During my long back-country hike last week I carried my Super Shockwave 12 ga. with slugs & OO Buck due to the short-ranges I would encounter, which ranged from bad-breath to ~20 yds.
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When an encounter will likely be intimate and fast; it’ll be in-your-face-type action. Secondly, with you likely making a less-than-ideal shot due to duress, the bullet must offset your shortcoming. Your goal isn’t to scare or wound the creature, it’s to stop it—dead. Simply stated, the great predators require big bullets pushed fast.
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When an encounter will likely be intimate and fast; it’ll be in-your-face-type action. Secondly, with you likely making a less-than-ideal shot due to duress, the bullet must offset your shortcoming. Your goal isn’t to scare or wound the creature, it’s to stop it—dead. Simply stated, the great predators require big bullets pushed fast.
An Official Journal Of The NRA | Backcountry Camp Defense: The Tools for the Task
Camping should be memorable, but without forethought about protection it could be memorable for the wrong reason. What follows is a guide for defending one’s site against nature’s top predators.
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