Rifle decision
After reading everyone commenting on Marlin model 1894s lately I've spent probably too much time looking and drooling at them. I already have a Marline .357mag lever action, and a Mossberg 12ga chock full of magnum slugs and 00 Buck. My primary concern is 1,200# brown bears running toward me on close trails.
Do I "neeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeed" a Model 1894 in .44mag? Or have I fallen into the trap of "My Precious, I must have it"? I'd think a magnum 12ga. slug out of the Mossberg is more of a bear deterrent than a Marlin.
Someone talk me out of it?
Do I "neeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeed" a Model 1894 in .44mag? Or have I fallen into the trap of "My Precious, I must have it"? I'd think a magnum 12ga. slug out of the Mossberg is more of a bear deterrent than a Marlin.
Someone talk me out of it?
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I like both the Winchester holds a edge on looks for me but I like the Marlin better for a hunting rifle
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If you don't buy it, you'll forever be branded a pussie. 3 -
Okie said:Seen in a Brownells gunsmith book where a Park Ranger in Alaska was telling hikers to carry a can of bear spray for the bears before going hiking in the Park. Also watch for bear scat along the trails. If you see some with Berries and some leaves that is a Black bear.
If you see some bear scat with Pieces of a Bear spray can, pieces of clothes and bones that would be a Griz.
Also take someone with you that you can outrun.
This is the stupidest pile of horse hockey in the history of ever,0 -
Marlins are easier than a Winchester to put optics on, scope, red dot, reflex what ever. That's the primary reason I like Marlins over Winchesters. I do like the Rossi 92 made on a Winchester pattern but I'm not going to put optics on it. 0 -
Bear hockey, not horse hockey. 
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I went bow hunting for bear in Canada several years ago. It was unguided and I was to be left by boat each afternoon and picked up later in the evening. The owner of the lodge told me to bring a 12 gauge shotgun with me for back up...His instructions were to load a slug, followed by 00 buckshot and finally another slug.....
Seems like a good way to go to me.....0 -
I shot a lot of moose and caribou while living in Alaska. I never went bear hunting simply because they STINK to high heaven and you can't eat a grizzly. I never felt under gunned with the .338WM BAR I carried but felt naked with the 30-06, both were awesome medicine for the hunting I was doing. Avoiding the bears is the best lesson I learned. But if push came to shove a .22 in the face of a charging bear is better than a fly swatter. Me thinks you are on the right track with the shotgun. The 45-70 loaded with HEAVY bullets driven hard would be my second choice. Of course it is always wise to hunt with some folks you trust with your life or can outrun by a large margin. 0 -
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Just carry a 9mm with Buffalo Bore ammo.
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Years ago a woman killed an attacking polar bear by stuffing her mitten down his throat and choking him to death.
I have mittens but I don't carry them for bear defense. Both the bear and I are dead serious.
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Stuffing a mitt down his throat? She'd need arms 3 feet long. These things are HUGE. Oh man, don't remind me of polar bears. It's taken me years to get where I can sleep at night again. I was mauled once, and when that bear got started it was impossible to break free. He held on and just kept ripping and tearing. Here's how big they can get:
Luckily my bear wasn't quite as big so he didn't have the same strength. He would have killed me instantly. But still it's incredible how strong they are, and how determined. They are the apex predator and they WILL eat you. I managed to get away with my life. But the scars will never fade.
I have photos of the attack, but none from the aftermath. The damage he inflicted was incredible, it took hours and hours to do the stitching up, and it's made me the recluse I am today. I can't go out in public wearing the shredded remains he left. I think there was well over 300 stitches just to get the big pieces put back together. You might not want to look, and I might get banned from the forum for posting these. I know this is a family-friendly site and these are probably way WAY too graphic.
So scroll down if you want to see, but be forewarned. You can't un-see some things.
Be sure you want to continue scrolling down. Consider backing out now, save yourself the graphic shock of the pictures.
OK here are the pictures of my mauling. *shudder*
I lost a perfectly good pair of pants and shoes!21 -
You had me looking
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Some you guys are easy, hope you're not cheap too. Well wait, cheap and easy can be a lot of fun. 0 -
I’m not cheap nor am I easy but I can be had by the right woman
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I was stopped by a White Bear in high school and he told me if I ever went that fast again he would cut up my license. 0 -
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I’m not cheap nor am I easy but I can be had by the right woman
That’s whAt I’m talkin bout
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What a cutie that little guy is. Is the monster Polar Bear the one I saw in University of Alaska Museum in '89? --------------------------Ray 0 -
Let me get this straight. You want those of us on a Gun Forum to talk you out of buying a Rifle?🤔😂
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