I think it’s 70% gun and 30% individual and 100% accuracy. Don’t panic, don’t pack a 22 LR and depending upon the bear specious, a 9mm might not be enough.
I think it’s 70% gun and 30% individual and 100% accuracy.
Most guns will do the job if the individual is up to the task.
Some bears are more determined, bigger, and tougher than others. Half of all fatal attacks are black bears, and they do not take as much to stop the attack as grizzly bears do.
The one time in the past few years where I was venturing into bear country and doing an overnight tent camping trip I took the biggest handgun I have - a 1911 in .45 ACP. I did load it with FMJ instead of it’s usual JHP defense rounds. My thinking was, against a bear I’m going to want more penetration. Fortunately un-needed. Maybe I should’ve had some bear spray. That might have been useful against the idiots a couple of campsites away that thought staying up all night drinking and being loud was a good idea. Well hey, maybe the noise kept the bears away. (one had been spotted nearby a couple days before our trip)