But it was acceptable to many in the late 1800s who needed a cheap gun and cheap ammo. Was it a good choice? No, it wasn’t, not by today’s standards. Actually, modern 9mm loads are all more powerful than that. It fired a 100-grain bullet at 1,000 feet per second, with 325 ft/lbs of energy, and a. It was a common rifle used on deer and bear across the country by our grandfather’s grandfathers. The 32/20 also hails from the black powder days of large smoke clouds and slow bullets. Let me introduce another old cartridge, the 32/20. Most of those revolvers weren’t far off from our modern 9mm. It used to be said that a 44 caliber black powder army revolver was adequate to kill bears. Still, it’s becoming increasingly more common to see a 9mm carried in bear country because most shooters can accurately and quickly fire rounds from the mild cartridge, which is essential in a tense situation. I did say the 9mm for bears does have some pros, and I’ll get to those.īy all metrics, the 9mm isn’t adequate as a bear gun. Kinda makes me rethink carrying my 9mm in the woods. I’ve found four instances of when a 9mm pistol was used to stop a dangerous bear.
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That’s strong enough to crack a bowling ball. They can run up to 35 miles per hour and can have a bite force of 1,000 psi. The average North American bear is 350 pounds of tough, thick-skinned grit and has a true will to survive. It generally fires with a velocity of 1.250 fps, muzzle energy of 350 ft/lbs., and has a ballistic coefficient of around 0.15, which means it has a lot of drag. The standard weight of a 9mm bullet is 124 grains. The 9mm is considered a mid-power handgun cartridge. Before we can make that determination, let’s talk ballistics and hard numbers. Is that a foolish mindset from an overconfident man? Perhaps. I’ve carried a 9mm on my waist in the woods quite a lot and seldom have I felt it’s not adequate. That’s the point at which a bear turns around and runs off. But, pain and weakness from loss of blood can convince a bear to quit fighting. Most lethal gunshots kill from bleeding out, and that takes a few minutes. That’s very hard to do because the head is the smallest and least still target on an animal. If you want to instantly kill a bear, you have to shoot into either the brain or brain stem. We all are small when it’s just us pitted against the nature of the wild. The wilderness doesn’t care about you, your gun, or your training. I want you to realize that when you are out in God’s country, it’s you versus nature, and nature fights hard to win. Not a good spot to be in, particularly in the middle of the Alaskan wilderness. You shoot once more, realizing your gun is empty, and the bear is still out there, wounded and angry.
Put yourself in that situation, except one or two shots didn’t hit their mark. That’s the part that should scare you the most. 7 shots didn’t stop it from moving any direction it wanted to go. Yes, he killed the bear, and yes no one was harmed, but his pistol was excruciatingly near not stopping that bear. In seconds, he fired and landed 6 shots from a compact 9mm into the beast’s side, and once more into its butt as it ran off and stumbled down.Īpart from being an exciting and thriling story that belongs in a hunting book, it’s not really a good thing that happened. Phill Shoemaker published a story about fending off a 450 pound she-grizzly that charged at his fishing clients in Alaska. In 2017, a story went viral in outdoor magazines and youtube channels.
So, sit by my campfire and let’s talk guns. There are some reasons why, and a lot of reasons why not. I live on the edge of bear country and have carried a 9mm in the woods. By far, the most popular ammo for 9mm bear defense is this Buffalo Bore +p load (link to Brownell’s). More important than the cartridge, is the bullet. Proper 9mm bullets yield sufficient penetration in soft tissue, but it may not stop a bear quickly enough to avoid being mauled. of energy, while 1,000 ft/lbs is considered the minimum for a bear hunting gun. The 9mm can kill bears but is considered underpowered by many. I carried my 9mm as a woods gun, but after a record bear was shot near my home, I had to take a second look.
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