Crossing State lines w/ my pistol

[Robin]

Ummm… I have no clue what you’re talking about

Weren't you denied an ammo sale because they ID'd you as from NY? I think Pa.
Robin

 

[Parzival]

Moose are MUCH more dangerous, and cause MANY more injuries than bears. But bears still win in the kill your ass category. Moose are angry beasts. But if you give up completely, they will GENERALLY leave you alone. Brown bears and especially black bears will kill you dead just because they...um...have their reasons.
Im sure you've heard the saying, "play dead with a brown bear, fight a black bear". That is very good advice which USUALLY works out. Brown bears want you neutralized, black bears want to eat you.
Just hope you dont meet a polar bear. They have no drawbacks, and the only way to stay safe is to stay away. Polars see you as a threat, and food 99.9% of the time. They will actively hunt you down just to kill you....very unpredictable.

Yeah…Brown get down, black fight back, white goodnight.

The time we lived in Montana my kids had two school delays…never for snow. Once an eagle dropped a baby deer on the power lines and the other was a bull moose on the playground. Montana things…

 

[Criticalt]

Yeah…Brown get down, black fight back, white goodnight.

The time we lived in Montana my kids had two school delays…never for snow. Once an eagle dropped a baby deer on the power lines and the other was a bull moose on the playground. Montana things…

Maybe the most unpredictable animals ive ever dealt with. Ive seen very docile moose who allow people to pet them. And ive seen the "destroy on sight" moose.
Put it this way, im always more wary when I see fresh moose prints than fresh bear prints. Bears can be reasoned with somewhat, moose are a crap shoot, and usually very angry.

 

[fresch]

Back-up Bearguns

Whether archer, bearhoundsman, or just around camp in bear country, a potent handgun on the hip is so much handier than a nine-pound rifle over your shoulder.

www.bear-hunting.com

Was a Bob Milek story when I read it waaay back.

 

[DoD1776]

Moose scares me way more than Grizzlies.

9mm is certainly not ideal but if it’s all you have a heavy flat nose +p is a must. I used to keep a mag of Buffalo Bore 9mm +p Outdoorsman in my truck just in case I stoped for a hike and didn’t run home to grab a bigger caliber gun.

10mm was always my choice, I just shot 10mm better vs .44. I’d carry a mag of Buffalo Bore Heavy Outdoorsman hardcast in the mountains and switch out to JHP in town. My mountain gun…

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All of my pistols are 9mm, I’ve been needing and meaning to get a .45 or something similar for the past year or so… seems like the 9 will basically be carrying a rock and you throw the rock and say “please stop” haha

 

[fresch]

Thinking, 41 mag, 44, 454, something that you can touch off fast accurately, if man can stab you from 8 steps away faster than you can pull, aim, fire a bear will be there even faster and with more stabby items and out weighs you at least 2-1.

 

[spat]

Theoretically

1. New York
2. Pennsylvania
3. Ohio
4. Indiana
5. Illinois
6. Minnesota
7. North Dakota
8. Montana

I have to check out this Illinois thing that was mentioned. Just not sure why they wouldn’t legally allow me to go through.

If your weapons aren't accessible, and you don't stop for anything more than gas you can cross IL perfectly legally.

Still, if you can skip it without adding too much more driving, I'd skip it.

 

[spat]

Moose are MUCH more dangerous, and cause MANY more injuries than bears. But bears still win in the kill your ass category. Moose are angry beasts. But if you give up completely, they will GENERALLY leave you alone. Brown bears and especially black bears will kill you dead just because they...um...have their reasons.
Im sure you've heard the saying, "play dead with a brown bear, fight a black bear". That is very good advice which USUALLY works out. Brown bears want you neutralized, black bears want to eat you.
Just hope you dont meet a polar bear. They have no drawbacks, and the only way to stay safe is to stay away. Polars see you as a threat, and food 99.9% of the time. They will actively hunt you down just to kill you....very unpredictable.
Many outdoors people and guides are switching from 44 mag and 454 Casull to 10mm up in bear country.
A 200 grain hard cast 10mm round has proven again and again it can punch through to vital organs almost anywhere you hit the bear. 9mm absolutely cannot do this, ive seen it first hand several times. When you hear about a 1000 pound brown being killed by 9mm or 45acp, its either because of extreme proficiency under extreme pressure, or dumb luck....there is not a third option....in my experience.

Yea, polar bears are one of the few animals left that actually view humans as prey and not just a threat to be dealt with.

Even Grizzlies don't immediately think "lunch" when they see you. They'll kill you quick enough if they run into you, but they won't actively track you down for food the way polar bears will.

 

[spat]

Yeah…Brown get down, black fight back, white goodnight.

The time we lived in Montana my kids had two school delays…never for snow. Once an eagle dropped a baby deer on the power lines and the other was a bull moose on the playground. Montana things…

If I lived out there, I think my woods carry gun would be a BFR in 45/70 loaded with some solids.

In fact, I think visiting Montana would be the perfect excuse for me to pick one up...

 

[Parzival]

If I lived out there, I think my woods carry gun would be a BFR in 45/70 loaded with some solids.

In fact, I think visiting Montana would be the perfect excuse for me to pick one up...

I want to SBR a Henry Bears Leg in .45/70 and carry it in a leg holster like Steve McQueen.

 

[GTN]

Weren't you denied an ammo sale because they ID'd you as from NY? I think Pa.
Robin

I was being sarcastic. It was Kentucky

 

[thughes]

I was being sarcastic. It was Kentucky

To be fair, it was Bud's. LGS probably would have given you the ammo for free, out of pity.