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Originally Posted by Jeff Higgins View Post
Many years ago a hunting guide and I were discussing what kinds of side arms would be most useful in grizzly country. His advice for those traveling alone was to carry something you could get to your own chin quickly and pull the trigger while getting pummeled on the ground by one of these things. Believing any sidearm could stop one of these things is simply wishful thinking. His advice for anyone traveling in a group, or with a partner, was to carry a .22, and use it to kneecap the other guy.
Decades ago a guy was attacked by a polar bear and all he had was a .357. He waited until the bear was over him and shot it in the head from underneath between the jawbones.

My luck the bear would fall on me and crush me.
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