Fresh kill. Grizzly country. Glock with no magazine or round ready to go. Yeah, sounds like a recipe for a problem.
I love to hike, but if I go ever out to grizzly territory out west in this lifetime, I’m carrying. I frequently hike the southern Appalachians and will carry bear spray if I’m solo. I’ve had several black bear encounters but they have all resulted in the bear hauling butt the other way. That being said the black bears I’ve seen are unbelievably fast and in the event of surprise encounter that results in a full on charge I doubt anyone would have time to deploy spray or even squeeze a round off. For that reason I intentionally make noise by stepping on branches and talking etc.
I’ve gotten within tackling distance of two,that I know of. The scary thing about them is how silently they beat a retreat.
I’ve hiked the AT in that area. I use hiking poles and every few paces I smack them together. Makes a nice loud unmistakable human-sounding “clack”. The only part of a black bear I’ve seen is the back end scampering away.