@@Bearclaw700 , True in most cases but up here running into a sow w 2-3 full grown cubs who will ALL attack at once a wheel gun just doesn't have the round count or speed of the semi autos. It's a hard call either way. Both have their pluses & minuses.
@tristantimothy1004 yes but semi autos don deliver over 1000ftlbs of energy per shot like 44 or 500sw does especially 500sw 700gr hardcast it'll make the bear eat dirt real damn quick
😂lol absolutely love these stories man! Confirming the reason my love affair with my SMITH AND WESSON 629 4INCH 44MAG never fails to go boom 💥, great stories, thanks!
look at the ballistics on the 4” 44 mag: it’s not as awesome as we like to think. I carried a 629 44 mag for 2 decades. Now I carry a G20 10mm I could barely get 2 shots off in 2 seconds w 44 mag. G20 I can mag dump 15 rounds in the same time and be combat accurate.
@@brb1050 makes no sense in no matter was anyone describing ballistics or drill times. You’re drunk go home. If you can dump 15rd semi auto in 2secs flat link a video under your account. Id love to see that…. Either way paraphrasing is awful go away
@@brb1050 yeah and when your curled up trying to press your 10mm up against a bear or cougar your just getting 1 shot off. Theres many situations that can take a semi auto out of battery when tumbling around. I can put 6 .44 mag in a 3 foot circle at 40 yard really quick. Anyone could. A defense weapon is gonna be clean and we'll maintained so don't give me that hoopla either.
I know a guy that was attacked by a grizzly sow. He had his rifle in hand at time. She was on him in a flash. He fired just before she got to him. It broke her jaw. She persisted in the attack with paws and trying to bite. He couldn't function his bolt to fire again. He had to fight her by pushing the barrel into her body and luckily getting loose. He managed to chamber another round and finish her off. I would figure that semi auto would be pushed out of battery. Then maybe jamming with fur or whatnot.
There are standoff devises for Glocks to stop that pushback. Very pricey but available. On the flip side one can use an extended light or a longer bbl to get the same results as a standoff.
@tristantimothy1004 not everyone owns or carries a glock so the purpose made stand off devices are lame and don't need to be brought up everyone should be running a light tho which does the same thing but also provides light meaning its better in every single aspect
My defensive sidearms have no light. If you have to seek out your attackers with a light outside your home, your life is Not in imminent danger to claim self defense...period. My home defense shotgun is another story. It is ALWAYS self defense if it is inside my home with my family.. I was in law enforcement for 8 years and I ASSURE YOU. You would be arrested if you were seeking out your target with a light in a civilian shooting in a public space. You would not be treated as a victim. More like a vigilante making their own justice. This would definitely be a FAFO situation.
I live in Wyoming, spent a lot of time in grizzly and black bear country. I have one more for you, the kimber 1911 failed me with heavy bear rounds. Black bear charge, first round went off, 2nd jammed. Luckily the first round thwarted the charge..but if I needed that 2md round.....it wasn't happening
My Glock 19 started to light tap the primers. The firing pin channel had filled up with oil and carbon. I had fired a lot of ammo without cleaning. Clean you weapons, or you might have a bad day.
This is a VERY important point when discussing striker fired pistols! Always spray brake cleaner or gun scrubber down the firing pin hole on the breach face and the striker channel. Never put excessive oil or grease in either location. If you get even one or two light primer strikes, disassemble, clean, and check spring, firing pin and all the parts in the slide. It doesn't happen often but will drive you crazy especially with the hard primers some manufacturers use.
I read a news article about an off duty officer who was in a bank at the time a robber came in and ordered everyone to the floor. The officer went to the floor with the other people in the bank and drew his semi-automatic while on the floor (some of you may remember this incident). The officer fired a shot at the robber and his gun jammed. In the investigation they determined that it was due to his position on the floor ( not limp wrist induced). I mention this to say that if I were going to carry a semiautomatic, I would test it for function laying on my back firing down, up sideways and upside down. Some of these bear attacks I’m reading about seem to have the bear knocking the person to the ground. Wild hogs will often do the same. The hog attacks that are fatal usually involve the hunter being knocked down and sustaining injuries to the inner thigh and being gutted from their cutters (tusks).
I got charged and knocked down by a big boar when I was 13. I was turning to run when he hit me, and his cutters went right into my thigh. The impact was so hard it broke my femur, and it's cutters left me torn open so bad I nearly bled out right there. If my Dad hadn't JUST gotten there in the side-by-side I would have 100% been gored and mauled. He pulled up literally right as the hog came out of the tree line at me and knocked me down, and was able to knock it down with a spine shot with the .45-70 we kept on the side-by-side, and then a headshot. I had to have surgery, blood transfusions, and several hundred stitches and staples to close my leg up. They had to land the lifeflight helicopter right in our pasture to get me to the hospital. Feral hogs are nothing to play with.
@@mattjack3983, Did you know that pigs & bears are in the same family. Just a few tiny tweaks in their DNA but the basic design is almost identical. When you put their skulls side by side the only major difference is the placement of their " Fangs". Bears are up front & the pigs cutters back a few rows. Similar attack patterns too. Knock you down & mess you up. The parallels are scary. Did you see the picture of " Hogzilla"? ( I think it was shat in Arkansas but not sure.) Size of a coastal grizzly only heavier. Well over 1000 lbs. Freikin dangerous nightmare animal. Folks underestimate pigs. They shouldn't!
I should have mentioned that when extracting brass from revolver the muzzle should be pointed up! This will aid in not getting unburned powder under extractor star. The cylinder is opened pointing down range. The support/weak hand fingers(middle and ring) are placed through the window(where the cylinder was). Bring the muzzle up chest high, double stroke/punch the ejecter rod. Then muzzle down to hit a speedloader/loops/dump pouch. At the waist. At the later part of my career while teaching new firearms instructor, noticed they didn’t have any experience reloading the revolver. They shot great, just didn’t understand how to “run the antique” lol Thank you for your response sir, very kind!
@@boedude8496 SA has less parts than DA to make move the hand that moves the cylinder, usually more polished and tuned to work better than DA, aside is more easier to replace the hand that moves the cylinder if you study a little about SA revolvers.
Out of the dozens of times I've had to defend myself from a possible bear attack, the spray always worked. In case it ever doesn't. I always have at least my 10mm, but usually have my .308 and my 10mm together. I know bears can be unpredictable, but I know their behavior pretty well. I live in a cabin in Denali Alaska, so when bears aren't hibernating they're everywhere, black and brown bears. They also have an abundant food scorse here.
Guinea, Ya, when you start thinking you understand bears is when you die. Tredwell found that out the hard way & got his GF too. Alaska Bushman here, 40 years in bear central & 25 working with the F&G dept. The ONLY thing predictable about bears is their UNpredictability. Especially fucking Black bears! Far more dangerous than any Grizzly is.
Great video chuke lots of info check out the video on Kentucky ballistics where his fn510 frame broke . I hope everyone has an awesome weekend 460,500 magnum when you only get 1 shot 😊
A semi auto can be pushed out of battery, a revolver doesn't have that issue. You won't get many rounds off before a bear gets to you. You may end up in a tussle/tumble. You may be pushing the muzzle into the bear....i prefer 44 magnum over 10mm. Ruger Redhawk 4.2" is my choice to get a faster draw and maintain some muzzle energy from a chest rig. Your mileage may vary. I also carry a 16" 44 carbine loaded up with BB hardcast.
Right . / u can put on 1911 safety pull on trigger jam it hard as u have time for thumb on safety down it will go off.jus saying. Probably no one can pull that off in that circumstance.
Revolvers can and do jam. We used to have the legendary Smith 65s jam constantly at AZ Dept. of Corrections for range day. I've also had squib loads get stuck halfway into the forcing cone, completely preventing the cylinder from turning or being opened.
@@planeflyer21 If you're running 1500ft lb .454 loads you're not worried about squibs, lol. And I wouldn't carry a Smith and Wesson into the field. They're more delicate, can't handle the abuse of full power magnums unless it's the X-frame, and at that point you might as well carry a long gun. Ruger's are crude, not as pretty or complex in comparison, but Super Redhawks/Blackhawks are built like a tank and reliable as hell. Just have to have them checked for timing issues every 5-10 years. But as long as you're doing routine maintenance and not running 20% over-charge loads cylinder after cylinder (which I stupidly did to a Redhawk as a kid; bent the hammer arm and it was hanging up on the frame, lol) the odds of having one fail you in the field are substantially lower than ever getting into a scuffle with a Griz (which is already exceedingly low)
@@brb1050 We're talking about back country bear defense carry, not CC'ing a micro 9. Two totally different applications with unique obstacles to overcome.
A potential issue may be the shape of the hard cast bullets. Those are typically with a flat nose and might induce malfunctions. Granted that is the ideal shape which allows the bullet to punch deep as well as cut a slightly wider wound channel than a round nose bullet. The price of hard cast bullets is also prohibitive for most people to practice much with. So, they may be unaware of the issues they will face with reliability until an actual grizzly attack. A magnum revolver seems like a good alternative to guarantee 5-6 shots. Though it makes me wonder if the .357 Sig using a bottleneck(greater reliability) cartridge is another good alternative which provides greater capacity.
Holy chit! Clear a malfunction and rack a slide while an angry bear is munching your leg!? That's legendary stuff right there. That guy deserves songs written about him, a freaking TV series, a movie. Epic poems. 2:542:573:03
The problem is that people who are not proficient with firearms should not be carrying them. Imagine the average Yellowstone tourist out in the woods armed. Scary. They should have bear spray and hope for the best. Besides situational awareness and common sense are the best ways to avoid an attack.
@fredcarani6764 no they should take classes on firearm safety advocating for the use of bear spray is basically advertising people self forever sleep bear spray more often then not doesn't work
As a retired LEO Firearms instructor, I saw lots of malfunctions. The revolvers were short stroking the trigger or failing to clean revolver, especially under extractor star Burned power/dirt etc would cause a headspace issue and lock the revolver “tighter than dicks hat band”. The auto pistol had their share, back then the older designs were not often set up for hollow points. Glock came along and the other had to catch up. It has been fascinating to watch the improvement along the way…hope that helps someone. Firearm do need to be cleaned, some not as often as others with equal round count. This is an amazing channel, really enjoy it! Thank you!
Revolvers certainly can malfunction, but after 40 Years of shooting both I can say that semi-autos malfunction more frequently than revolvers. As good as semi-autos are now, especially full size ones, there is still a disparity I am no expert, but in the bear attacks on video I've watched, the idea that you're going to have the time to deploy the extra capacity of the semi-automatic, (which is the usual rationale for carrying the semi-auto, which is almost always a weaker caliber) is uncertain at best. Just for insight, I carry a 10 mm Glock all the time, both as my EDC and my primary woods gun. But if I knew I was going into the deep woods where big bears were a likely issue, I would (and do) carry my 44 (or something bigger, which is on the future purchase wish list 😀) If you try to match revolver power with some of these newer semi-auto rounds, reliability seems to become even lower, they seem to require very customized set up, which like anything is even more prone to failure
Was helping a buddy out north of Espanola some time back for 2 or 3 months in the fall. Glad I didn't know there were big black bears in the area. GOD was looking out for us, and I don't believe we were in elk season yet? I would rather not have to deal with that. :)
New Mexico is one of those bleeding heart left wing states that give animals more rights than people. God forbid anybody in New Mexico has to use a fire arm in self defence against a wild animal there.
@@TucoDog-ho6fwMy baby sister is an E.R. nurse. You wouldn't believe the shit she's seen. When 1 of my pet rattlesnakes bit me she knew it was me even before she heard my name because I was telling the idiot doctors how to treat the snake bite. Snake handlers get bit a lot & newby doctors usually have their heads shoved so far up their ass they can look out through their nostrils.
Had my Ruger 357 jam. One bullet extended too far beyond casing. Cylinder would not turn. Did not notice when loading, Ammo Inc. brand. Check your ammo.
A few weeks back I hand loaded (first time) some 10mm H.P. ammo, went playing with it at the range... I was getting some ftf. After examining my ammunition, SOME, had a "off" shape/color down by the head. They wouldn't load right. -- maybe a resizing error? Or ? In any event all those are in the JUNK BULLET box.... YES ALWAYS CHECK YOUR AMMUNITION.
@ratagris21 does the bullet creep after a few rounds ? It was the last round in the cylinder. Maybe the magnum loads made the last one creep. Interesting.
@@todmiller2254 Oh yeah, with heavy recoiling loads it can/will happen. When I first started hand loading .44mag and .480ruger I had quite a few bullets unseat after a couple shots. Even lower power loads like 10mm and .357 I now crimp just to be safe.
Hey Chuke, I recently saw a video of a park ranger pepper spraying a good sized grizzly. As soon as she let loose with the spray, the bear just backed away from it. Some of the spray actually caught the bear in the face, but it had no effect whatsoever. The bear just stood there looking at her. This brings up something no one seems to mention, that about 5% of human beings are immune to pepper spray. They told us that in our pepper spray training in law enforcement. I would image the same goes for bears. Always carry the spray for first use, but make sure you also have a gun just in case. I don't want to get ensnared in a government investigation of the legitimacy of my self defense bear shooting or have to cape a bear for the park service, but I sure as heck don't want my femur or forearm bones crushed beyond repair by a bear or worse. Back in the old west, women were really attracted to men that had had their face "chawed" by a bear, but that doesn't seem to land the women anymore! 😻🤣
The more moving parts and function depends on ammo and those moving parts, the higher probability that something is going to go wrong. Revolvers can malfunction but not as likely as semiauto One important thing is to practice clearing malfunction if you can on any firearm you bet your life on. Don't go to field with new ammo only to find out your firearm doesn't like it when dangerous animal if eating you. Even single shot firearm can malfunction. Great video. Even can of bear spray can fail to discharge. Bow and arrow?? String could break. Only garrentee in life is death.
I think that's an oversimplification. A Glock only has 34 parts. Even if half of them move, that's equivalent to about what moves in a typical DA revolver. Not saying pistol is more reliable, just that parts count or complexity of operation aren't particularly good metrics.
I have aeen my wife "limp wrist" one of my 10mm semi autos occasionally. -- i have HEARD some MEN claim their 10mm fails occasionally (limp wrist), sounds like, a revolver is a better choice for some.
Early large frame Glocks, 10mm and 45 ACP, came with transfer bars that did not fully retract the striker, or did not retract the striker as much as later large frame Glocks, resulting in more light primer strikes. The newer transfer bars can fitted to the older large frame Glocks, for stronger primer strikes. The newer transfer bar retracts the striker farther, compressing the striker spring more.
These stories are important as far to many people believe that if they have an encounter they will see the bear and have plenty of time to fire 1 shot with their favorite caliber pistol (insert the caliber of your choice) and that shot is going to instantly blow the bear off its feet and the bear will expire in 1 second. In the real world we see the truth is most often far from that story
Revolvers, despite Internet commandos saying otherwise, don't malfunction as much as semis. If any of these semi auto encounters they were using a wheel gun, they wouldn't have stopped trucking.
Main issue is they're GLOCKS! IF they're not perfectly REBUILT they're useless. Get the XDM-E. They'll shoot anything reliably because they're built right in the 1st place.
The first encounter you mentioned listed the ammo as “Critical Duty”. Those are hollow points designed for two-legged threats, not for bears. The guy made a STUPID decision in arming himself!
Yep, definitely bears in New Mexico. I went camping with my wife in the Lincoln national forest. I was woken up in the middle of the night by a bear, stuck its head underneath the vestibule, and grabbed our food. Why was the food in the tent? Good question. My wife brought it in, she didn’t know better, I should’ve told her you never do that. I thought that was just common sense, my mistake.
I worked in the Santa Fe national Forest for awhile in a development of cabins up high trimming trees around the power lines and we saw black bear and cougar almost daily, multiple times a week minimum and we also had wolves watching us about 50 yards away from our work zone!!!
@ I didn’t expect there to be bears. Growing up in northern Nevada, and now living in Texas, it’s not a concern. Had I even thought there was a chance there would be bears, I would’ve educated my wife, so I take the blame.
Good video. With any autoloader, you must have ammo that will function with a weak grip. You may get injured and you dont need malfunctions. Test your carry ammo with a loose grip. If you get malfunctions, go up in grain weight or to +P ammo until you get one that works. IMHO, I think the 10mm is OK with a lot of shots available. But I would carry a revolver as a back up to the autoloader.
Good video and information, but really scary stuff. Maybe in your next video you can use stories about revolver failures during bear attacks! Are there any? I subbed.
I carry 200 Grain (not +P) Underwood Hard Cast black coated in my G20.5. Ran about 2 boxes through it to be sure they work with no issues. HSTs when carrying in town. Duress for sure changes things, but with this ammo in my setup (KKM Barrel) I am very confident it will be effective.
@ Not in 10mm. But they do in 45-70/9MM. I felt it was worth noting as many issues with 10mm ammo or firearms seem to revolve around +P. As it happens, I’ve never fired my G20 with the stock barrel. The KKM was the very first thing purchased for it before even a holster.
@@michaelfrost8593 I’d like to get a kkm but I’m financially challenged and have some other stuff I’ve prioritized as far as guns go. Underwood makes everything hot but their +p is insane. My weekend carry is a glock 20+x300 My daily through the week is a glock 19 with a tlr1, I carry underwood 147 grain +p+ in 9mm. It’s insanely hot.
Hard cast maintains its shape better upon impact of thick bone and get deeper penetration. FMJ typically has a softer core and the round will deform more easily and not penetrate as deep.
I just have one question about bear spray: do they have a preference on brand? "Hey, uh, Booboo, could you please pass the Sabre? Yeah, it goes better with hiker than the Mace brand, especially with the little jingly bells. Nah, Mace is DEFINITELY better with hunter barbeque..."
45 super +P reloader here. I’ve been working with the Lee 255 grn mold for the 45 colt. This projectile seems to work reliably at lower velocities (1100 fps under) but the large metplate and forward ogive produces feed issues at 1200 FPS. So if you handload, beware velocity can have bearing on reliability. Also projectile design, needless to say.
1911 sometimes have hard times using hollow points. They weren't made for them. Some do good some dony. Mine dont, it doesn't want to feed hollow points.
Try buying some new magazines. The original 7 mags don’t work as well as the newer 8 round ones by Wilson or Cobra. This has always been the 1911’s weak link.
Double action revolver... The 44 magnum is sufficient and get a 4-4.5" barrel. Even a 41 magnum will suffice, and is handier because you can find it in a medium frame.
And this is one reason why revolver should always be a consideration on the table as well, because there isn't a hair that's going to frigging stop the revolver from firing. Yes I get it a lot of semi-automatic can be very reliable and inverse conditions I'm just saying that a revolver is usually more reliable in every condition And you're if you're in thick brush and stuff it might be a better choice, BUT in the end the choice is yours.
The Taurus 45 probably malfunctioned because he may have limp waisted one of the shots. As for the quality of the taurus, Taurus hired no less than the operations director from Colt firearms in order to make sure that the Taurus was built properly and they made some spot on good reliable 1911. The Taurus copy of the Beretta was okay but I can't stand the Beretta either because it's not a tactical piece because when you go to properly rack the firearm you can disable the firearm by inadvertently hitting the hammer drop. The sad thing is there's a lot of people think that the hammer drop is called the safety. The hammer drop device is not a safety.
Oh one more thing. The 357 and the 10mm are basically identical in power and performance. Whatever the 10 mm can do the 357 can do just as well. Except when it comes to capacity.
@ In case you didn’t watch the whole video, I mentioned revolvers and even held up a Ruger super Redhawk. He also said a 357 magnum might work. But he loves the 10mm. The reality is the two cartridges are basically identical in power and performance.
@ look at the actual ballistics between the two. There isn’t a once of difference. Case in point. The Hornady reloading manual shows a 180 gr bullet for 357 magnum at a velocity of 1150. The same weight bullet for the 10 mm it’s 1250. That’s 100fps faster. But in actual penetration the 357 will penetrate deeper because of its smaller diameter. With the same weight bullet. It’s just physics. The 357 had less drag than the larger diameter of the 10mm. And that 100 fps isn’t enough to make a a real difference in performance. Also both rounds are available in basically the same weight bullets. But here is the kicker. The overwhelming vast majority of 10mm factory ammunition is load to true 10mm levels it’s more of a warm 40 S&W in reality ( there are numerous videos on here showing this very thing) about factory 10mm.) But the 357 factory ammunition is full power 357 levels. When you want true 10mm performance you have to go to specialized companies like Underwood , buffalo bore, inc. but then they have the 357 magnum loaded at higher power as well making the difference non existent.
Anything made by man it's going to break. There's nothing perfect out there they got Bears over here in Arizona to. I think some of these problems are maintenance problems I never had a problem with my glock so far and I had it for over 10 years
Reliability is my fist choice. The pistol and ammo combination to gether. Then practice allot. I have never selected a pistol based on bear defense, so I find this series interesting
I find that with the M1911a1 and most auto loaders, that full metal jacket round nose standard ball ammo is the most reliable. Good springs in the magazine and recoil spring help very much.
@@vettevegas Less likely with a factory load as this was more 454 territory and the .10 greater oal doesnt give you as much leeway if it jumps the crimp
Ive never seen a Ruger revolver fail ever. The vaquero and black hawk are built like tanks. Over several decades, ive never seen one fail. 10s of thousands of rounds, no fails, ever.
@@blueduck9409, Then your damned lucky. Rugers hammer springs start getting weak after 1000 rounds & need replacing. Especially in cold weather where the cold weakens springs anyway.
It is important to keep your firearms clean and test out your carry ammo. Too many people go without doing either. I know lots of people who shoot 1,000 rounds, without cleaning. It makes no sense to me. My guns are reliable because I take care of them. Even if it is a 50ct of FMJS, I am cleaning my guns. I have seen lots of problems occur, with guns from people who don't take care of them. Then they blame the gun and not themselves lol. Anytime I go on a hunting or camping trip, I take my firearms to my smith for a full service check. To make sure they are ready to go for my trips.
Matt Clayton, Not quite true w hot bear loads. The recoil can dislodge the slugs which extend out beyond the cylinder face & render the gun completely useless. Only way to fix that is to hammer the slug back down into its case to clear the cylinder face so you can open the cylinder to remove the faulty round. Granted, that's rare but it does happen especially w hand loads that haven't been properly double crimped.
I had a “failure to fire” with a 629 at an IPSC match. I had cleaned the pistol prior to the match, but neglected to remove excess oil from beneath the ejector star. Unburnt powder particles (ball powder) had adhered to the oil between the ejector star and the cylinder & locked the pistol up.
Got the 3" 500S&W Mag. Any information on this being used? I simply can't see a bear withstanding the 325, 350, 400 or 550 gr rounds. Its insane gow much energy these have. I shot a empty plastic water bottle and it litteraly disappeared with a few slivers of plastic raining down.
In 2018 bought a glock 20 10mm in Colorado. Carried it while elk hunting as im always alone. Shot it about 100 rounds no issues but all i seem to see here is negative feedback on glock 20s Btw my gun is stock.
Good info , as always. I also like the FNX 45 with the Roland kit. I built a Springfield XD with 13+ one capacity in 460 Roland as well. But I still like my Smith & Wesson 10 mm Better than the Glock. And I haven't seen any reports of them blowing up like the 3 Glock 10mm in the last year.
FMJ, preferrably flat tip for straight line penetration should be all you'd need. At least it's more consistent that many high dollar specialty rounds such as hard cast that cause guns to malfunction, and create other problems
Hi Chuck, Any pistol may malfunction, including Glock, And with all these malfunction reports it's not clear if the Glocks had been modified with third party stuff, or they were a factory grade. I think that would possibly make a difference in the performance and reliability of the gun. Would be great to know if this is the case in any of these malfunctions.
I was training my GF in malfunction mediation of her Shield. I told her if ya hear a click, rack the slide and pull the trigger. If it fails to go bang, repeat the malfunction drill. She asked, "what happens if it does not shoot the third time?" I told her "throw the gun at your target and run like Hell!" She's not happy with that answer...lol.
I think you called it right, in there Chuke. A well practiced semi, with clean ammo. If hardcast, one must have it covered with the lipstick. What I find disconcerting is a single hair can cost a life. Would an upgraded spring have prevented that? This is unacceptable.
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That 460 looks HUGE ! Like the old Desert Eagles ! I watched a video on UA-cam of some young guy comparing penetration of hard cast vs FMJ and the outcome was very close and the FMJ are cheaper and don't tear up your barrel so bad, also you can find FMJ almost every where ? Plus you have tested 9mm on some bear skull and they worked just fine .
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Wooooh hell yeah chuke. New Mexico in the house!!!! The story told to me was they left the bear head on because the pressure was keeping him from bleeding out. So they let the doctors take it off!!!! Albuquerque New Mexico squatchman hunter in the house!!!!
I'm from New Mexico, seen 2 bigfoots there. They're harmless & more terrified of men than visa versa. They're also telepathic & can read your mind & if they read hostility they'll be gone before you knew they were around. Wound/ kill one & it's buddies in self defense will tear you to peices & you become just another missing person. Just leave em alone.
Revolvers can still jam… and if they do it’s usually not a quick rack and tap to get them back into action, it’s usually you’re done for the day time to get some tools out.
There was an incident a few years ago in Svalbard I think when a polar bear attacked students and one student got munched to death but the guard had a Mauser which he claimed jammed but some said Mauser’s don’t jammed.
1911's jamming could be a slightly bent extractor. You tube has some videos on this. Save me hours of trouble shooting and doubt about gun reliability.
A big fault of the 1911 is the 'split' feed ramp. With high dollar makers the fit between the barrel portion of the ramp and frame section of the ramp is seamless and not an issue, but with mid and low price 1911s there can be a gap or overlap that is barely detectable but will cause issues depending on bullet style. The way to fix that is with a soft *fabric* dremel wheel and jeweler's rouge. Remove the barrel and break that 90 degree corner on the bottom of that portion of feed ramp. Don't overdo it! Just "break the lip" of that sharp 90 degree angle. While you're at it, polish both portions of the feed ramp. This will fix nearly all feed issues. The other issue with 1911s is cheap mags. Always spend the extra money for good aftermarket mags when purchasing a lower end 1911.
Underwood 460 Rowland 200 grain Xtreme Penetrator for mountain carry to punch through both hide and fat layers and reach vitals. Sometimes JHP's after going through the hide may just splatter the fat layer, especially if it's 3 to 4 inches thick, and may not reach vital organs.
HK USP 45 firing hard cast .45 Super is a near perfect field pistol. The USP is one of the only pistols that can fire with .45 Super without modification.
Truth be told, the two loudest sounds one will ever hear are a "click", when one expects a "bang", and a "bang", when one expects a "click".
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@@tanglediver absolutely!
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Revolvers are still relevant. They may be the best choice for some people. Practice is key.
@@Bearclaw700 agreed!
@@Bearclaw700 , True in most cases but up here running into a sow w 2-3 full grown cubs who will ALL attack at once a wheel gun just doesn't have the round count or speed of the semi autos. It's a hard call either way. Both have their pluses & minuses.
Well spoken …. Practice, practice, practice. There’s no way around it. Discover the right ammo for your gun and the right gun for you.
@tristantimothy1004 yes but semi autos don deliver over 1000ftlbs of energy per shot like 44 or 500sw does especially 500sw 700gr hardcast it'll make the bear eat dirt real damn quick
you need 500-600ftlbs for a bear in a semi auto
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I really like your honest assessments.
He’s doing a nice job on these videos. I thought it was commendable that he admitted somebody’s accusing him of limp wristing pistols.
😂lol absolutely love these stories man! Confirming the reason my love affair with my SMITH AND WESSON 629 4INCH 44MAG never fails to go boom 💥, great stories, thanks!
lol revolvers can be just as unreliable as well especially in colder weather if you don’t maintain them….
look at the ballistics on the 4” 44 mag: it’s not as awesome as we like to think.
I carried a 629 44 mag for 2 decades.
Now I carry a G20 10mm
I could barely get 2 shots off in 2 seconds w 44 mag.
G20 I can mag dump 15 rounds in the same time and be combat accurate.
@@brb1050 makes no sense in no matter was anyone describing ballistics or drill times. You’re drunk go home.
If you can dump 15rd semi auto in 2secs flat link a video under your account.
Id love to see that….
Either way paraphrasing is awful go away
@@korazjian5251 then maintain it well.
@@brb1050 yeah and when your curled up trying to press your 10mm up against a bear or cougar your just getting 1 shot off. Theres many situations that can take a semi auto out of battery when tumbling around. I can put 6 .44 mag in a 3 foot circle at 40 yard really quick. Anyone could. A defense weapon is gonna be clean and we'll maintained so don't give me that hoopla either.
I know a guy that was attacked by a grizzly sow. He had his rifle in hand at time. She was on him in a flash. He fired just before she got to him. It broke her jaw. She persisted in the attack with paws and trying to bite. He couldn't function his bolt to fire again. He had to fight her by pushing the barrel into her body and luckily getting loose. He managed to chamber another round and finish her off.
I would figure that semi auto would be pushed out of battery. Then maybe jamming with fur or whatnot.
Yup😮
There are standoff devises for Glocks to stop that pushback. Very pricey but available. On the flip side one can use an extended light or a longer bbl to get the same results as a standoff.
@tristantimothy1004 not everyone owns or carries a glock so the purpose made stand off devices are lame and don't need to be brought up everyone should be running a light tho which does the same thing but also provides light meaning its better in every single aspect
My defensive sidearms have no light. If you have to seek out your attackers with a light outside your home, your life is Not in imminent danger to claim self defense...period. My home defense shotgun is another story. It is ALWAYS self defense if it is inside my home with my family.. I was in law enforcement for 8 years and I ASSURE YOU. You would be arrested if you were seeking out your target with a light in a civilian shooting in a public space. You would not be treated as a victim. More like a vigilante making their own justice. This would definitely be a FAFO situation.
@firestorm8471 and lights are still better than your gay ass stand-off device as they're multi-purpose
I live in Wyoming, spent a lot of time in grizzly and black bear country. I have one more for you, the kimber 1911 failed me with heavy bear rounds. Black bear charge, first round went off, 2nd jammed. Luckily the first round thwarted the charge..but if I needed that 2md round.....it wasn't happening
@@OBSZIDIAN548 My first pistol when I turned 21 was a Kimber Stainless TLE II. Worst gun I’ve ever owned.
And That is Why, I would not wipe my butt with a kimber...........................................................................
Kimber has a mixes reputation. I hear mostly bad things about kimber from people that own or have owned them i think they are over priced.
The cheap Kimberly has a rubber mainspring housing,eventually the keeper pin FAILS . get a normal one that's STEEL
@@blueduck9409mixed is generous. They have a horrible reputation.
My Glock 19 started to light tap the primers. The firing pin channel had filled up with oil and carbon. I had fired a lot of ammo without cleaning. Clean you weapons, or you might have a bad day.
Agree completely
This. Lots of people don't know how to properly maintain their firearm(s).
This is a VERY important point when discussing striker fired pistols! Always spray brake cleaner or gun scrubber down the firing pin hole on the breach face and the striker channel. Never put excessive oil or grease in either location. If you get even one or two light primer strikes, disassemble, clean, and check spring, firing pin and all the parts in the slide. It doesn't happen often but will drive you crazy especially with the hard primers some manufacturers use.
@@CharlesRyan-f3jjust remove the striker and physically clean inside the striker channel and do not put any lubricant of any kind in there
You are not supposed to put any oil in the Glock firing pin channel. It's designed to run dry.
I read a news article about an off duty officer who was in a bank at the time a robber came in and ordered everyone to the floor. The officer went to the floor with the other people in the bank and drew his semi-automatic while on the floor (some of you may remember this incident). The officer fired a shot at the robber and his gun jammed. In the investigation they determined that it was due to his position on the floor ( not limp wrist induced). I mention this to say that if I were going to carry a semiautomatic, I would test it for function laying on my back firing down, up sideways and upside down. Some of these bear attacks I’m reading about seem to have the bear knocking the person to the ground. Wild hogs will often do the same. The hog attacks that are fatal usually involve the hunter being knocked down and sustaining injuries to the inner thigh and being gutted from their cutters (tusks).
I got charged and knocked down by a big boar when I was 13. I was turning to run when he hit me, and his cutters went right into my thigh. The impact was so hard it broke my femur, and it's cutters left me torn open so bad I nearly bled out right there. If my Dad hadn't JUST gotten there in the side-by-side I would have 100% been gored and mauled. He pulled up literally right as the hog came out of the tree line at me and knocked me down, and was able to knock it down with a spine shot with the .45-70 we kept on the side-by-side, and then a headshot. I had to have surgery, blood transfusions, and several hundred stitches and staples to close my leg up. They had to land the lifeflight helicopter right in our pasture to get me to the hospital. Feral hogs are nothing to play with.
@@mattjack3983, Did you know that pigs & bears are in the same family. Just a few tiny tweaks in their DNA but the basic design is almost identical. When you put their skulls side by side the only major difference is the placement of their " Fangs". Bears are up front & the pigs cutters back a few rows. Similar attack patterns too. Knock you down & mess you up. The parallels are scary. Did you see the picture of " Hogzilla"? ( I think it was shat in Arkansas but not sure.) Size of a coastal grizzly only heavier. Well over 1000 lbs. Freikin dangerous nightmare animal. Folks underestimate pigs. They shouldn't!
Come for the videos, stay for the jam!!!
I should have mentioned that when extracting brass from revolver the muzzle should be pointed up! This will aid in not getting unburned powder under extractor star.
The cylinder is opened pointing down range. The support/weak hand fingers(middle and ring) are placed through the window(where the cylinder was). Bring the muzzle up chest high, double stroke/punch the ejecter rod. Then muzzle down to hit a speedloader/loops/dump pouch. At the waist.
At the later part of my career while teaching new firearms instructor, noticed they didn’t have any experience reloading the revolver. They shot great, just didn’t understand how to “run the antique” lol
Thank you for your response sir, very kind!
I think Wheel Gun has this advantages when fight at zero distance..
But for bears Double Action Sucks, also can be compromised, so only Single Actions are the revolvers to go.
@@LuccaReakt
how so? da run sa is the same as a sa, but has the da option. why give that up?
@@boedude8496 SA has less parts than DA to make move the hand that moves the cylinder, usually more polished and tuned to work better than DA, aside is more easier to replace the hand that moves the cylinder if you study a little about SA revolvers.
6 of one half dozen of the other. but you do you
Out of the dozens of times I've had to defend myself from a possible bear attack, the spray always worked. In case it ever doesn't. I always have at least my 10mm, but usually have my .308 and my 10mm together. I know bears can be unpredictable, but I know their behavior pretty well. I live in a cabin in Denali Alaska, so when bears aren't hibernating they're everywhere, black and brown bears. They also have an abundant food scorse here.
Guinea, Ya, when you start thinking you understand bears is when you die. Tredwell found that out the hard way & got his GF too. Alaska Bushman here, 40 years in bear central & 25 working with the F&G dept. The ONLY thing predictable about bears is their UNpredictability. Especially fucking Black bears! Far more dangerous than any Grizzly is.
Great video chuke lots of info check out the video on Kentucky ballistics where his fn510 frame broke . I hope everyone has an awesome weekend 460,500 magnum when you only get 1 shot 😊
I like underwood 200 grain hardcast in my springfield armory XDM elite
A semi auto can be pushed out of battery, a revolver doesn't have that issue. You won't get many rounds off before a bear gets to you. You may end up in a tussle/tumble. You may be pushing the muzzle into the bear....i prefer 44 magnum over 10mm. Ruger Redhawk 4.2" is my choice to get a faster draw and maintain some muzzle energy from a chest rig. Your mileage may vary. I also carry a 16" 44 carbine loaded up with BB hardcast.
Right . / u can put on 1911 safety pull on trigger jam it hard as u have time for thumb on safety down it will go off.jus saying. Probably no one can pull that off in that circumstance.
Revolvers can and do jam. We used to have the legendary Smith 65s jam constantly at AZ Dept. of Corrections for range day.
I've also had squib loads get stuck halfway into the forcing cone, completely preventing the cylinder from turning or being opened.
Yeah, there’s a reason most serious people stopped carrying wheel guns.
@@planeflyer21 If you're running 1500ft lb .454 loads you're not worried about squibs, lol. And I wouldn't carry a Smith and Wesson into the field. They're more delicate, can't handle the abuse of full power magnums unless it's the X-frame, and at that point you might as well carry a long gun.
Ruger's are crude, not as pretty or complex in comparison, but Super Redhawks/Blackhawks are built like a tank and reliable as hell. Just have to have them checked for timing issues every 5-10 years. But as long as you're doing routine maintenance and not running 20% over-charge loads cylinder after cylinder (which I stupidly did to a Redhawk as a kid; bent the hammer arm and it was hanging up on the frame, lol) the odds of having one fail you in the field are substantially lower than ever getting into a scuffle with a Griz (which is already exceedingly low)
@@brb1050 We're talking about back country bear defense carry, not CC'ing a micro 9. Two totally different applications with unique obstacles to overcome.
A potential issue may be the shape of the hard cast bullets. Those are typically with a flat nose and might induce malfunctions. Granted that is the ideal shape which allows the bullet to punch deep as well as cut a slightly wider wound channel than a round nose bullet. The price of hard cast bullets is also prohibitive for most people to practice much with. So, they may be unaware of the issues they will face with reliability until an actual grizzly attack. A magnum revolver seems like a good alternative to guarantee 5-6 shots. Though it makes me wonder if the .357 Sig using a bottleneck(greater reliability) cartridge is another good alternative which provides greater capacity.
357sig does indeed have greater reliability, and it is the only Glock that I've tried that doesn't "weak wrist" jam.
Hard cast are not expensive if you cast your own!
Holy chit!
Clear a malfunction and rack a slide while an angry bear is munching your leg!?
That's legendary stuff right there. That guy deserves songs written about him, a freaking TV series, a movie.
Epic poems. 2:54 2:57 3:03
When I vacationed in Yellow Stone, I carried 2 guns. Glock 21 & a S&W 629 loaded with underwood ammo.
Smart.
The problem is that people who are not proficient with firearms should not be carrying them. Imagine the average Yellowstone tourist out in the woods armed. Scary. They should have bear spray and hope for the best. Besides situational awareness and common sense are the best ways to avoid an attack.
I agree with you.
@fredcarani6764 no they should take classes on firearm safety advocating for the use of bear spray is basically advertising people self forever sleep bear spray more often then not doesn't work
@@fredcarani6764 I was a cop for 27 years, sooooo. , bear spray is BS. If the is determined, it will attack
As a retired LEO Firearms instructor, I saw lots of malfunctions. The revolvers were short stroking the trigger or failing to clean revolver, especially under extractor star Burned power/dirt etc would cause a headspace issue and lock the revolver “tighter than dicks hat band”.
The auto pistol had their share, back then the older designs were not often set up for hollow points. Glock came along and the other had to catch up. It has been fascinating to watch the improvement along the way…hope that helps someone. Firearm do need to be cleaned, some not as often as others with equal round count.
This is an amazing channel, really enjoy it! Thank you!
@@BradBeauchamp-jm2vp hey thank you! And great information!
Revolvers certainly can malfunction, but after 40 Years of shooting both I can say that semi-autos malfunction more frequently than revolvers. As good as semi-autos are now, especially full size ones, there is still a disparity
I am no expert, but in the bear attacks on video I've watched, the idea that you're going to have the time to deploy the extra capacity of the semi-automatic, (which is the usual rationale for carrying the semi-auto, which is almost always a weaker caliber) is uncertain at best.
Just for insight, I carry a 10 mm Glock all the time, both as my EDC and my primary woods gun. But if I knew I was going into the deep woods where big bears were a likely issue, I would (and do) carry my 44 (or something bigger, which is on the future purchase wish list 😀)
If you try to match revolver power with some of these newer semi-auto rounds, reliability seems to become even lower, they seem to require very customized set up, which like anything is even more prone to failure
True...a revovler can jam.....it can be clean and still jam...
Ruger Alaskan 454 casull/45 colt. 45 oz but you’ll need that weight to tame the casull round
Native New Mexican here. They had to airlift him to ABQ and remove the bears head from his calf at the hospital.
Was helping a buddy out north of Espanola some time back for 2 or 3 months in the fall. Glad I didn't know there were big black bears in the area. GOD was looking out for us, and I don't believe we were in elk season yet? I would rather not have to deal with that. :)
Wow! I had never heard of such a thing.
New Mexico is one of those bleeding heart left wing states that give animals more rights than people. God forbid anybody in New Mexico has to use a fire arm in self defence against a wild animal there.
Nope
@@TucoDog-ho6fwMy baby sister is an E.R. nurse. You wouldn't believe the shit she's seen. When 1 of my pet rattlesnakes bit me she knew it was me even before she heard my name because I was telling the idiot doctors how to treat the snake bite. Snake handlers get bit a lot & newby doctors usually have their heads shoved so far up their ass they can look out through their nostrils.
That shirt,something I never knew I needed until now.
Yeah, I'm gonna need that shirt.
Great stuff Chuke!
Had my Ruger 357 jam. One bullet extended too far beyond casing. Cylinder would not turn. Did not notice when loading, Ammo Inc. brand. Check your ammo.
A few weeks back I hand loaded (first time) some 10mm H.P. ammo, went playing with it at the range... I was getting some ftf. After examining my ammunition, SOME, had a "off" shape/color down by the head. They wouldn't load right. -- maybe a resizing error? Or ? In any event all those are in the JUNK BULLET box.... YES ALWAYS CHECK YOUR AMMUNITION.
It's called bullet creep.
@ratagris21 does the bullet creep after a few rounds ? It was the last round in the cylinder. Maybe the magnum loads made the last one creep. Interesting.
@@todmiller2254 Oh yeah, with heavy recoiling loads it can/will happen. When I first started hand loading .44mag and .480ruger I had quite a few bullets unseat after a couple shots. Even lower power loads like 10mm and .357 I now crimp just to be safe.
@mfallen2023 Roger that.
Thank you 🙏
Hey Chuke, I recently saw a video of a park ranger pepper spraying a good sized grizzly. As soon as she let loose with the spray, the bear just backed away from it. Some of the spray actually caught the bear in the face, but it had no effect whatsoever. The bear just stood there looking at her. This brings up something no one seems to mention, that about 5% of human beings are immune to pepper spray. They told us that in our pepper spray training in law enforcement. I would image the same goes for bears. Always carry the spray for first use, but make sure you also have a gun just in case. I don't want to get ensnared in a government investigation of the legitimacy of my self defense bear shooting or have to cape a bear for the park service, but I sure as heck don't want my femur or forearm bones crushed beyond repair by a bear or worse. Back in the old west, women were really attracted to men that had had their face "chawed" by a bear, but that doesn't seem to land the women anymore! 😻🤣
If you want to check out a G29 and KKM 4.5” Match bbl, tell Juan to call Chad. Great ballistics with MANY different rounds.
The more moving parts and function depends on ammo and those moving parts, the higher probability that something is going to go wrong. Revolvers can malfunction but not as likely as semiauto
One important thing is to practice clearing malfunction if you can on any firearm you bet your life on. Don't go to field with new ammo only to find out your firearm doesn't like it when dangerous animal if eating you. Even single shot firearm can malfunction. Great video. Even can of bear spray can fail to discharge. Bow and arrow?? String could break. Only garrentee in life is death.
And taxes
@russellwylie no, I'm old enough I don't have to
I think that's an oversimplification. A Glock only has 34 parts. Even if half of them move, that's equivalent to about what moves in a typical DA revolver.
Not saying pistol is more reliable, just that parts count or complexity of operation aren't particularly good metrics.
Great video Chuke!
@@anvilbeater thank you!!
I have aeen my wife "limp wrist" one of my 10mm semi autos occasionally. -- i have HEARD some MEN claim their 10mm fails occasionally (limp wrist), sounds like, a revolver is a better choice for some.
The problem is as you shoot a semi auto your hand may relax cause you know it doesn't take a strong grip to handle the recoil.
As having been attacked by two feral sow hogs- I can attest your adrenaline will make you grip the pistol hard enough to have a sore forearm later.
What Excellent Info in pursuit of full truth. Chuke your a scholar and a gentleMan .
Chuke
As a side note i ran into the hairy man in the Colorado back country. Conjeos county down in the san jaun nf.
You can't shoot them. They are an endangered species.
Early large frame Glocks, 10mm and 45 ACP, came with transfer bars that did not fully retract the striker, or did not retract the striker as much as later large frame Glocks, resulting in more light primer strikes. The newer transfer bars can fitted to the older large frame Glocks, for stronger primer strikes. The newer transfer bar retracts the striker farther, compressing the striker spring more.
These stories are important as far to many people believe that if they have an encounter they will see the bear and have plenty of time to fire 1 shot with their favorite caliber pistol (insert the caliber of your choice) and that shot is going to instantly blow the bear off its feet and the bear will expire in 1 second. In the real world we see the truth is most often far from that story
Damn son, where you been? How am I supposed to have my coffee without my dose of Alaska, Bears. And the Chukemeister!
Revolvers, despite Internet commandos saying otherwise, don't malfunction as much as semis. If any of these semi auto encounters they were using a wheel gun, they wouldn't have stopped trucking.
Big shout out to Chuke for relating his experiences on the series: These Woods are Haunted.
We had a haint in our woods. It took a silver bullet to kill him. A real mess gutting him! Filled up the freezer though.
Nice Hokusai t-shirt Chuke! 😊 I want to visit the new Hokusai museum someday soon. ❤
So many factors to what could of been the issues on their malfunctions!
really who cares WHY
In a bear attack I think we can at least rule out limp wristing.
Main issue is they're GLOCKS! IF they're not perfectly REBUILT they're useless. Get the XDM-E. They'll shoot anything reliably because they're built right in the 1st place.
The first encounter you mentioned listed the ammo as “Critical Duty”.
Those are hollow points designed for two-legged threats, not for bears.
The guy made a STUPID decision in arming himself!
It sounds like he made contact with the bear’s head with the muzzle of the gun,causing it to go out of battery!
Yep, definitely bears in New Mexico. I went camping with my wife in the Lincoln national forest. I was woken up in the middle of the night by a bear, stuck its head underneath the vestibule, and grabbed our food. Why was the food in the tent? Good question. My wife brought it in, she didn’t know better, I should’ve told her you never do that. I thought that was just common sense, my mistake.
Dude, Ive been married 20+ years. I'm still waiting on common sense.
Still love her though. 9:33
I bet you miss her too.
@ Thats awesome. 17 years here, same. 👍
I worked in the Santa Fe national Forest for awhile in a development of cabins up high trimming trees around the power lines and we saw black bear and cougar almost daily, multiple times a week minimum and we also had wolves watching us about 50 yards away from our work zone!!!
@ I didn’t expect there to be bears. Growing up in northern Nevada, and now living in Texas, it’s not a concern. Had I even thought there was a chance there would be bears, I would’ve educated my wife, so I take the blame.
Good video.
With any autoloader, you must have ammo that will function with a weak grip. You may get injured and you dont need malfunctions. Test your carry ammo with a loose grip. If you get malfunctions, go up in grain weight or to +P ammo until you get one that works.
IMHO, I think the 10mm is OK with a lot of shots available. But I would carry a revolver as a back up to the autoloader.
Chuke, 😂 stick with your springfield x d m in the field. I would like to continue seeing new videos.Not an excuse why you're not around anymore.
The Taurus TH10 seems decent for a 10 mm auto pistol. With Fort Scott ammo.
Good video and information, but really scary stuff. Maybe in your next video you can use stories about revolver failures during bear attacks! Are there any? I subbed.
I carry 200 Grain (not +P) Underwood Hard Cast black coated in my G20.5. Ran about 2 boxes through it to be sure they work with no issues. HSTs when carrying in town. Duress for sure changes things, but with this ammo in my setup (KKM Barrel) I am very confident it will be effective.
Underwood doesn’t make +p 10mm. I don’t know if any company does as it’s already loaded pissing hot when it’s actually loaded
@dantetress9379 there isnt one and underwood and buffalo bore are typically reffered to as true 10mm and brands like hornady are more like 40cal
@ Not in 10mm. But they do in 45-70/9MM. I felt it was worth noting as many issues with 10mm ammo or firearms seem to revolve around +P.
As it happens, I’ve never fired my G20 with the stock barrel. The KKM was the very first thing purchased for it before even a holster.
@@lucasschmitz4588 that’s what irks me about people who carry hornady or stuff like that in 10mm like why not carry actual 10mm or just a .40?
@@michaelfrost8593 I’d like to get a kkm but I’m financially challenged and have some other stuff I’ve prioritized as far as guns go. Underwood makes everything hot but their +p is insane. My weekend carry is a glock 20+x300
My daily through the week is a glock 19 with a tlr1, I carry underwood 147 grain +p+ in 9mm. It’s insanely hot.
Chuke, why not use FMJ? Why is hardhats lead better than FMJ?
Hard cast maintains its shape better upon impact of thick bone and get deeper penetration. FMJ typically has a softer core and the round will deform more easily and not penetrate as deep.
FMJ bullets crumble and dont go very far in, and hardcast stays together and penetrates deep
Great show Chuke! Keep up the good stuff!
Michael Herrell
That is why I have a 5 inch BFR in 475 linebaugh.. I've never had a wheel gun jam
I just have one question about bear spray: do they have a preference on brand?
"Hey, uh, Booboo, could you please pass the Sabre? Yeah, it goes better with hiker than the Mace brand, especially with the little jingly bells. Nah, Mace is DEFINITELY better with hunter barbeque..."
45 super +P reloader here. I’ve been working with the Lee 255 grn mold for the 45 colt. This projectile seems to work reliably at lower velocities (1100 fps under) but the large metplate and forward ogive produces feed issues at 1200 FPS. So if you handload, beware velocity can have bearing on reliability. Also projectile design, needless to say.
Good job on the video
Excellent video, thank you. How do you like the Rowland?
Those glock 10mils won't cycle if they don't have a solid base to recoil against. Seen it a lot with people limp wristing and soft griping.
1911 sometimes have hard times using hollow points. They weren't made for them. Some do good some dony. Mine dont, it doesn't want to feed hollow points.
Try buying some new magazines. The original 7 mags don’t work as well as the newer 8 round ones by Wilson or Cobra. This has always been the 1911’s weak link.
Double action revolver...
The 44 magnum is sufficient and get a 4-4.5" barrel. Even a 41 magnum will suffice, and is handier because you can find it in a medium frame.
I had a friend when I was in the AF, he had a Glock 22 or 23 40. We went to the range and he had some issues with flat nose ammo cycling.
Chuke, have you tested the new Colt Kodiak 44 magnum yet? Looks pretty sweet! Love your videos man! God bless!
IMHO, Limp wristing those Glocks may have been an issue under pressure. Thank you. I'm glad I had never had to fight a bear!
And this is one reason why revolver should always be a consideration on the table as well,
because there isn't a hair that's going to frigging stop the revolver from firing. Yes I get it a lot of semi-automatic can be very reliable and inverse conditions I'm just saying that a revolver is usually more reliable in every condition And you're if you're in thick brush and stuff it might be a better choice, BUT in the end the choice is yours.
Get your self XDM 4'5 in 10mm and have no worry. Reliable,buildt like a tenk, war condition ready from the Box.
The Taurus 45 probably malfunctioned because he may have limp waisted one of the shots.
As for the quality of the taurus, Taurus hired no less than the operations director from Colt firearms in order to make sure that the Taurus was built properly and they made some spot on good reliable 1911. The Taurus copy of the Beretta was okay but I can't stand the Beretta either because it's not a tactical piece because when you go to properly rack the firearm you can disable the firearm by inadvertently hitting the hammer drop. The sad thing is there's a lot of people think that the hammer drop is called the safety. The hammer drop device is not a safety.
Owned a few Taurus’ - most unreliable semi auto and crap revolvers ever.
Cool Shirt !
I Agree ☝️
Glock always Wins in the Annual Catastrophic Fails Awards
Yet it's the only pistol that can rapid-fire full auto with a switch...
and yet, the US Navy SEALs chose a Glock (G19) as their new sidearm... The FBI uses the Glock as their new sidearm (G17).
@@Will-ql5db The FBI, LMAO. The SEALS use em because theyre disposable. SIGS are too expensive
Oh one more thing. The 357 and the 10mm are basically identical in power and performance. Whatever the 10 mm can do the 357 can do just as well. Except when it comes to capacity.
With Glock, they have the same capacity. Assuming (since the entire discussion is about automatics, not revolvers) you mean 357 SIG.
@ In case you didn’t watch the whole video, I mentioned revolvers and even held up a Ruger super Redhawk. He also said a 357 magnum might work. But he loves the 10mm. The reality is the two cartridges are basically identical in power and performance.
10mm is also a larger diameter & heavier bullet. That's a significant difference.
@ look at the actual ballistics between the two. There isn’t a once of difference. Case in point. The Hornady reloading manual shows a 180 gr bullet for 357 magnum at a velocity of 1150. The same weight bullet for the 10 mm it’s 1250. That’s 100fps faster. But in actual penetration the 357 will penetrate deeper because of its smaller diameter. With the same weight bullet. It’s just physics. The 357 had less drag than the larger diameter of the 10mm. And that 100 fps isn’t enough to make a a real difference in performance. Also both rounds are available in basically the same weight bullets. But here is the kicker. The overwhelming vast majority of 10mm factory ammunition is load to true 10mm levels it’s more of a warm 40 S&W in reality ( there are numerous videos on here showing this very thing) about factory 10mm.) But the 357 factory ammunition is full power 357 levels. When you want true 10mm performance you have to go to specialized companies like Underwood , buffalo bore, inc. but then they have the 357 magnum loaded at higher power as well making the difference non existent.
@@markmarch9706this would all be true if foot pounds of energy meant anything.
Do you have any stories of 357 Magnum 7 round 4 " revolver for defending bears?
Not specifically, but 357 has done the job for sure. Check out Ammo Land dot com and there study of handguns against bears, 357 is on the list
Critical Duty is for service pistols.
The only charge bear spray can stop are bluff charges.
Thanx Chuke.
Anything made by man it's going to break. There's nothing perfect out there they got Bears over here in Arizona to. I think some of these problems are maintenance problems I never had a problem with my glock so far and I had it for over 10 years
Reliability is my fist choice. The pistol and ammo combination to gether. Then practice allot. I have never selected a pistol based on bear defense, so I find this series interesting
I find that with the M1911a1 and most auto loaders, that full metal jacket round nose standard ball ammo is the most reliable. Good springs in the magazine and recoil spring help very much.
@blueduck9409 I agree, got a regular GI 1911A1 from my Dad and plain 230 ball ammo always functioned....still does.
Revolvers can fail. But in 63yrs Ive never seen it.
I've had to use a range rod on SRH in 44mag because hot 320gr load jumped crimp (second cannelure) and locked action.
I've heard of similar, for sure.
@@vettevegas Less likely with a factory load as this was more 454 territory and the .10 greater oal doesnt give you as much leeway if it jumps the crimp
Ive never seen a Ruger revolver fail ever. The vaquero and black hawk are built like tanks. Over several decades, ive never seen one fail. 10s of thousands of rounds, no fails, ever.
@@blueduck9409, Then your damned lucky. Rugers hammer springs start getting weak after 1000 rounds & need replacing. Especially in cold weather where the cold weakens springs anyway.
It is important to keep your firearms clean and test out your carry ammo. Too many people go without doing either. I know lots of people who shoot 1,000 rounds, without cleaning. It makes no sense to me. My guns are reliable because I take care of them. Even if it is a 50ct of FMJS, I am cleaning my guns. I have seen lots of problems occur, with guns from people who don't take care of them. Then they blame the gun and not themselves lol. Anytime I go on a hunting or camping trip, I take my firearms to my smith for a full service check. To make sure they are ready to go for my trips.
Excuses have always been easier to make than EFFORT!
There are seldom if any ammo feeding issues with revolvers using properly loaded ammo....
Matt Clayton, Not quite true w hot bear loads. The recoil can dislodge the slugs which extend out beyond the cylinder face & render the gun completely useless. Only way to fix that is to hammer the slug back down into its case to clear the cylinder face so you can open the cylinder to remove the faulty round. Granted, that's rare but it does happen especially w hand loads that haven't been properly double crimped.
@@tristantimothy1004 true, but that's exceptional, however, I edited my post to be more truthful. Thanks...
I had a “failure to fire” with a 629 at an IPSC match. I had cleaned the pistol prior to the match, but neglected to remove excess oil from beneath the ejector star. Unburnt powder particles (ball powder) had adhered to the oil between the ejector star and the cylinder & locked the pistol up.
Got the 3" 500S&W Mag. Any information on this being used? I simply can't see a bear withstanding the 325, 350, 400 or 550 gr rounds. Its insane gow much energy these have. I shot a empty plastic water bottle and it litteraly disappeared with a few slivers of plastic raining down.
In 2018 bought a glock 20 10mm in Colorado.
Carried it while elk hunting as im always alone.
Shot it about 100 rounds no issues but all i seem to see here is negative feedback on glock 20s
Btw my gun is stock.
Hunting alone. 😮
You shooting BEAR LOADS? DOSENT sound like it or you would be having problems. Like your gun blowing up if not respringed & rebarreled.
Good info , as always. I also like the FNX 45 with the Roland kit. I built a Springfield XD with 13+ one capacity in 460 Roland as well. But I still like my Smith & Wesson 10 mm Better than the Glock. And I haven't seen any reports of them blowing up like the 3 Glock 10mm in the last year.
It's been a while since I've seen The Great Wave by Hokusai but I don't remember it having a badger surfing on it... ;)
Thanks for the info 😎
@@michaelbrooks2432 thanks Michael!
FMJ, preferrably flat tip for straight line penetration should be all you'd need. At least it's more consistent that many high dollar specialty rounds such as hard cast that cause guns to malfunction, and create other problems
So FMJ wich is designed to maime not kill is what one should use for stopping a bear. Hmmmm....
@@shawntailor5485 fmj has the penetration to reach the vitals on a large animal whereas jhps dont. secondly your logic if skewed
Hi Chuck,
Any pistol may malfunction, including Glock,
And with all these malfunction reports it's not clear if the Glocks had been modified with third party stuff, or they were a factory grade.
I think that would possibly make a difference in the performance and reliability of the gun.
Would be great to know if this is the case in any of these malfunctions.
I was training my GF in malfunction mediation of her Shield. I told her if ya hear a click, rack the slide and pull the trigger. If it fails to go bang, repeat the malfunction drill. She asked, "what happens if it does not shoot the third time?" I told her "throw the gun at your target and run like Hell!" She's not happy with that answer...lol.
I think you called it right, in there Chuke. A well practiced semi, with clean ammo. If hardcast, one must have it covered with the lipstick.
What I find disconcerting is a single hair can cost a life. Would an upgraded spring have prevented that? This is unacceptable.
Thoughts on a 45acp FMJ as bear protection??
Jep's outdoor adventures on Y tube has a lot of jug/wood test videos on that caliber.
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That 460 looks HUGE ! Like the old Desert Eagles ! I watched a video on UA-cam of some young guy comparing penetration of hard cast vs FMJ and the outcome was very close and the FMJ are cheaper and don't tear up your barrel so bad, also you can find FMJ almost every where ? Plus you have tested 9mm on some bear skull and they worked just fine .
That fnx I dig nice.
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Chuke do you feel like the 357 sig is adequate for grizzly bear?
Cool shirt!
Wooooh hell yeah chuke. New Mexico in the house!!!! The story told to me was they left the bear head on because the pressure was keeping him from bleeding out. So they let the doctors take it off!!!! Albuquerque New Mexico squatchman hunter in the house!!!!
I'm from New Mexico, seen 2 bigfoots there. They're harmless & more terrified of men than visa versa. They're also telepathic & can read your mind & if they read hostility they'll be gone before you knew they were around. Wound/ kill one & it's buddies in self defense will tear you to peices & you become just another missing person. Just leave em alone.
Revolvers can still jam… and if they do it’s usually not a quick rack and tap to get them back into action, it’s usually you’re done for the day time to get some tools out.
Name a type of revolver cycle failure.
There was an incident a few years ago in Svalbard I think when a polar bear attacked students and one student got munched to death but the guard had a Mauser which he claimed jammed but some said Mauser’s don’t jammed.
I have a colt and Springfield 1911, they both jam up from time to time!
1911’s seem to do that.
Every gun, even Glocks jam up time to time.
1911's jamming could be a slightly bent extractor. You tube has some videos on this. Save me hours of trouble shooting and doubt about gun reliability.
Talk to a uspsa competitor they'll fix that
A big fault of the 1911 is the 'split' feed ramp. With high dollar makers the fit between the barrel portion of the ramp and frame section of the ramp is seamless and not an issue, but with mid and low price 1911s there can be a gap or overlap that is barely detectable but will cause issues depending on bullet style. The way to fix that is with a soft *fabric* dremel wheel and jeweler's rouge. Remove the barrel and break that 90 degree corner on the bottom of that portion of feed ramp. Don't overdo it! Just "break the lip" of that sharp 90 degree angle. While you're at it, polish both portions of the feed ramp. This will fix nearly all feed issues. The other issue with 1911s is cheap mags. Always spend the extra money for good aftermarket mags when purchasing a lower end 1911.
I saw a variety of S&W 500 Magnum revolvers at a gun show yesterday... totally worth the $1200 price tag if you are venturing into bear country.
Underwood 460 Rowland 200 grain Xtreme Penetrator for mountain carry to punch through both hide and fat layers and reach vitals. Sometimes JHP's after going through the hide may just splatter the fat layer, especially if it's 3 to 4 inches thick, and may not reach vital organs.
HK USP 45 firing hard cast .45 Super is a near perfect field pistol. The USP is one of the only pistols that can fire with .45 Super without modification.