in the world of outdoor travel and adventure contact with local flora and fauna is pretty much inevitable if you're outside for long enough while the vast majority of animals have no interest in hurting humans there are some animals that will attack.

When they feel threatened most people think of a bear defense firearm a pump action shotgun or a rifle that packs a lot of punch probably comes to mind this makes sense of course but pure stopping power goes a long way when you're trying to stay alive in the face of a charging bear.

That being said there are some handguns out there that can do the job just as well as a shotgun or rifle in the hands of a trained and practiced shooter we understand how difficult it can be to find the right firearm for animal self-defense which is why we're here to help so rather than take your chances on.

Something that might let you down we've put together the following list of the best firearms for animal self-defense available on the market today if you feel like there's something we missed or if there's a particular gun you feel is more suitable for bear defense please drop us a line in the comments.

Section so we can check it out while pump shotguns have been serving in a defensive role for decades their achilles heel has been the inevitably slow reload when compared to other platforms that feature a detachable magazine remington's new 870 dm pair is a detachable box magazine with the iconic.

And time-tested 870 shotgun now with a detachable mag the 870 shotgun is an even stronger selection for defense the 870 dms magazine presents the shotgun shells from a fixed position inside the receiver the elevator is now gone and the static magazine replaces it.

Anytime non-moving parts replace moving parts reliability stands a good chance of improving the 870 pump action shotgun has often been regarded as the ultimate home defense platform the new remington 870 dm could succeed that reputation in filling such a role when viewed as a package the 870 dm.

Magpul also represents an incredible value  it is a well thought out package that brings improved reliability and faster reloads to an already time-tested firearm that has been defending american homesteads for more than 60 years.

I'm excited today to talk to you about the brand new hunting revolver from the performance center it's the performance center 460 xvr some of the features on this hunting revolver is a muzzle brake and i always recommend a handgun with one of those when you're shooting these large calibers really helps a lot in the.

Recoil and the muzzle flip even for a follow-up shot in a hunting situation i also really like for the young guys the high vis fiber optic sight and the white outline rear sight for you guys that want to strictly hunt and keep the weight down and not put an optic on it's a great.

Feature one of the other features i really like for us veteran hunters is integral rail you can put a red dot optic or if you really want that magnification you can put a two to eight magnification scope on for that really long range shooting with such a great caliber one of the features i really like is the performance center.

Tune action job it's very important as a professional shooter and hunter to have a great trigger job the double action is really smooth for quick follow up shots and the single action is nice and light for that long range shot on that trophy white tail this hunting.

Handgun comes with a seven and a half inch barrel for those long range extended shots and the non-fluted cylinder for a little extra weight and a big bore handgun i also really love the 460 caliber and this particular handgun because you can use different ammunition you can.

Shoot 454 kasool 45 long coal i really like that opportunity to be able to do that on the range just clinking around sighting in roughly it's nice to shoot not such a hot load and have that heavy recoil all the time when you're looking for that long range shot the 460 is a great caliber.

I've harvested white-tailed deer at over 200 yards with it the 460 is the perfect caliber for any north american big game animal it may introduce to you henry's brand new rifle lineup the rex gun now that henry repeating arms introduced the side loading gate the x gun has been born.

Henry has never put a synthetic stock on any of their center fire rifles this is the first now the reason why they went with a synthetic stock instead of a stained wood stock like we had in the concept gun is because synthetic stocks they're a little bit lighter but not only that they will hold up to the.

Harshest of elements the synthetic stock has a pick rail right on the bottom of the forearm of the stock it also has two m-lok slots on the left and right-hand side this will give you two extra spots to put a flashlight or laser.

On the rear of the rifle is a rubber butt pad this particular firearm is chambered in 4570 and let me tell you you will want that rubber butt pad there the receiver is drilled and tapped for a rail if you want to put a red dot or an optic of your choice the x-gun has fiber octave sights both.

On the front and rear of the rifle this will allow for quick target acquisition in reading the comments on the x-gun concept two years ago everyone wanted a threaded option all the x-guns are threaded the synthetic stock also has a built-in sling mounts both.

On the forearm and also on the butt of the rifle since last year when the side loading gates were introduced you guys have been wanting the big boy calibers the x-gun is not only available in the 45-70 which you see here it's also available in 410 38 357 44 mag and also 45 colt.

I'm here to introduce a redhawk redhawk was originally released in 1980 it was originally chambered in 44 mag it has been chambered in 357 mag and 41 today we have 357 mag eight shot revolver features a red ramp front sight a white outline rear sight for quicker target.

Acquisition the rear sight is fully adjustable for windage and elevation features a round butt grip frame with hardwood grips a full stainless steel through hardened frame cylinder and barrel it's a two and three quarter inch barrel the bolt circle on the charge holes was.

Expanded slightly to accommodate for the eight shots as a relieved cylinder so that you can use full moon clips speed loader or one at a time having eight shots is a nice added feature for putting some rounds down range with your friends the outside diameter of the cylinder remains the same so it still.

Fits in a standard red hawk holster we are here to introduce the new dd5 it's the v3 through v5 and it comes in 308 65 creedmoor and 260 remington you guys have been waiting for the 6-5 creedmoor and it took us a while to perfect it but here it is this is the v5 it comes in a 20-inch chrome-lined.

Barrel with a rifle plus one gas system with an adjustable gas block that has two positions suppressed and unsuppressed it has our new charging handle which is fully ambidextrous and our brand new bolt carrier group which is.

Super finished and dlc coated with a proprietary bolt material so you guys are going to love this rifle our other variations are the v5 and 260 remington which comes with a 20 inch in the same gas system and the v4 is our 18 inch which comes in all three.

Calibers it has a rifle ink gas system and the v3 which is the 308 16 inch with an intermediate gas system dd5 v3 through v5 uppers are backwards compatible along with the bolt carrier group with the v1 and v2 dd5s this is the daniel defense.

 dd5    so  we're here today to talk about the new ruger american rifle.

Ranch model and 450 bushmaster included on the ruger american and 450 bushmaster are all your standard ruger american rifle features soft rubber butt pad fde lightweight stock the ruger marksman adjustable trigger patented power bedding system a one-piece rail.

Great feature for hunting short 16-8 inch free floating barrel and for the 450 bushmaster a factory installed ruger muzzle brake we developed the ruger american rifle 450 bushmaster trying to capture the power of the 45-70 round in a light five and a half pound compact rifle.

Great for hunting your typical horny round will look at 250 grains with a muzzle velocity of 2200 feet per  second you