![]() ![]() It’s often the hunt of a lifetime for the less well-healed, and something you want to make the absolute most of when you make the long journey north and spend your hard-earned cash. Īlaska is a long way to travel for many of us from the Lower 48. So you opt for the tried and true king of the revolvers, the. High-capacity isn’t the answer, a well-placed heavy bullet with substantial frontal area is. You could pick the latest plastic wonder-pistol in a good anti-personnel defensive caliber, with capacity able to take on a hoard of bears … But no, you’ve read up on bear attacks and you know that despite the grizzly bear’s potential girth, it can cover a lot of ground at a clip a racehorse would have trouble matching. You could rely on bear spray as so many recommend for the average outdoorsmen, but you want something more decisive-and more lethal. The story goes on to mention, however conveniently, that said hunter’s rifle is just out of reach, thereby rendering it about as useless as a match stick in a sword fight. ![]() ![]() 30-06 Springfield, but you’ve heard myriad horror stories of attacks by Alaska’s big bruins on the unsuspecting hunter who just happened to prop his rifle up against a tree while skinning out game/eating his lunch/answering the call of nature/sleeping (fill in the blanks). The Scenario: You’re headed to Alaska to hunt caribou with your trusty. ![]()
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