Study: Guns not best defense against angry bear
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Gunnuts
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Re: Study: Guns not best defense against angry bear
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Combat Controller
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Re: Study: Guns not best defense against angry bear
Statistically, I have found that shooting at something is much more effective than not shooting at it. Statistically.
Interestingly in NM lots of the guys up in Chama are using the .22 magnums to poach elk.
Interestingly in NM lots of the guys up in Chama are using the .22 magnums to poach elk.
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Denis
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A semi-auto rifle in .22Mag is a poachers' favourite over here... light and quiet, but those little bullets do a surprising amount of damage if you place them right.CombatController wrote:Interestingly in NM lots of the guys up in Chama are using the .22 magnums to poach elk.
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A regular .22 LR is the deer poacher's favorite around here.
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This is one reason I didn't want to go with the Sierra Club to camp in Alaska.
I wasn't sure I wouldn't be the slowest in the pack, and I didn't want to forfeit any bit of advantage to GFW bylaws and go unarmed.
I wasn't sure I wouldn't be the slowest in the pack, and I didn't want to forfeit any bit of advantage to GFW bylaws and go unarmed.
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