Which Khukuri is Loaded for Bear?

Gunhou,

Thanks for the firsthand info.

Uncle, can you send over a spare grenade or two?

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"To Know and to Act are One"
 
As a survivor of an encounter with Mama Bear and her two cubs, I agree with Blues. Avoid them where possible, use common sense in storing food in bear country, tie bells to your knapsack(sound is effective in warning off bears that you're coming), carry some Bear Spray(mace to the rest of your) and the khukuri you feel most comfortable using.

Harry

P.S. - as for the encounter, no bears or human were harmed in this story - the four of us just swapped ends and ran away in opposite directions.
 
I recently read a compilation of the “This happened to me” (I think that was the name) articles from Outdoor Life magazine. It was in comic book format. Just my speed. There were a number of instances of people killing bears with tools. A couple used axes, one a garden hoe, I think one used a shovel. The common denominator was a crushing blow to the top of the head

With this in mind I would probably choose my Ganga Ram. After that my WWII.

You only get one shot.
 
At first I thought this post said which khuk is loaded for a Les Baer
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. I am with you billpaxton, although I think I would plotz first and then run
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Matthew

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By the way which one's Pink?
 
Mmmm... wouldn't the 18" AK by Sher that was on the board the other day work? I mean, with an 11/16" thick spine, that thing should have enough force to split just about anything that gave you an opening... I was really tempted. To do exactly what I still don't know.

Me, I keep an eye on the bunny rabbits around here... no way your going to get me to go hand to hand with a bruin... Unless of course it was goin after the puppy. But she's smarter than me and would've high tailed it outta there before the bear knew she was around
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Ok, going back to printing prom pics. G'nite!

Alan



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When all else fails...JSTF :D
 
The Sher 18 inch Ang Khola might be ok if you have time to swing it, but you better make it a darn good hit on the bruin, because it would be unlikely you'd get a second chance.

My preference would be the Baby GRS or the Bhudhuni Villager. Both are fast enough to chop and slash if the need is there.

Harry
 
My dad's old friend told me a true storie about a hall of famer martial artist (forget his name) that also traped bears for the skins. One time he was checking his trapline and he came up on a trap that was in some brush. When he got with in a few yards some how the bear got loose and broke through the brush heading right for the MA guy. The guy quickley turned all the way around delivering a 180 back kick right to the bears chest/neck actually knocking it to the ground!! It's weight was almost 400lbs!! He then had enough time to draw his rifel. My dad's friend sed the guy was an anamal and still holds some world records for Karate fights!! Now that's one tough man!!!!

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Chris B.
 
Another storie I read was about a man and woman walking by there cabin when a mountain lion attacked the man from behind. The woman quickley ran to the cabin to try to find something to use to fend off the lion. All she found was a flimsy bread knife. She ran back and started to fight off the lion. She got lucky and sunk the blade into the lion's neck killing it! If a bread knife can do it a khuk really could help in a situation like this!

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Chris B.
 
I still like Uncle Bill's approach- if you don't scare them silly with your looks, lob a grenade and eat dirt.

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Sorry, I didn't answer the question! I'd opt for weight over speed. You want to inflect the most dammage RIGHT NOW! You don't want to have to slash at it because the bear will be mad and keep fighting. I would want a 20 inch AK or a 20 inch Super Salyan. I would try to do a hail mary swing and slam it dowm on the head or the throat. I don't care what you say, if you make contact with one of those khuks you will split the beast's head open or go right though the throat killing it. Also your adrenalen would be pumping so fast the heavy khukuri would be like lighting in your hand. So don't worry about speed! Also it's been proven that most bear sprays actually attract bears and not fend them off so I would rather have the khuk anyway! But if I could have the weapon of my choice I would pick a .357H&H mag or a shot gun with slugs or better yet a dam mini gun! 12,000 rpm ought to take care of that teddy bear!!! Just kidding!!

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Chris B.
 
I think I would choose a 20" AK or a GRS for the weight, but I would prefer the HI Katana. I know I am better with a katana than with anything else. Although I think I may be able to take him with my 20" Kobra. It is one wicked looking knife, the speed might do.
 
Finn,
I would run like ****! Only one K would be the ghope(may have spelled this wrong) by Durba, (Tom saw it at a gun show),Biggest K I have! Blues you have to be the luckest man
I have ever known!How do you get in these situations?? No,never mind, on second thought , I don't want to know!!
jim
 
I used to work part time in a gun shop and this subject would come up from time to time as "What pistol should I carry for defense for bears?" Our standard advice was to pick any pistol your like, but to file off the front sight, so when the bear sticks it up your a** it won't hurt as much.
 
There was something over in community a while ago about a guy who killed a bear with a Buck 110 folder. He was preparing a deer he had killed and the bear attacked him. All he had in his hand was the Buck. He killed the bear but was mauled pretty badly, he did survive though. He was in his late 50s or early 60s if I remember right. One tough bastard. There was a picture of him with the president of Buck holding the knife that saved his life. I would post a link if I was computer savy enough. I would want a big Ang Knola myself.
 
The article was in BLADE magazine. The guy was 68 yrs old and killed a 750 lb. brown bear with his 110. He was mauled pretty good in the process but managed to stick the bear in the neck and get an artery.
 
Davy...........Davy Crockett............King of the Wild Frontieeeeerrrrr................

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Actually, the ultimate to have would be Will Kwan's 5.65 pound MegaSalyan....if the bruin gives you enough time to swing it!
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Harry
 
My old commander (who was a modern type mountain man in his spare time) actually wanted to go bear hunting using only a knife. Now he was very well educated, and grew up in the backwoods of Missouri, so he knew his way around the woods. He was also very well read, and told me the reason why he would want to do such a thing.

Greg said there was an indivdual back in the old days (do not remember his name) that was famous for hunting bears with a Bowie knife (I think that was what he used). Anyway, this guy had racked up a large number of bear kills and had a couple of books written about him. He had a specific method of hunting the bear, and claimed the bears attack in a very set manner, which allowed for the kill using his technique to bag them.

I've lost touch with Greg since I got out of the Air Force... so I don't know if he ever did try it. I wouldn't have put it past him though. If anyone could have been successful that I personally know, it was Greg. I remember him asking me when he inprocessed what his ammuntion limit was for base housing (I was the unit munitions officer among other things..). I told him that as far as I knew he was limited to 10,000 rounds and anything over that would require a munitions license. He looked at me very seriously and said... "does that include components too..." That boy had more ammo stashed than the whole OSI detachment
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Ok, I'm going back to printing prom pics
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Alan

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When all else fails...JSTF :D
 
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