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macsnax
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I don't where to start on the last three pics..... The eagle is cool as hell dragging the water like that....I would love to hang out with a bear like that everyday....my wife won't even let me get a penguin 
, and it's damn cool that native Americans are finally getting a little respect.
, and it's damn cool that native Americans are finally getting a little respect.
BudmanTX
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i'm happy you like them......many thanks......I don't where to start on the last three pics..... The eagle is cool as hell dragging the water like that....I would love to hang out with a bear like that everyday....my wife won't even let me get a penguin
cannabineer
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That bear is gonna get fined for losing his Kevlar.
Until you see what they can do to the Human anatomy in under a minute.
Google "Bear mauling victim" ~images~ if you want to kill your dream of having your very own Teddy Bear.
BudmanTX
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yeah i've seen a few of those, not a pretty site at all.....
Roger A. Shrubber
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you think he can pass ammo with no thumbs?
macsnax
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Lol, my dad has a book, Alaska bear attacks or something. That shit made me look at your bears differently. One dude emptied his 7 mag into one charging and the thing still got his ass.We just have black bears down here, for the most part if you don't startle one or stumble upon cubs, there's not much to worry about.
It's the kitty cats that scare me here. I managed to call one in, in the moon light about 7 years ago. I was trying to pinpoint a coyote den, just wanted to hear them yip. No gun, dying mini mag flashlight...... I lost my voice screaming at that thing, it stopped less than ten feet in front of me and kept flinching like it was going to pounce. It seemed like forever but was probably less than a minute, and it took off. My wife was in the truck a couple hundred yards away, none the wiser. Scared the shit out of me, never again without protection.
After looking at the pic again, I am pretty sure it's photo shopped - for one, bears come out of their dens around April (here at least) and as they den very high on the mountain sides there would be snow everywhere. Plus the mortar crew is not dressed for the cold.
Did I mention that the mortar is just lifting from the barrel of the launcher with no vapors or smoke?
Cool pic, just not buying it - why tf would a photographer stand directly above it when firing?
BTW @macsnax, up here most black bear attacks on humans are primarily predatory in nature and for the most part fatal for the prey (us) - and a 7 Mag is a lousy bear round - not enough weight on the projectile to reliably break big bones & stop a critter determined to kill you.
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NrthrnMichigan
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45-70 would do the trick. Crank that lever quickly though!
Yep, those are carried quite effectively by a lot of guys - I just prefer my Mauser 98 H&H for penetration & punch.
I've knocked down quite a few Blackies & Brownies with her & she has never let me down.
macsnax
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It seems it's getting more common that elk hunters are calling black bears in too, when a bear comes in to a call they are all business. Look online for videos, I had never seen one act so aggressive.
cannabineer
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I cannot find a good pic, but I have an SSK Contender in that cartridge. A former shooting buddy called it the Noisy Cricket. I punched a 405-grainer downrange at 1600 plus (chrono'd). Everybody else at this Bay Area range put their guns down to try and figure out what just went boom.
I've got a hand cannon as well - (14" Contender) .375 JDJ (270 gr speer) that I took a really nice Sitka buck at around 400 yds in the Creedmore.
But I lit my carharts on fire as well as peppered my calf with powder particles with in the process.
Ouch - pat, pat, pat (put out the flames)
Well worth it.
NrthrnMichigan
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macsnax
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How's that feel on the wrists?
cannabineer
Ursus marijanus
Straight arms. Use both hands. (Tho GWN in the Creedmoor ... I see him getting away with the implied 1-hand hold). Use good gloves and let it recoil ... just not into your forehead.
I one-handed a shorty .454 Casull once.
Not twice.
macsnax
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Lol....just not into your forehead. I watched a petite lady get spun around and hit the ground from a 270 once.... Seen people scope there selves pretty good too.... When I was young this guy used to come by and bs with my dad, half his face was jacked, terrible scars. He got mud in the bore of his rifle and when he shot it, it blew up in his face. Can't remember if it was an accident or he was dumb enough to do that on purpose.