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Handguns and Bears....
Posted by Murphy on Jun 24 2005
Just so I won't feel left out here, I'll make a comment.
First of all, I have to dissagree with the comment about "no skill required" and say; only in dream land or the movies. I don't believe we know how to shoot a handgun, even make it go bang, without some skill and training. Surely that wasn't what was meant by the comment. True, we don't have to be world champion shooters, but we need to understand the mechanics of the gun. Granted, when a grizz is chewing on your left leg, good sight alignment is not necessary, but there will be no cognitive thought, it will just be reaction and that comes from training.
I agree with the comments from Paul and BrownBear. For a handgun to be useful you must keep it readily available and it must be shootable. The four inch M29 with good loads makes a lot of sense. The 454 class of revolver is stronger medicine but at a cost of portability and shootability ( I guess those are words). I think you must be able to access, present (draw) and fire with one hand for the utmost in useful defense. Some have a lot of experience with single actions and that maybe a good choice for them. I love the 1911 45 ACP but will leave it at home and take a big bore revolver, when in bear country.
I too, have been a handgun hunter for a lot of years, have won several matches of different disciplines, won my first National championship about thirty years ago and have taught many people the art of the pistol. I hope to take my first grizzly this fall with a handgun. Defensive pistol and hunting pistol are not one and the same but are certainly similar. In all honesty, my best advice would be to work your way up to proficiency with compact 44 mag with 300 grain hardcast loads. Perhaps Jeff Cooper said it best.
"The pistol; learn it well, carry it always."
Good shootin'.
Murphy
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