This should end the bear gun debate

[Oldherkpilot]

This would be a mechanized bear trap, not a bear gun, but an interesting story nonetheless. A buddy of mine's widow told me this story and eventually found a copy of the article. Her husband had claimed to find bear tracks on the family farm and her folks said he was crazy. This event was only a few miles from the farm. She reckons it was the 70's and saved the article as it vindicated her husband. Sorry about the small print.

[idahojess]

Another example of .40 failing to do the job... (sarcasm)

Kelly Mauldin had just been awakened by the couple's barking dogs that didn't wake up her husband before dawn on Saturday. She walked to the door of the couple's bedroom and found herself staring at a male black bear weighing about 400 pounds (181 kilograms) — about 10 feet (3 meters) away in the dining room.

In an interview, Ken Mauldin said he grabbed his 40-caliber pistol, took his wife’s place at the door and shot once, aiming for the center of the bear’s body. He thinks the first shot hit the bear and it charged him as Mauldin continued firing.

As he was shooting, the bear got as close as 5 feet (1.5 meters) from Mauldin and then turned toward the stairs leading to the home’s front door. The bear crashed through a bannister as Mauldin emptied the gun and slid down the stairs, mortally wounded.

The couple didn’t know it at the time, but officials believe the bear got inside their home by flipping down the lever of their unlocked front door handle and pushing the door.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/co...in/ar-AA10OBE2

[BCG]

officials believe the bear got inside their home by flipping down the lever of their unlocked front door handle and pushing the door.

[Rex G]

Another example of .40 failing to do the job... (sarcasm)

Kelly Mauldin had just been awakened by the couple's barking dogs that didn't wake up her husband before dawn on Saturday. She walked to the door of the couple's bedroom and found herself staring at a male black bear weighing about 400 pounds (181 kilograms) — about 10 feet (3 meters) away in the dining room.

In an interview, Ken Mauldin said he grabbed his 40-caliber pistol, took his wife’s place at the door and shot once, aiming for the center of the bear’s body. He thinks the first shot hit the bear and it charged him as Mauldin continued firing.

As he was shooting, the bear got as close as 5 feet (1.5 meters) from Mauldin and then turned toward the stairs leading to the home’s front door. The bear crashed through a bannister as Mauldin emptied the gun and slid down the stairs, mortally wounded.

The couple didn’t know it at the time, but officials believe the bear got inside their home by flipping down the lever of their unlocked front door handle and pushing the door.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/co...in/ar-AA10OBE2

Dogs and cats have opened doors with this type latch, so, I agree.

Dogs and cats have managed to locks owners out, too, by flipping latches.

[ccmdfd]

It's on an ad so it must be true!!!

[jackmortain]

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