Originally Posted by ironbender
Originally Posted by pabucktail
I’ve yet to kill anything with a 200gr partition, but I can testify that foster slugs are absolute garbage as a projectile to be used on brown bears. I maimed a grumpy one with 12ga fosters years ago. The fiasco involved a lot of roaring, shooting, and slide shucking until matters were properly settled by a .458 and a .375.

One of the best ways I know for a person to instantly demonstrate ignorance is if they use/recommend foster slugs or buckshot for bear defense.

Well, sure. But the smart way to go is to alternate slugs and buckshot. (/sarc)

I agree, could never decide on slug first or double ought first....


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