hi
it seems shooting a charging bear in shoulder or lung and heart area is not effective to stop a charging bear. which spot is best to aim for better stopping? i could guess head
regards
danny

Usually there is no time to "aim" depending on the situation, you point and shoot on a moving target at close quarters. The body shot may not drop a charging bear but sometimes will turn him off course. The brain shot is the best if you can hit it, if you fail, then keep on shooting. Every bear charge situation is different, I've been involved in one and it was pretty stressful but had a happy ending. Hopefully, never again.

MtnHtr

Before she gets to the check-out line.

AS a guide friend of mine was once quoted to say..
"the only SURE way to stop a dangerous animal from charging is to take away it's credit cards."

Otherwise, you are pretty much stuck with head/brain shot or a shot that hits spine or breaks a major bone that is used for locomotion.

Had a black bear make a bluff charge on me while defending his dead moose while I was moose hunting. He probably didn't weigh much more then me and his heart wasn't in it so long as I didn't come any closer. (maybe he thought the muzzle of the .375H&H pointed at him gave him wisdom beyond his years) Was aiming at the tip of the nose and I figured the 300gr partition would have hit somewhere the top of head spine if I had to shoot if I was high. Would take out throat and chest if low. Either probably would make him regroup elsewhere.

You must attempt to place your shot on the point of the nose if it is a bear or big cat. If the animal continues the charge it is less likey it will be able to bit you with it's jaw fractured. The downside is, big cats cause as much or more damage with their claws from the infection that is sure to occur from all the bacteria that lives there. Bears grab and shake you like a rag doll when they get a grip on you. That shaking action is devastating on any human anatomy. Hard to hit those samll targets when the animal is in full charge.

One thing is ceratin, once a big cat commits to the charge, he will kill you or die in the attempt. Big cats will avoid humans, but are sinlge minded, and they will not back down once they determine you are a threat to them. Even if the shot is a killing shot the big cats can still do you in before they expire.

Larger game can be turned or stopped with brain shots. The hunter must know the anatomy of any big game animal he hunts, as the average hunter would not know the exact placement of the shot.

Reloader, shooting a bears nose to break its jaws so it can't bite you too badly...

Good for cats too, but the paws still get you...

I've been lured me into some kind of joke here I think.

Karl.

A D-9 Cat works well too.