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| Grizzly Bear Attack in Montana Stopped with 9mm Pistols (graphic wounds depicted) |
| 2019-10-09 |
| Arizona -(Ammoland.com)- ‐ On 16 September 2019, Chris Gregersen and Donivan Cambell were bow hunting elk in Montana, in the Gravelly Mountains, when they were attacked by a grizzly bear. They had gone out for an afternoon hunt, and had hunted up steep drainage, climbed the opposite slope, and had been calling for elk on the opposite side of the ridge with a bugle call. They were returning to their truck and camp. They stopped calling on the top of the ridge, crested the ridge, and were on a steep downward slope, moving toward the creek at the bottom, on an old game trail. There was no cell service in the area. The weather was clear, in the 50s, with a slight breeze. It was 6:30 p.m. The sun was low in the sky. They wanted to get back before dark. In addition to their archery equipment, both men had 9 mm pistols. Chris Gregersen had a Glock 43. Donivan Campbell had a Sig Sauer P320. Both guns were loaded with full metal jacketed (FMJ) cartridges. |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #12 and a new wrist after firing it |
| Posted by: Frank G 2019-10-09 22:59 |
| #11 See, this is why what you really need is a Howdah pistol in .600 Nitro Express. |
| Posted by: Silentbrick 2019-10-09 20:46 |
| #10 10mm ballistics are pretty close to 41 magnum. I'm a fan. Deemed lethal enough for legally hunting black bear, but I wouldn't trust in grizzly country. Those guys got real lucky taking one out with a couple of puny 9mms. |
| Posted by: The peanut gallery 2019-10-09 19:16 |
| #9 Would a very load flash bang type device not also work? It would. You would neither see or hear what the bear is doing to you. I was watching a bear chow down on some elk when some damned fool approached it with one of them air horns. Didn't bother the bear at all until the fool got too close for good table manners. The bear, already full and gone back for thirds, jogged off. A full, happy, content, Brown Bear. Not sure what pissed off/hungry/mama bear would have handled that meat stick. Maybe the guy grazed it, maybe bear finished his Dicapprio fantasy. Rear side of a Grizzly doesn't present much of a critical target other than balls and butt hole, and if you are like me hitting bullseyes at the range when that is the only activity I had planned that day is chore enough. |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2019-10-09 15:21 |
| #8 Would a very load flash bang type device not also work? Maybe why .44 is good. Even if it misses the bear will know you fired it. |
| Posted by: Bright Pebbles 2019-10-09 11:29 |
| #7 Mercutio, I like your style. I'd have to settle for a lesser caliber though, nowadays. A .460 S&W would do, if a .50 BMG wasn't handy (and they hardly ever are handy). Big hole in that guy's leg. |
| Posted by: Whiskey Mike 2019-10-09 10:57 |
| #6 Mercutio, I like your style. I'd have to settle for a lesser caliber though, nowadays. A .460 S&W would do, if a .50 BMG wasn't handy (and they hardly ever are handy). |
| Posted by: Whiskey Mike 2019-10-09 10:51 |
| #5 Having been chased out of the woods by a bear, I maintain the best bear gun is 40mm. |
| Posted by: Mercutio 2019-10-09 09:48 |
| #4 357 magnum is a better carry choice in the bear woods. And there are plenty of firearms chambered for it. |
| Posted by: no mo uro 2019-10-09 07:41 |
| #3 |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2019-10-09 02:46 |
| #2 That's quite the puncture wound. Big enough for the surgeon to put his hand inside it. Glad he survived. |
| Posted by: Lex 2019-10-09 02:29 |
| #1 When you are what's on dinner for tonight.... |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2019-10-09 02:01 |