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6/20/2025, 6:41:01 PM
It's really fucking obvious how none of you have any experience with either extremely cold temperatures or polar bears.
During the winter months, the arctic temperatures easily drop to -40° Celcius or lower, which is cold enough to freeze most semi auto actions without proper cold rated lubrication (graphite is whats most commonly used). Hell, one thing you have to be wary of is condensation; if you bring a rifle/shotgun thats been exposed to very cold temperatures inside a warm tent, and then bring it out again, the condensation will freeze, causing your gun to be rendered almost useless without breaking any ice first. The solution for that is to leave firearms outside and never bring them inside warm tents for the duration if the expedition.
And polar bears are EXTREMELY fucking dangerous, to the point that in many parts of northern Canada and Alaska, you are required to have a firearm on your person before you leave civilized areas. Polar Bears are hypercarnivorious apex predators that are among the few animals that see humans as a food source and will not hesitate to hunt you down.
As for firearm of choice? For long guns, mininum a bolt action rifle in .308 class or greater, a lever action rifle 30-30 or greater, and/or a 12 gauge pump action shotgun with buckshot and slug rounds on hand. If you're in Alaska, where handguns are an option, 10mm semi automatic pistol or .357 magnum or greater revolver are the bare minimum. Anything else is just ill suited for the job and conditions.
During the winter months, the arctic temperatures easily drop to -40° Celcius or lower, which is cold enough to freeze most semi auto actions without proper cold rated lubrication (graphite is whats most commonly used). Hell, one thing you have to be wary of is condensation; if you bring a rifle/shotgun thats been exposed to very cold temperatures inside a warm tent, and then bring it out again, the condensation will freeze, causing your gun to be rendered almost useless without breaking any ice first. The solution for that is to leave firearms outside and never bring them inside warm tents for the duration if the expedition.
And polar bears are EXTREMELY fucking dangerous, to the point that in many parts of northern Canada and Alaska, you are required to have a firearm on your person before you leave civilized areas. Polar Bears are hypercarnivorious apex predators that are among the few animals that see humans as a food source and will not hesitate to hunt you down.
As for firearm of choice? For long guns, mininum a bolt action rifle in .308 class or greater, a lever action rifle 30-30 or greater, and/or a 12 gauge pump action shotgun with buckshot and slug rounds on hand. If you're in Alaska, where handguns are an option, 10mm semi automatic pistol or .357 magnum or greater revolver are the bare minimum. Anything else is just ill suited for the job and conditions.
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