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Originally posted by A.J. Hydell:

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Originally posted by Ray Alaska:
In Alaska more people are killed by bears than by lightning. Tom Smith had a webpage that showed the number of people killed by bears in Alaska up to the year 2015. If I well remember it was an average of 1+ person or so per year.
Last year we had two or three, I believe. P dog shooter is quite correct.

Yep, I too think p-dog-shooter is correct.

More reason to pack a 10mm Glock loaded with heavy & fast hardcasts. I prefer 220-grainers, but the 200gn HC loads are also good and yield better velocity.

Best to man-up, spend the cash, and practice at least once or twice a month shooting 50-rds minimum. Of course, it's less costly and you can do it more often if you reload, which you should for the 10mm.

Then you'll be ready for the big AK bruins, attitudinal Moose, or any bearded Deliverance-type folks scurrying around your region of the AK boonies with their pants down.