I adjust my holster so that is down around my belly, below my bino pack.That chest rig is nice....if you are fishing....but when hunting.....what about your binos?
That chest rig is nice....if you are fishing....but when hunting.....what about your binos?
I don't like those thigh rigs either.....walking about 10 miles with one of those and its a PITA down on your leg.
I like a belt rig personally...and thats what I practice with. I probably wouldn't bother with a pistol in the area you mentioned..but if so, that G20 [rebarreled] is hard to beat as long as you load it with Hardcast. I can give you 20 examples of poor performance with hollow points and charging hogs...hardcast is the way to go as bear defense....those bullets are a game changer.
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Easy to swap from hip belt to pants. Sometimes I leave it in the truck and put it on for 2nd/3rd pack out so I can dump the rifle weight.
Currently carry g22 but plan on upgrading to g20 by next season. Those Buffalo Bore rounds are legit.
Maybe it's been covered before here, I don't know, so I'll say it. In ranger academy we had a unit on bears. We were taught to pick a shoulder and empty your weapon into it, taking away it's ability to pursue. Very unlikely to kill a bear in that scenario before it's on top of you. The autopsy pics they showed us were impressive. Multiple heart/lung shots that didn't stop forward movement. They are just so jacked up on adrenaline.
I honestly believe this is the correct approach. Actually was thinking to a friend last night, old school tough bastard, who survived 2 separate brown bear attacks while hunting. One barely. He agreed with this approach after his "revenant" experience.
G20 is proven against polar bears and that's all I need to know.
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Why would you shoot a bear defensively anywhere but the head? In other words why would you shoot it if it isn't charging you?
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spray is way more effective
Should add, I'm talking big Western and Alaskan bears, not east coast black bear.
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