Barry guns are always a popular topic, but such discussions are rarely focused on a question that could save or lose your life.

That question is this, what is the best bear stopping gun, or say three of the best.

Our rapid-fire five minute episode today is on three capable guns that I consider

likely to actually stop a charging bear. Now these aren't convenient to carry

guns. They're not the best load for your dear rifle,

bear guns. The idea here is stopping charging bears. Because always remember folks, there's a big difference between just trying to

kill a bear and trying to stop a bear that's trying to kill you. Now all three of

these guns are hard hitters, all are fast handling, and all are reliable.

The first is going to be a big bore lever action.

And yet this is a type, not a specific model or chambering.

It's going to be short but high capacity.

You don't want just four rounds on tap.

A Marlon trapper or a guide gun is ideal.

Winchester 1886 Carbone is ideal.

You're gonna have this Carbone chambered for big bar cartridges

such as a 4570, 4590, a 450 Marlon, 450 Alaskan, 475

Turnbull and so forth. And that cartridge will be loaded with heavy controlled expansion bullets, particularly

in big coastal brown bear country. You probably want a hard-cast flat-nosed heavy bullet for

grizzly and black-bear country something like a monomettle bullet in Barnes

vortex or pioneer ammunition. Next will be a big bore bolt action. It's got to be of a

controlled feed design just to help the human behind the rifle avoid malfunctions.

Winchester Model 70, anything based on a Mouser 98 type design.

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