Originally Posted by NMiller
Originally Posted by Magnumdood
Originally Posted by Lennie
IMHO. Big bore revolvers are a better choice for bear defense. His Glock did not return to battery. The 10mm worked in the end but only by a miracle.

A rare occurrence.

Phil Shoemaker killed a bear with one 9mm round.

I'm no Phil Shoemaker, I might need all 16 of my 230 grain hard cast 10mm rounds to convince a bear to die.


He actually hit it 7 times, so I'm assuming that there was more than one round involved.

I'm still looking for the magazine I read that in. What is the source of your information? From Mr. Shoemaker?