FOIA Details on Polar Bear .22 Pistol Defense Failure

AmmoLand ^ | August 31, 2022 | Dean Weingarten

[muir_redwoods]

But did the bear get to keep the pistol?

[Billthedrill]

If you do go up against a polar bear with a .22 pistol, make sure the front sight is filed off...

[CommerceComet]

In polar bear country, somebody needs at least a 44 magnum or a 10 mm - and preferably a decent rifle.

To hike in the Svalbard region requires a pistol, rifle, or shotgun. IIRC, the pistol generally has to be at least a .44 magnum (although a .41 magnum with loads the equivalent of a .44 magnum can qualify) and the carrier has to meet some proficiency requirements. I agree on the rifle. If I were hiking there, I would carry my .45-70 carbine with Buffalo Bore bear loads but I'd have a pistol, too (and it would NOT be a .22).

[SJackson]

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[LibWhacker]