# Will a regular person with a chainsaw kill a charging Grizzly bear? Who wins and dies?

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [March 23, 2023, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-a-regular-person-with-a-chainsaw-kill-a-charging-grizzly-bear-who-wins-and-dies/981524 "2023-03-23T00:40:29Z")\
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**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\
**Post date:** [November 13, 2025, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-a-regular-person-with-a-chainsaw-kill-a-charging-grizzly-bear-who-wins-and-dies/981524/178 "2025-11-13T15:24:58Z")

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A chain saw is a fucking terrible weapon. They look great in movies. In real life they are excellent weapons if you’re in a fight against a tree or a log, and are otherwise worse than useless.

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