No doubt shotgun using slugs or even buckshot has stopped many attacks but there are better alternatives. Had a lengthy conversation with Randy Garrett on stopping a grizz charge & according to Randy you need a bullet that penetrates well & stays in 1 piece.
I do have a defender loaded with 3" mag brenneke that I occasionally use for camp protection & retrieving game.
“People never lie so much as after a hunt, during a war or before an election.” -Otto von Bismarck
Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe.-Albert Einstein
Nog and RJ have it down pat. Pepper is for AFTER the bear is on the grill before you eat it NOT for while the bear is trying to eat you. A big bore and good bullets or at least a a 12 ga with GOOD quality SLUGS. Leave the pepper in the spice rack.
"BORN TO HUNT"
Foxton's Cuervo Gold "KEELA" Oct. 2004-June 2017. Always in my blind and my heart.
Most whole heartedly agree!! I've also done testing with magnum bear spray and I would not
depend on it, period. Yes, under some circumstances it will deter a bear, but in most cases when
a bear is aggressive or in full charge even getting a shot off with a firearm is hard to do let alone
using a spray.
I do carry bear spray unless I am hiking with my bad knees partner then not.
i carry mono 250gr bullets or cast lead 405s in my 4570 when I'm calling or working when I'm working alone in the bush. but while hunting i just carry my usual hunting setup. I've flattened big black bears with my 270. Just put it in the right spot when when the time comes