To increase the chances of penetrating deeply enough and disrupting enough tissue to quickly stop a charging bear, heavy hard cast bullets or a shotgun slug are good choices. Penetration will also work as will a shotgun slug. Most experts knowledgeable in theįield agree that the minimum round acceptable for such a job is a. Shot though will instantly stop nervous system function and cause the bear toĬollapse if the damage is severe enough. Again, a heart or lung shot mayĮventually stop a bear and even kill it, but maybe not fast enough. The job done unless it hits the right place. But even a bullet with superior penetration will not get Penetration with a large enough bullet to instantly damage Severing the spinal column might work, but Heart may eventually kill the bear, but the bear may live long enough toĬomplete the attack before dying. Off, making a nasty cut, but not stopping the bear. Many bears have been shot in the head with the bullet glancing The best place for such a shot is the brain. About the only certain way to stopĪ bear immediately is to place a bullet into the central nervous system, and To continue the attack and kill the victim. The defender manages to place a killing shot, the bear might live long enough If attacked, the stop must be instantaneous because even if (Rob Leahy photo courtesy Simply Rugged Holsters) A bullet striking this area has a good chance of glancing off. Between the eye sockets and just above the nose cavity – the rough equivalent of a human forehead – is an extremely thick and tough area of the skull. The indentation near the center of the top of the skull is the eye socket and is a “soft” spot. The skull of a bear as seen from the left. Their muscles are dense and they have heavy, thick bones, especially the skull, that protects them against bullet penetration. They are big, powerful animals with a great deal of natural body protection, a devastating bite, and flesh-ripping claws. And even with a firearm, be it a rifle, shotgun or handgun, a bear attack is not easy to stop.
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