No griz in Cali.
Recommend Buffalo Bore for your friends. Gets 4.5 feet of penetration through Mr. Griz’s hide, bones and muscle without fragmenting before stopping in .357. Ymmv with 10mm.
Calling in the professional (Mark Twain) for review of the thread.
Before I lost all my weapons in an unfortunate boating accident, I used my everyday carry snub-nosed .38 when venturing into the wilderness. Since that might only serve to annoy a cougar or black bear, I might switch to my CZ52 (Tokarev). If I hadn’t lost it.