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  • oldsaltnfla

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    Have been living in the middle of nowhere up in the Smoky Mountains of eastern Tennessee for four months now. I have been warned by the locals to watch out for bears. They will sometimes snoop around occupied cabins for food. We don't leave any garbage outside for that reason. Anyway, I have an old, but really nice Remington M141 in .35 Remington. It has a peep sight, and is very light weight and fast handling. I think it would be a great bear deterrent. I hope that I would never have to actually shoot an intruding bear, but if there was no other way, I would not hesitate. Some might say that a large caliber handgun might be a better choice, but I personally don't care for handguns. I have nothing against them, they are just not my thing. I think a .35 Remington would dispatch a bear rather quickly if it had to be done.
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    fl57caveman

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    Have been living in the middle of nowhere up in the Smoky Mountains of eastern Tennessee for four months now. I have been warned by the locals to watch out for bears. They will sometimes snoop around occupied cabins for food. We don't leave any garbage outside for that reason. Anyway, I have an old, but really nice Remington M141 in .35 Remington. It has a peep sight, and is very light weight and fast handling. I think it would be a great bear deterrent. I hope that I would never have to actually shoot an intruding bear, but if there was no other way, I would not hesitate. Some might say that a large caliber handgun might be a better choice, but I personally don't care for handguns. I have nothing against them, they are just not my thing. I think a .35 Remington would dispatch a bear rather quickly if it had to be done.
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    I would think so, cartridge has been around, still used in Canada quite a bit
     
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    wildrider666

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    The Gamemaster is a fine rifle/carbine yet age and possible bear defensive use would lead to careful mechanical inspection an ammo of recent mfg.

    The 35 Rem will work IFyou can get off a good shot and IFyou have the rifle on you when your out and about the property. There in lies two issues of concern. Having a holstered gun frees your hands, slings are less effective and often require repositioning of the long gun. Handy tools that coud meet you needs and be a bit more compact are the Mare's Leg lever actions or the shorty 12/20 ga Shockwave or Tac-14.
     

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