Polar Bear Spotter

Bob A · May 9, 2013

There's a summer job for someone familiar with the outdoors, and firearms, and with good eyesight.

You'd be guarding a team of biologists on an island with a bunch of bears.

Here's a link:

http://newsfeed.time.com/2013/05/02/job-alert-be-a-polar-bear-spotter/

mvee · May 10, 2013

I spent time on Svalbard. It's really pretty there. We rented 30-06 Norwegian Army converted Nazi Mausers in case of polar bear attack.

Lou45 · May 10, 2013

mvee said:
I spent time on Svalbard. It's really pretty there. We rented 30-06 Norwegian Army converted Nazi Mausers in case of polar bear attack.

How long ago did you rent those Norwegian .30/06 converted Mausers (What year)???

mvee · May 10, 2013

I was last there 1998 and 1999. Everybody had to have a rifle when outside of the town, most people had the Mausers. I think I took some pictures of the gun we rented, I'll have to dig them up.

We were told to carry the rifle with 5 rounds in the magazine and an empty chamber with the safety off.

If you had to shoot a bear it was pretty bad. We were supposed to try to scare the bear before shooting it. To put it down I think we were to aim behind or below the shoulder.

We shot the rifle at a range outside of town. It was a lot of fun. It made me want to get into shooting rifles. When I got back I bought my first rifle, a sporterized Brazilian Mauser. I brought it from you when your shop was in Arbutus. :party29:

whitelightning777 · Nov 14, 2013

I'm just curious. Would a Zastava M76 in 8mm be a suitable firearm for that sort of thing? Can this turn into a full time position, such as an armed security job?

Mr H · Nov 14, 2013

Sounds like a job for my new Mini-Thirty!!

Oh wait..... snow.

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