Best Bear Defense — Guns vs Bear Spray | The Final Word #wildspaces #guns #bears #grizzly #survival
· 17.12.2023 · 18:44:34 ··· ··· Sunday ·· 7 (0)
At Home In Wild Spaces #wildspaces #guns #bearspray #bears #grizzlies
The best bear defense. The argument over how to best defend yourself against an aggressive bear continues to rage—but it shouldn't. People continue to argue about what gun is best in the back country and whether or not a gun or bear spray is the best against a bear attack.
It's time to answer those questions. This is the holy grail of bear safety videos and includes the best information available what gun to use in bear country as well as answering the question of whether a gun or bear spray is the better deterrent.
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CHAPTERS:
0:00 Gun or bear spray the wrong-headed debate
1:48 It's grown-up time
2:40 Bear spray strengths and limitations
6:05 Bear spray myths
10:28 Guns, their strengths and limitations
11:54 Fragmented Data, Fragmented Conclusions
17:30 Shooting targets and stopping an attacking bear ARE NOT the same thing
22:00 Selecting the right firearm
26:03 Guns 38 times more affective vs black bears
26:26 Supercharged grizzlies
28:40 Even heavy handguns may not be enough, especially in untrained hands
30:12 PROFICIENCY, PROFICIENCY, PROFICIENCY
32:00 Uncommon defensive capability
33:30 How to choose your deterrent
35:33 Restrictions
36:30 The right tool in the right hands
37:30 Garbage advice is the greatest threat
AFFILIATE LINKS
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INERT PRACTICE CANISTERS
Counter Assault practice canisters double pack: https://amzn.to/3TAbj4e
Large Frontiersman bear spray and inert practice canister combo: https://amzn.to/470CgS0
Standard Frontiersman bear spray and Inert practice canister combo: https://amzn.to/3NqIX92
Counter Assault bear spray and Inert practice canister combo: https://amzn.to/4anqtzQ
BEAR SPRAY CANISTERS
Frontiersman large canister 35ft: https://amzn.to/473vbzS
UDAP bear spray single and holster 30ft: https://amzn.to/3uVAm7G
UDAP bear spray combo pack rated for 30ft: https://amzn.to/3v0vfmO
Counter Assault bear spray combo pack: https://amzn.to/3v3dWS3
FIREARM TRAINING RESOURCES
If you plan to carry a gun in bear country or anywhere I STRONGLY ADVISE that you purchase snap caps to practice with. They are a phenomenal tool for firearm training used by law enforcement and the military.
I STRONGLY ADVISE you select a color that is easily distinguished from live ammunition cartages.
HAND GUN SNAP CAP CARTRIDGES
10mm snap caps: https://amzn.to/3Tp53MV
.357 Magnum snap caps: https://amzn.to/47ZT4tD
.44 Magnum snap caps: https://amzn.to/3RljKhg
RIFLE SNAP CAP CARTRIDGES
.45-70 Govt.: https://amzn.to/3NrO5JZ
.300 Win Magnum: https://amzn.to/48nBq2v
.30-06 Snap caps: https://amzn.to/480tGE6
12 guage shotgun snap caps: https://amzn.to/481E5zf
My 10mm Glock holster (specific to generation)
Denali chest holster for Glock 20 Gen 5: https://amzn.to/3v07XO2
Denali chest holster for Glock 20 Gen 1-4: https://amzn.to/48hRjaU
BEAR SAFETY VIDEO LINKS
This happens when you "fight of a grizzly" :https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KdnXzvAoc8c&t=620s
How dogs cause bear attacks: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IChXIFUX6qU
Deadliest Grizzly attack Banff National Park: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p7rgHvIIc_c
RESOURCES REFERENCED IN THE VIDEO
Phil Shoemakers account of shooting and killing a large grizzly with his 9mm pistol: https://www.americanhunter.org/articles/2016/8/10/alaska-outfitter-defends-fishermen-from-raging-grizzly-with-9mm-pistol/
Efficacy of firearms for bear deterrence in Alaska: https://westernwildlife.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/efficacy-of-firearms-for-bear-deterrence_in_alaska-2012-Tom-Smith-Bear-spray-Deterrent.pdf
Efficacy of bear deterrent spray in Alaska: https://wildlife.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.2193/2006-452
More resources to come.....
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