>>1178004Nihilism: The Post. If you feel that way, why take any precautions at all?
>>1178004>If I were in the Arctic Circle doing /out/ stuff, I would certainly want a large caliber handgun for polar bears.>large caliber handgun for polar bears>handgun for polar bearsThat's straight up retarded, You would either want to carry a large bore rifle as per
>>1178014 or a 12ga with a 3.5" chamber and some seriously hot slugs. For comparison:
Handguns
>44 Mag300gr JSP has ~1000 ft/lbs
>500 S&W400gr PTHP has ~2900 ft/lbs
Rifle
>338 Win Mag250gr SP has ~3900 ft/lbs
>375 H&H Magnum300gr SPBT ~4650 ft/lbs
Shotgun
3.5" 12 Ga 600gr Sabot has ~4750 ft/lbs
A charging bear is probably only going to give you time to get one, maybe two shots off, so it needs to be something that will seriously fuck it up even with a non-vital hit. Handguns are generally a poor choice for this as you can see from the muzzle energy stats.
>>1178026>I read a story in National Geographic about this guy crossing the bearing straight when it was frozen in winter and he carried a 50 caliber handgunJust because someone does something doesn't mean it's advisable or that you have the skill to pull it off.
