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<blockquote data-quote="weambulance" data-source="post: 893210" data-attributes="member: 7174">Relevant given the last thing I wrote in this thread, <a href="http://www.boston.com/news/local-news/2016/08/20/1994-massachusetts-law-at-center-of-assault-weapons-clash" target="_blank">S&amp;W gives $500k to help MA gun owners who are getting fucked by the state government</a>:----In other news, I had another bear encounter at my cabin last weekend. This time with a sow and three cubs, and I was out in the open. I was walking back toward the cabin from my target stand after picking up my brass from shooting the day before, looked up and the sow was about 8 feet away. These bears move like ghosts, I didn't hear a thing walking up on me. So I drew my gun, backed off slowly about 15 feet, and just let her decide what to do. Fortunately she went back the way she came and took the cubs with her right when I was about to start making noises.I fired a shot into a tree to scare her off a few minutes later, after getting my shotgun, but she just looked at me like &quot;what do you want, asshole?&quot; and kept doing what she was doing, rummaging around for berries I guess.If this keeps up I expect to have to shoot a bear in defense within a year. I just don't make much noise when I'm there alone, so nothing tells the bears to stay away. I'll walk around a corner and trip over a damn bear or something before long.I normally carry my Glock 19 down there, and while I'm sure dumping ten hot 9mm hollowpoints into a black bear would do the job, I'd be a lot happier with something more powerful. I'm going to keep my eyes open on gunbroker and either buy a Glock 20 Gen 4 (10mm), or if I find a good deal a used S&amp;W 629 (44 Mag).</blockquote>

[QUOTE="weambulance, post: 893210, member: 7174"] Relevant given the last thing I wrote in this thread, [url=http://www.boston.com/news/local-news/2016/08/20/1994-massachusetts-law-at-center-of-assault-weapons-clash]S&W gives $500k to help MA gun owners who are getting fucked by the state government[/url]: ---- In other news, I had another bear encounter at my cabin last weekend. This time with a sow and three cubs, and I was out in the open. I was walking back toward the cabin from my target stand after picking up my brass from shooting the day before, looked up and the sow was about 8 feet away. These bears move like ghosts, I didn't hear a thing walking up on me. So I drew my gun, backed off slowly about 15 feet, and just let her decide what to do. Fortunately she went back the way she came and took the cubs with her right when I was about to start making noises. I fired a shot into a tree to scare her off a few minutes later, after getting my shotgun, but she just looked at me like "what do you want, asshole?" and kept doing what she was doing, rummaging around for berries I guess. If this keeps up I expect to have to shoot a bear in defense within a year. I just don't make much noise when I'm there alone, so nothing tells the bears to stay away. I'll walk around a corner and trip over a damn bear or something before long. I normally carry my Glock 19 down there, and while I'm sure dumping ten hot 9mm hollowpoints into a black bear would do the job, I'd be a lot happier with something more powerful. I'm going to keep my eyes open on gunbroker and either buy a Glock 20 Gen 4 (10mm), or if I find a good deal a used S&W 629 (44 Mag). [/QUOTE]

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