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Originally Posted by jorgelito
Why not carry what rangers carry? I don't think rifles or shorguns are too heavy necessarily. There are ways to carry them without too much inconvenience. I just think a handgun wouldn't be able to stop a bear.
Wouldn't the short baerel shotguns be weaker? I mean the wider spread and all? I'm not too informed on ballistics or gun basics for that matter.
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Yes, longer barrels generally result in higher projectile velocity, but when you've got a bear close enough to hit with a shotgun (you'd probably want to use slugs anyway) chances are the extra barrel length wouldn't make a hell of a difference.
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