Truth Can Be Stranger Than Fiction

[reuben_j_cogburn]

I don't know about you.. but I can't afford warning shots.......

 

[Ride1949]

Fire three warning shots into center mass or, in the interest of conserving ammo, if you're steady enough, one warning shot to the head.

 

[eveled]

You are wrong. The picture is of ice cream. The rest is just background...

It may be a picture of a crane with a bunch of people in the way.

 

[harley08]

To keep it simple a 44 magnum Pistol and Carbine and lots of ammo.
Or a .458 Socom semi auto Carbine with extra clips and ammo.

 

[gramps]

I would have my Redhawk, a box of ammo and a shotgun with slugs, 00 buck, and some birdshot.
gramps

 

[WV460hunter]

Sounds like the story of a guy that needed a couple good Ruger Big Bore Revolvers .

 

[Chief 101]

Bears proliferate the Alaskan wilderness, and bear attacks, while rare, are not uncommon.

does this mean they happen but they don't?

 

[buckaroo]

Yo Bear Paw Jack, you don't believe that bulsht story do ya ? Oh yeah, boot high stink. That bum ran out of previsions and got a free ride back to civilization. Then he got on social media trying to make a few bucks on it.

 

[gramps]

I was thinking the same thing.

The only thing I can think of, that he flies everything in to camp and every ounce counts. Or the guy is on a shoestring and every dollar counts.

How many years do you pack a rifle and 1000 rounds in then pack them back out, before you decide you don’t need them?

It was an extraordinary attack that lasted many days. Not the typical encounter.

A 1,000 rounds? I would have my .44 mag RUGER Redhawk, plus my RUGER 77/44 with 100 rounds, and feel safe. Killing a bear out of season is a big deal in Alaska. Maybe the guy didn’t want to mess with the paper work?
gramps

 

[vito]

What sense do warning shots make? Unless I had a huge stockpile of ammo I would not be wasting a shot into the air. One shot with a pistol, even of a large caliber, is not likely to kill a grizzly but it might make him decide to leave the area. I think if I were going to a remote area of Alaska I would try to get myself something like an M79 granade launcher. I had one in Vietnam and it was a very comforting weapon to be holding.

 

[Hvymax]

So the guy is out there in the wild , miles from anywhere and ends up with only two rounds left in his gun ?
Just how many rounds did he take in the first place ?
I know if I was out there I would have a bunch. Not to mention a rifle or two.
If the bear came back several times , I would think he would have a lot of holes in him.

Most of that would have been in the trailer which ended up in the river while he had the handgun on him.