Long range semi auto pistol

[Inigoes]

5.7x28 for bear protection? You must have balls made of steel and Kevlar.

Realistically, a 22LR would work for bear protection.

Any loud noise is enough to drive them off.

 

[SCARCQB]

Realistically, a 22LR would work for bear protection.

Any loud noise is enough to drive them off.

I can't take you seriously on that... You pack a pistol chambered in 308.

 

[Inigoes]

I can't take you seriously on that... You pack a pistol chambered in 308.

Some noises are louder than others

 

[Blaster229]

5.7x28 for bear protection? You must have balls made of steel and Kevlar.

Y'all are wimps.....

http://wqad.com/2014/12/09/minnesota-man-uses-knife-to-fight-off-a-525-pound-bear/

 

[Bikebreath]

Y'all are wimps.....

http://wqad.com/2014/12/09/minnesota-man-uses-knife-to-fight-off-a-525-pound-bear/

So, all we need is a knife?

 

[Mr.Blue]

Colt Delta Elite

That said, I'd prefer a wheel gun for bear protection. Powerful cartridges beat semi-autos down. There will never be any malfunctions with a wheel gun. I love semi-autos, but not when a mama Grizzly is coming at me. I have a S&W 460 magnum that I carried with me in Alaska when we were camping. Alaskan guides use that gun, but a nice S&W 44 magnum will do nicely. If you are only talking about black bears, I'd get a S&W 686 + in 357 magnum or as someone posted above, a Desert Eagle in .357 if you must have a semi-auto.

 

[Bikebreath]

Colt Delta Elite

That said, I'd prefer a wheel gun for bear protection. Powerful cartridges beat semi-autos down. There will never be any malfunctions with a wheel gun. I love semi-autos, but not when a mama Grizzly is coming at me. I have a S&W 460 magnum that I carried with me in Alaska when we were camping. Alaskan guides use that gun, but a nice S&W 44 magnum will do nicely. If you are only talking about black bears, I'd get a S&W 686 + in 357 magnum or as someone posted above, a Desert Eagle in .357 if you must have a semi-auto.

I've thought some big caliber handgun would work, but seeing this had me wondering.

Grizzly Paw, sedated during tagging.

 

[jimbobborg]

Did you get the pistol yet?

 

[sxs]

Colt Delta Elite

That said, I'd prefer a wheel gun for bear protection. Powerful cartridges beat semi-autos down. There will never be any malfunctions with a wheel gun. I love semi-autos, but not when a mama Grizzly is coming at me. I have a S&W 460 magnum that I carried with me in Alaska when we were camping. Alaskan guides use that gun, but a nice S&W 44 magnum will do nicely. If you are only talking about black bears, I'd get a S&W 686 + in 357 magnum or as someone posted above, a Desert Eagle in .357 if you must have a semi-auto.

+1 on the big bore wheel guns.

My 460 using 240 gr Hornady Bullets shoots a 2" group at 100 yds (I do have it scoped and I'm talking shooting it off a good shooting stick). I'm not a fan of the 5" gun, however (and 5" ain't enough for MAryland deer hunting as stated previously). I shoot an 8-3/8" barrel but might have considered the 7-1/2 Performance Center model if the right one had come along first.

That gun is a handful, however and a 44 mag (S&W 29 or 629, Ruger Redhawk or even a Blackhawk, etc) would carry quite a wallop and be MUCH easier to carry. I wouldn't consider a .357 for really big bear. Hell most 357 Mag ammo isn't even legal for deer in Maryland (you need 70 ft/lbs...and most doesn't reach 700 ft/lbs even in a 6 or 8" barrel). If I wanted 357, I would look into a 357 Maximum...but that's a reloaders caliber these days. I shot one in a Dan Wesson many years ago, however, and it was pretty sweet ...plus it was a 'Pistol Pack' set with 3 barrels (4, 6, and 10"...IIRC)

 

[OrbitalEllipses]

Figured someone would have put this here:

http://www.thetruthaboutguns.com/20...0-hunter-optics-ready-g34-g35-g40-mos-models/

G40 10mm longslide in the works, apparently. Seems right up your alley, SCAR.