Comment on Polar bears
sus@programming.dev 1 month ago.44 magnum is barely on par with an intermediate rifle round like 5.56 against large game. And that’s before considering the massively lower felt recoil or the fact that a rifle is much easier to aim
bathing_in_bismuth@sh.itjust.works 1 month ago
So .500 blackout?
Pumasuedeblue@sh.itjust.works 1 month ago
I carry a .45-70 rifle with me when I’m up north. The high powered rounds I have for bears will also fell an elephant. (In theory. I really don’t want to find out.)
sus@programming.dev 1 month ago
I haven’t heard of .500 blackout before, and google gives conflicting info on whether it’s “necked down .338 lapua magnum” or “like .510 whisper”
polar bears have historically been felled with “panicked shooting with ar-15”, and the “standard recommendation” seems to be “magnum rifle round”