I'm starting to feel a Hall of Fame thread here, and not because Strange Famous is wrong, but because he is so deliberately arrogant in his error. I mean no offense to you, man, but you're continuing to demonstrate your basic misunderstanding of the power of firearms.
Rather than asking a question to individuals with five, ten, fifteen different weapons who have likewise
actually seen grizzly bears, taking their advisement and acknowledging it, he's single-handledly declared that everyone who actually owns a gun in this thread is wrong.
Are you familiar with the North Hollywood shootout? It's a great example of how little it takes to weaken a firearm's stopping or killing power.
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On the morning of February 28, 1997, after months of preparation, including extensive reconnoitering of their intended target—the Bank of America branch on Laurel Canyon Boulevard—Phillips and Matasareanu loaded five illegally modified fully automatic rifles: three Romanian AIM rifles (an AK-47 copy), a modified HK91 and an AR-15. They also possessed two 9 mm Beretta 92F pistols, a .38 caliber revolver, and approximately 3,300 rounds of ammunition in box and drum magazines, and made their way from their apartment to the bank in a white Chevrolet Celebrity
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Most of the incident, including the death of Phillips and the capture of Matasareanu, was broadcast live by news helicopters, which hovered over the scene and televised the action as events unfolded. Over 300 various law enforcement officers had responded to the city-wide TAC alert. By the time the shooting had stopped, Phillips and Matasareanu had fired about 1,300 rounds.
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]In this case, approximately 650 rounds were fired at two heavily armed and heavily armored men, who had fired 1,100 rounds. The responding police officers directed their fire at the "center mass" or torsos of Matasareanu and Phillips. Each man was shot and penetrated by at least ten bullets, yet both continued to attack officers.
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While bear skin and insulation is not directly equivalent to ballistic plates and body armor, perhaps you may begin to see the problem. Even if a bullet penetrates the skin, a fast moving round will continue only a few inches before stopping. On an animal as heavy as most motor vehicles (and not hollow, either).. this is largely ineffective. Even if your "spray and pray" scenario occurred, you're also misinformed in believing that fully automatic fire is accurate. Under the stress of having a full grown motherfucking grizzly bear chasing you, I highly doubt that even a trained marksman could land all or most of his shots.
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