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On 12/12/11 4:58 PM, wrote:
On Mon, 12 Dec 2011 16:43:45 -0500, X ` Man
wrote:

On 12/12/11 4:33 PM, wrote:
On Mon, 12 Dec 2011 16:06:22 -0500, X ` Man
wrote:

On 12/12/11 3:47 PM, wrote:
On Mon, 12 Dec 2011 11:54:26 -0500, wrote:

We came across a bear crossing the road last Sunday. I had to hit the
brakes to avoid hitting it. It didn't occur to me to whip out a gun and
shoot it.

Most pocket handguns (38/9mm) would just **** off a bear.

Sort of depends on the bear, eh? Or have you surveyed florida bears?

The bears around here are pretty tame. I have not heard of any showing
any aggression and people are chasing them out of their yards once or
twice a month.
It is still an animal that is 150-200 pounds and has the ability to do
some damage if you get him ****ed at you. I doubt a 9mm is going to
stop one before he gets to you.

Depends on the bear and the shooter, eh? I've seen bear tracks out at
the Shenandoah and a buddy with an adjacent property has a natural rock
cave on his property that families of smaller bears use.

Oh, a 200-pound mammal, man or otherwise, is not that hard to stop with
a few shots from a 9mm pistol.

You go first ;-)

I haven't had to shoot any animals and I hope I never have to do so. I'm
not concerned about bears out at the Shenandoah, but the packs of wild
dogs concern lots of residents and visitors out there.

I've read enough about bullet impact to know that if I had to drop a
thug with a 9mm, I could do so. I only use the "cheap" ammo for target
practice. For defense, I use Speer Gold Dot 9MM +P 124 grain hollowpoints:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature...&v=YcwaMwB13Gg

I don't like the higher grain count 9MM rounds.

Harry is such a friggin' coward that he uses special ammo for
"defense"!!!!