Colorado Man Fires .40 Cal Glock 9 Times to Kill Black Bear That Broke Into His House at Night
BY Herschel Smith
2 years, 3 months ago
F&S.
A man in the ski town of Steamboat Springs, Colorado shot and killed a black bear that entered his home in the middle of the night. According to the Colorado Department of Parks and Wildlife (CPW), homeowner Ken Mauldin dispatched the bruin with a .40 caliber Glock handgun after it opened and walked through an exterior door.
“The door was unlocked, and it’s one of the older-style lever door handles. So, the bear pushed on that to get the door open,” CPW public information officer Rachel Gonzalez tells F&S. “[Mauldin] was alerted when his wife screamed. It was just after 2 a.m. when we received the incident notification.”
Three things pop into my mind.
First, this is yet another anecdote that justifies carry inside the home.
Second, this anecdote justifies closing and locking the door.
Third, that’s a lot of rounds. Nine rounds to put this bear down. This advocates for accuracy or high capacity, or preferably both.
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On August 28, 2022 at 10:10 pm, Latigo Morgan said:
I would have mag-dumped, to be honest. I think my BiL’s Glock 22 holds 15 rounds.
Bear in the house gets a mag or cylinder dump from whatever gun I have in hand at the moment.
On August 28, 2022 at 11:25 pm, Dan said:
Probably loaded with hollow points….which did what they were designed to do….expand.
But on a bear there’s a lot more tissue between the fur and the vitals than on people.
For bear HP rounds are NOT optimal. You need HardCast or at least FMJ to insure the
rounds penetrate to hit organs.
On August 29, 2022 at 2:02 am, Aesop said:
How about just putting a less bear-friendly knob on the door?
That guy gets a Schmuck rating of 75, and a marksmanship score of 10.
On August 29, 2022 at 7:05 am, Brian T said:
May well be an issue of bullet type, a HP hitting heavy fur/skin then fat then muscle and organs. They probably did not penetrate sufficiently. Loads that work well on humans may not be the best choice for defense against large wild animals