Glocking a bear

[shooter]

Taking my glock 20C out this coming Monday to try to bag a black bear in Maine. I've got it stoked with Doubletap 200 gr WFN beartooth ammo , which by the way kicks less than my 4 inch 357 mag used to with hot 110 gr hollowpoints.The rig shoots very accurately at 25 yrds with fixed sights.
Shooter

[Savage]

Wouldn't be my first choice for black bear, but should do the job if the bullets are placed in the right places. Good luck!
Savage

[shooter]

Well ,never got a chance with the Glock.It will have to wait for another day.
Shooter

[yooper77]

Should be a good load within 30 yards.

I had a Glock model 20, but for hunting I would have used the 6 inch barrel for more velocity.

I sold mine and now I use Ruger Blackhawk in 45 Colt, big ruger medicine.

yooper77

[orchemo]

I use a G29 as my woods gun. I use to carry to Ruger Sp-101 in 357, but the G29 is not much bigger and has much more shot capacity and the Double Tap 200gr rounds would seem to do the job.
Eric

[jmayton]

I carry a Glock 22 when hog hunting.  It's light and I feel comfortable getting way off in the woods.  It's been very effective on hogs at short range and for the final kill shot when necessary.  I'd like to have something with a bit more power, but so far this has worked great and it's a whole lot lighter than my S&W 66.

[Ak.Hiker]

What load are you carrying in the field in your Glock 22? It sounds like it works for you.

[jmayton]

i'm using Winchester Ranger 155gr.  it's some LE stuff that was given to me.  It hits with quite a bit of authority for a .40.

[orchemo]

Check out DoubleTap ammo.
Eric

[Line475]

Wouldn't be my first choice for black bear, but should do the job if the bullets are placed in the right places. Good luck!
Savage

Ted Nugent can't be wrong!  The Glock 20 with the 200gr. Double Tap ammo will work great for black bear.

[Cottonwood]

http://www.guitarsalon.biz/10mm/10mmhunt.htm

[jro45]

It has the power to kill a black bear but That wouldn't be my first chose to use on a black bear.

[Cottonwood]

Well today I held the G21SF which by the way the G20SF will share the same lower.  I then held a G20 afterward and I can tell you it is a differance of night and day on the grip.  I thought I was holding a G22 or the G35.

The G20SF will not be in my dealer until mid March at which time I will take possession of my new Glock.

Here is a sample from page 58 of the new 2009 Glock Annual where the writer Charles Karwan has done a story on 10mm Glocks on duty in the Arctic while coving a story on Denmarks Elite Sirius Patrol, gears up with Glocks.

Proven Handgun paraphrazed

"the 10mm Auto Glock 20, This choice of the pistol was determined by concerns about encounters with aggressive polar bears. As a result, Sirius Patrol members have found that the Glock 20 works reliably even under the extreme arctic conditions they have to deal with.

The Glock 20 also has a significant following among Alaskan law enforcement personnel because they too often have to deal with large animals such as moose and bears that have been injured in encounters with motor vehicles."

Well it seems that the Denmark Sirius Patrol has chosen well, and for good reason. Not everyones selection in the Glock 20/29 is going to please everyone. I have a buddy that firmly feels his Glock 22 is enough while in the great outdoors because some guy put a black bear down with one with 15 rounds in his house up in Alaska. (documented story) But that is his choice, and his alone to carry a Glock 22 for all his needs.

Now I'm not going to pick on someone here, because they feel that the 10mm is not enough for what they think or feel is write for the job. Yes, if someone wants to carry a .45 ACP in any handgun they are free to do so, as my needs here in the northwest are much differant than the guy who lives in a totally urban setting.

What I like about the NEW Glock 20SF/29SF 10mm is that it covers all my needs from urban conceal carry to the great outdoors of NW Montana and in all weather conditions, and sure beats carrying an all steal .44 Magnum that weighs a heck of alot more.  For ammo selection click on --> Double Tap 10mm Ammo

Double Tap ammo has a 230-gr WFN bullet from Beartooth Bullets that has much better pennetration and like the 200-gr WFN from Beartooth Bullets can be used in the aftermarket barrels available from KKM or Lone Wolf.