[ProtectOurFreedom]

I like the idea of one person armed with spray and the other with a sidearm.

“If you don’t hit the bear in the right place guns don’t work either.”

True...I’ve heard lots of stories of bullets hitting a grizzly skull at a shallow angle and ricocheting off. I hear that angers the bear.

I hear shot placement with a rifle or pistol gets a bit tough when a bear is charging you and is 15 feet away. You get one chance.

[riverrunner]

Actually firearms work very well.

Read this .

https://www.ammoland.com/2023/06/handgun-defenses-against-bears-170-documented-incidents-98-effective/

Then this.

https://www.ammoland.com/2023/08/how-was-the-98-success-number-for-bear-spray-computed/

Then if you think your not good enough with a firearm buy more ammo and get some professional training