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#101165 - 01/23/12 06:29 PM

Polar bear meets S&W 44...

jamesfromjersey
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In the March 1991 issue of National Geographic magazine is a story of how three Norwegian adventurers reached the North Pole using only their ski`s. When they reached latitude 88 degrees, 19 minutes they ran into a polar bear. From the picture you can see its a S&W 629 in 44 Mag and after firing a warning shot and closing to 9 yards they put 2 shots into the chest that put the bear down with a final shot to the head. Quoting the shooter
[A smaller caliber gun would have been useless. You need a weapon with stopping power.

Edited by jamesfromjersey (01/23/12 09:07 PM)

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#101167 - 01/23/12 06:37 PM

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Nice, that is one critter I've always wanted to go after but from what I've heard the cost is as much or more than elephant.

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#101177 - 01/23/12 06:56 PM

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Thanks for sharing that James!

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#101182 - 01/23/12 08:03 PM

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That's pretty impressive. Polar bear hunting would be great, but I think the closest I will ever get to doing it will be dreaming while I stare at the Polar bear mounts at cabela's.

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#101186 - 01/23/12 09:10 PM

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Originally Posted By: SBHunter81

That's pretty impressive. Polar bear hunting would be great, but I think the closest I will ever get to doing it will be dreaming while I stare at the Polar bear mounts at cabela's.

I may be wrong but Robert Perterson is possibly the last person to take a polar bear on American soil with a handgun....

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#101187 - 01/23/12 09:11 PM

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Where are the pictures?? Never mind, they're there now......

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#101190 - 01/23/12 09:24 PM

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Originally Posted By: Whitworth

Where are the pictures?? Never mind, they're there now......

Whit, Sorry `bout that............

Hope these pictures stay up....

Edited by jamesfromjersey (01/23/12 09:26 PM)

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#101204 - 01/23/12 11:16 PM

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Originally Posted By: jamesfromjersey

Originally Posted By: SBHunter81

That's pretty impressive. Polar bear hunting would be great, but I think the closest I will ever get to doing it will be dreaming while I stare at the Polar bear mounts at cabela's.

I may be wrong but Robert Perterson is possibly the last person to take a polar bear on American soil with a handgun....

James, I remember reading Bob's story those many years ago. And he used a .44 magnum as I remember!

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#101216 - 01/24/12 05:50 AM

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How are polar bears doing in Alaska? I believe that they were erroneously included in the Marine Mammal Protection Act. If they weren't I wonder if there would be enough of a population for a controlled hunt? I suspect so.

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#101217 - 01/24/12 06:44 AM

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Originally Posted By: Gregg Richter

Originally Posted By: jamesfromjersey

Originally Posted By: SBHunter81

That's pretty impressive. Polar bear hunting would be great, but I think the closest I will ever get to doing it will be dreaming while I stare at the Polar bear mounts at cabela's.

I may be wrong but Robert Perterson is possibly the last person to take a polar bear on American soil with a handgun....

James, I remember reading Bob's story those many years ago. And he used a .44 magnum as I remember!

Yup, the bear is in the lobby of the NRA as is the nickel plated Model 29 used to take the bear. Bob P. used 240 grain Norma Triclads.

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