679 LB Black Bear Taken With .357 At 5 Yards

[MothMan]

Pennsylvania man kills 679-pound male black bear at 5 yards with .357 handgun: report

 

[togmaster]

5 yds is too fucken close.

 

[Jmac00]

he's lucky he killed it with a 357, otherwise the headline would be *Handguner, comes out of the south end of 700lb Bear*

 

[Mk44]

5yds with a handgun... that's too close for comfort. I like my limbs/ life.

But hey, the guy got his (BIG) bear. Good for him, it'll be a nice rug/ mount.

 

[Deplorable Me]

How long did it take him to clean his pants?

 

[Toecutter]

Lets not forget this guy.

 

[Criticalt]

Ive been half that distance from a bear in the woods while hunting.
I could have touched him.

 

[Kwalsh]

Yeah he probably had to clean his pants and then the bear

 

[shootemup]

10 sec. mark lol

 

[thegatman]

That is why they invented the 44 magnum.

 

[Mr. terzmo]

357 is one of the rounds I prefer. Excellent one shot stopping power.

 

[HighlandLofts]

Nice score, lucky guy to have it come so close.

Like the old saying goes, "Don't shoot until you see the whites of their eyes".

 

[shootemup]

357 is one of the rounds I prefer. Excellent one shot stopping power.[/QUOT

I've got a Henry steel boy in .357 , it may actually be my favorite firearm

 

[shootemup]

Nice score, lucky guy to have it come so close.

Like the old saying goes, "Don't shoot until you see the whites of their eyes".

If it got much closer,, woulda been ''don't shoot 'til you feel its tonsils ''!!

 

[Celt]

I need to take a bear before my time is up on this planet. My whole life ive dreamt of bears in a confrontational manner of some sort or other. It may sound crazy but I have some sort of primal connection and it feels like something I need to do.

 

[FrankenCub]

I still have yet to see one since they opened bear in my area. I see tracks and other sign, just nothing on for legs and furry
I'm itching to take one with my ML handgun.

 

[Celt]

My pops has some good ones on our property in greene county. One looks to be a good 350-400, some others are smaller around 200lbs.

 

[Marine Cpl]

And there were 4 reported cases of success with a 9mm and 3 with a .40 S&W.

The moral of the story is that shot placement and penetration to vitals is what will STOP a bear. Notice the word stop and not kill later after eventually bleeding out.

A .44 Magnum or .454 Casull won't stop a bear if vitals aren't hit but a 9mm will if vitals are hit. It isn't the caliber used like some think but rather what projectile is used and if that projectile can penetrate enough. A .357 Magnum hard cast will beat a .44 Magnum hollow point any day. A 9mm hard cast with proper shot placement beats a .44 Magnum hard cast that doesn't hit a vital but rather some other fleshy area.

 

[Mr. terzmo]

I need to take a bear before my time is up on this planet. My whole life ive dreamt of bears in a confrontational manner of some sort or other. It may sound crazy but I have some sort of primal connection and it feels like something I need to do.

Are you going to eat the bear also ?

 

[Celt]

Are you going to eat the bear also ?

Yep, ive eaten bear before, but why do you ask?

 

[Mr. terzmo]

Just asking. I have My beliefs on hunting and others have theirs. And My beliefs should have no affect on others.

 

[Robin]

Was it grizzly?
Robin

 

[David D]

I find it very strange that if a person shoots a bear that big that there isn't a single photo. If I shot a bear that big, I would be posting photos all over the place.

 

[@thewheels]

That's a pretty large black bear. Chalk up another win for the .357

 

[Bananabandit]

Thats wayyyy too close. If he missed the vitals...