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  1. Bergmann

    AK-74 vs. Brown Bear outside of Anchorage

    Thanks folks. Much appreciated.....That day I was going to take my AKMS but since i was going to be rock climbing I opted to take the lighter AK74. I wonder if i would have been as accurate with the AKMS seeing how it bucks worse then the AK74. In any case, I lived. It died...He would have...
  2. Bergmann

    AK-74 vs. Brown Bear outside of Anchorage

    I shot at it 10 times and almost all the round hit with two volleys from start to finish. 13 rounds were fired in all. I shot 3 warning shots. I remember finding about 6 holes in the hide. and one in the forearm. As to the ammo question, I used surplus ammo.. .He was 50ft away when he came at...
  3. Bergmann

    Fieldcraft Survival Shelter, Alaska

    Re: Survival Shelter, Alaska <div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: hiddenmongoose</div><div class="ubbcode-body">We made several shelters of different types on my S.E.R.E course .We made that exact shelter too, what i learned was id hate to have to do it...
  4. Bergmann

    Fieldcraft Survival Shelter, Alaska

    Re: Survival Shelter, Alaska Hi- The temp outside was -12 in the day and in the -20s at night..The candle did heat the inside to 34. I had a thermometer with me and did measure the inside temp..The snow started melting in on me. Had to blow it out but i was still insulated and slept well.
  5. Bergmann

    Fieldcraft Survival Shelter, Alaska

    Re: Survival Shelter, Alaska By night fall the shelter was coming together fine..I sealed off the ends with debris i collected from the forest ground. I used limited pine on the roof then covered it with a basha. It held in the heat really really well.
  6. Bergmann

    Fieldcraft Survival Shelter, Alaska

    Built this on my last survival drill.. I was able to limit the noise signature by utilizing debris from a shelter I had made two year prior and using a saw with limited chopping.. First I made mt fire deflector. Used broken sticks from the ground and Y pieces to fashion it...
  7. Bergmann

    Fieldcraft 5 day full survival immersion: DONE!

    Re: 5 day full survival immersion: DONE! I enjoyed the story. I'm an advocate of the idea of a "knife only" survival drill. Thanks for sharing. Here in Alaska It's too dangerous to go out and about alone and try this. So I seldom get a real taste of it at any depth because I drill alone...