Comes in a colorful, fashionable and handy tote case, and has all your survival essentials in a convenient package, right down to the pamphlet on bear attacks. All yours for a bit under two grand.

Man, those folks in the marketing department of S&W are a riot.

http://www.smith-wesson.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/P...rn=15707&isFirearm=Y

Yeah, it is kinda amusing! Even the handgun grip matches the the case...... It does come with a nice knife, though!

I like the kit! My local gun store has a yellow cased one with a yellow gripped 460

They are selling a pile of them at a local gun shop here. I think it's a great idea.

Hey, good for S&W marketing then. Just curious: how far does a bear have to be charging at you from in order to have time for you to stop, drop, unsling your pack, get the case out of your bag, open the case, load it, read chapter four of 'bear attack survival strategies', take a quick bead and kill the threat? Under 5 seconds?

KG

I like the orange grip.

When being charged by a bear, simply drop your .375 H&H Rifle, look for the easy to see dayglo orange grip, refer to booklet on historic bear-charges and bingo, your saved!

You need to study and memorize the booklet prior to any forays into bear country!

The stock looks like someone found a use for an old road cone.

It looks like one of those 'keep it in the vehicle in case you're stranded or might have to walk out of the bush' kind of things. Perhaps they're thinking Alaska & grizzlies?

Needs ammo and a lot of practice....

If I'm driving through any bush country, I'm going to have more safety/emergency/standard gear along with me than that orange box to begin with. But it does all of a sudden remind me of a lunchbox I once had a few decades ago. The Bay City Rollers or a Partridge Family theme, maybe? I don't remember, but it was ghastly and very much uncool, and I think I probably 'lost' it the first week of second grade. Being from Scotland, my Mom wasn't exactly the hippest lady out there...

KG

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Originally posted by merwin:
It looks like one of those 'keep it in the vehicle in case you're stranded or might have to walk out of the bush' kind of things. Perhaps they're thinking Alaska & grizzlies?

Needs ammo and a lot of practice....

Yes, exactly. Or put in your plane for flying over remote area.
They also sell a kit with an auto pistol in 9mm or 40.

In Alaska they need a bear attack book along with their sidearms?

I wonder how many people will buy that who have never shot a high-recoil handgun? I wouldn't be surprised if someone buys one, goes up to Alaska, gets into a situation where he really needs it, and as soon as he squeezes that first round off from that light weight 500 S&W, it goes flying back right into his face. Just a thought.......anybody who plans on actually using it should at least shoot a couple dozen rounds through it.

Just beat the bear with the case

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Originally posted by Eland Slayer:
I wonder how many people will buy that who have never shot a high-recoil handgun? I wouldn't be surprised if someone buys one, goes up to Alaska, gets into a situation where he really needs it, and as soon as he squeezes that first round off from that light weight 500 S&W, it goes flying back right into his face. Just a thought.......anybody who plans on actually using it should at least shoot a couple dozen rounds through it.

at least he'll be unconcious when the bear starts eating him.