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slugs and bears
Posted by BrownBear on Jun 18 2005
If by "hollow" you mean hollow base, that's the old original Forester style. The Forest Service study of guns for bear protection (the one that rated slugs and 45-70 so high) was done with the Forester slug in the 12. I would have to guess that your 10 would be even more effective.
If by "hollow" you mean hollow point, I still wouldn't worry. I've whapped a couple of deer with the 12 gauge version, as as far as I know the slug is still travelling years later. Careful study of the wound channel didn't show any sign of expansion, so I'm betting the hollow point is more for the ad wizards than for effect on game.
My one concern with your rig would be quick follow up shots when you are shooting at something coming at you at knee level and faster than a horse. I've shot a lot of 3" 12 gauge slugs at ground targets and those suckers move you around a lot, making followup shots tough to pull off quickly and accurately.
To test yourself and your rig, try this stunt: Find an old tether ball or if you really want to have fun, put a cantelope into one of those white plastic grocery sacks. Now sling a rope up over a high branch and tie it off. Tie either the ball or the cantelope to the rope so it hangs about knee high off the ground.
Have a budy stand next to you and do it or do it yourself: Sling the ball/cantelope out and away from you as far as you can, then try to shoot it as it comes back toward you. If you don't start shooting till it is about shoulder high, it's pretty representative of a bear charge. I'll guarantee you'll find out in a hurry if your outfit will let you get of a followup shot.
Might be kinda sporting to use a water baloon and no sack rather than a cantalope. It wouldn't hurt so bad when it hit you after you missed, but there would still be consequences!
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