Grizzly’s are a force to be reckoned with. Hand guns aren’t so effective with them I understand. Perhaps a 357? 44?
Read the study.
Handguns are just as effective against grizzlies
That’s been the standard response for most people, but Dean is proving this to be a myth. Even a grizzly can be deterred from attacking when you fire a smaller caliber weapon at it.
And the idea is not to kill it but stop it from attacking.
Go read some of his other published articles on bears. He’s done a lot of research on this.
I happen to have a .357 Ruger Blackhawk Flattop that I load with Buffalo Bore hardcast bullets. That round is expected to go through 4.5 feet of griz bone and muscle before stopping. That combo was approved by Dean.
I’ve heard that .44 Magnum is the smallest caliber you should carry for Grizzly bears. The 10mm pistol in the picture wouldn’t qualify under those criteria, as the 10mm cartridge is ballistically similar to the .41 Magnum. It was obviously effective in that instance, so who knows.
Ruger’s line of Alaskan revolvers (designed for Grizzly defense) start at .44 Magnum and go up from there. They are also expensive.
https://ruger.com/products/superRedhawkAlaskan/models.html