than 5 yds. At that distance you likely wouldn't get a chance to draw and fire at all before Mr. Brown took your head off.

This was posted on American Rifleman a few months ago. Great shooting and Bryce Towsley gained a fan after that display.

GunnyGene said:

I thought all you needed was little bells and pepper spray! :wink:

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Or, as a Griz calls them, "chamber music and seasoning..." LOL

So if I walk around with my 454 "cocked" and the bears only attack from the front of me, I should live.

Your video is

PROOF positive

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that under controlled situations, the mighty 454 can be tamed.

On the out door channel I watched a show a couple of years ago, a guide running a boat up a river, for a guy who was bow hunting a big brown bear. Hunter's bow and arrows were put away. They came around a corner and a brown bear standing at the edge of the river came right at them. Guide drew his 44 Super Blackhawk and fired a shot pretty darn quick. Turned that bear right around.

I believe they were making a point. Either you can do it or you can't. Gun doesn't matter so much as people think. The bullet is pretty important as well.

Impressive shooting any way you look at it. Very fast and on target.

Good shooting! Going to try that with my 480 SRH.

Rumrunner, don't forget to video it. Inquiring minds. Got a stop clock?

I'm usually alone at the range. Will try and get someone to video it. It will be a little bit down the road before I can try.

Rumrunner if get down south of Mt. Vernon, Il. about 35 miles or so, we will help here at my range. We can give all my big bores a work out also.

Rumrunner if get down south of Mt. Vernon, Il. about 35 miles or so, we will help here at my range. We can give all my big bores a work out also.

Bear Paw Jack said:

Rumrunner, don't forget to video it. Inquiring minds. Got a stop clock?

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There are shot clock apps for smart phones...

Cool video, I'd love to see the same test with a double action.

Maybe Max P. will give us some insight on that.

CLAYPOOL said:

Rumrunner if get down south of Mt. Vernon, Il. about 35 miles or so, we will help here at my range. We can give all my big bores a work out also.

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Too bad I'm not still driving back and forth to New Orleans. We could of made it happen.