Woman used 9mm on Black Bear attacking her dog

[Onewolf426]

Alaska woman uses weapon to survive terrifying bear attack after predator mauls pooch: 'I thought I was dead'

An Alaska woman says she used a gun to save her dogs and herself from a black bear attack during a mushroom-foraging trip on the Kenai Peninsula.

www.foxnews.com

 

[Retired Bum]

If all I had was a 22, I'd certainly try putting it in it's ear and pulling the trigger nine times. And then once in my ear...

 

[NMEDGE]

Both her and the dog were very lucky.

 

[ex13F]

If I were wandering about in the Kenai Peninsula I believe I would have upped the 9mm to a 10mm or carrying a 12 gauge with slugs? Maybe both?

 

[ECS686]

While I would have went with a larger service size handgun, and I am sure this wasn’t her load of choice the 9mm 147 gr FP TMJ is nothing to sneeze at. It will punch through 32” of gel as Chuck Haggard has shown and I know many many knowledgeable folks that run those 147 gr and a Glock 19 in bear country with several successful bear stops

 

[Phaser]

People get complacent. SE AK is black bear country. Served (2) tours there back in the 80's, hunted and killed (4) bears.
Step off the beaten path or roadway and few yds and you're encroaching in their habitat.

 

[PieterCoetzee]

Im surprised this even made the news in Alaska. At least she was armed

 

[Anchorite]

Oh geeze.....not another endorsement of the 9mm for bear defense ....

Like @PieterCoetzee says, she was at least armed. She had that going for her.

 

[Musashi]

Wouldn't want to try that with brown bears.

 

[Phaser]

Which species is leading the death race? Brown/Black bears or sharks. Seems like every time you turn around someone somewhere in the world is in harm's way with these creatures.

Is it just the news media that jacks these unfortunate stories up....or has it been this way all along and the general public was never made aware of the danger.

 

[PieterCoetzee]

Wyoming Man Recounts Grizzly Bear Attack - Flathead Beacon

BILLINGS – Jerry Ruth saw the grizzly for just a fraction of a second before it was on him. Within seconds, the 275-pound animal had crushed the Wyoming man’s jaw when it bit him in the face, fractured his rib and punctured his lung and left deep bite wounds in his thigh and scratches across […]

flatheadbeacon.com

I used to work with this guy. He moved out west after he retired. The Grizzly attack happened when he was scouting for Elk.

"....when deadly force is used against you, you use deadly force to repel the deadly force,”

 

[Biggfoot44]

Which species is leading the death race? Brown/Black bears or sharks.

Bees top the list .

Semi feral pack dogs , and feral hogs both top Bears & Sharks .

( Not discounting being sorta suitably armed on Yogi's turf . And once upon a 1990's , a good friend had a gunfight with a pack of pack dogs . )

 

[Biggfoot44]

If I were wandering about in the Kenai Peninsula I believe I would have upped the 9mm to a 10mm or carrying a 12 gauge with slugs? Maybe both?

Latest numbers are that 13% of the adult population carry at least some of the time .

A large percentage of them are not otherwise gun enthusists , but for pragmatic self protection . Hence lots of them have a Carry Gun as their only handgun , if not only firearm .

Compact 9mm are popular , and not unreasonable choice for that role . So yeah , if you only have one , that's what they'll carry in the brush also .

 

[ECS686]

Latest numbers are that 13% of the adult population carry at least some of the time .

A large percentage of them are not otherwise gun enthusists , but for pragmatic self protection . Hence lots of them have a Carry Gun as their only handgun , if not only firearm .

Compact 9mm are popular , and not unreasonable choice for that role . So yeah , if you only have one , that's what they'll carry in the brush also .

I get the small guns but for me I follow Clint Smith as he said, guns are suppose to be Comforting not Comfortable!

About the smallest I carry is a Cimmander/Glock 19 size in autos and a 3 or 4” K frame in wheelguns fortunately at 6’ 1” and 230 I can pull it off without having to dress around it too much

 

[KillerFord1977]

I guess the moral of the story here is that a 9mm worked

 

[Biggfoot44]

I get the small guns but for me I follow Clint Smith as he said, guns are suppose to be Comforting not Comfortable!

About the smallest I carry is a Cimmander/Glock 19 size in autos and a 3 or 4” K frame in wheelguns fortunately at 6’ 1” and 230 I can pull it off without having to dress around it too much

I largely agree with you . I'm just reporting the predominate trends .

 

[KillerFord1977]

Think of shoes.
Some folks have one for every occasion. A closet full. Some have 2 pair. Work and not at work.
If all you own is the one gun, it gets the job done. Not everyone owns more than one gun and not everyone owns a large caliber.
Just because you dont own a gun or have just one, doesnt mean you should not go out in nature.
Folks swim in the ocean, yet sharks are there. Cant CCW out in the surf, yet there we go

 

[Anchorite]

Which species is leading the death race? Brown/Black bears or sharks. Seems like every time you turn around someone somewhere in the world is in harm's way with these creatures.

Is it just the news media that jacks these unfortunate stories up....or has it been this way all along and the general public was never made aware of the danger.

Curiosity killed the _____________.

 

[USMC6094]

Some time back I read about guide up there that decided he'd carry a 9mm loaded with Underwood hard cast +P's, to see if it was viable as a defense against Grizzlies.

He got his wish, and the Underwood performed, took an entire magazine, fifteen rounds, if memory serves.

As I value my life, 9mm for that duty wouldn't have ever been in my thought process.

 

[KillerFord1977]

Some time back I read about guide up there that decided he'd carry a 9mm loaded with Underwood hard cast +P's, to see if it was viable as a defense against Grizzlies.

He got his wish, and the Underwood performed, took an entire magazine, fifteen rounds, if memory serves.

As I value my life, 9mm for that duty wouldn't have ever been in my thought process.

I agree, but go back to my statement earlier. If all you own is a 9mm …..

I agree 100% with you. Not doing a 9mm in bear country, but I own many handguns and calibers