Originally Posted by Earlyagain
The SWC shape is something to behold when delivered at speed. I've seen it spray confetti during a penetration test with phone books. It was totaly unexpected.

Having said that. Some animals seem to inspire a strong feeling of being under armed. I doubt that any crisis would show a definitive advantage of either or.
The person at the trigger, and the actions of the bear will determine the ultimate outcome
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I noticed that most of the comments drifted away from the question asked - so I think you're absolutely right about the fear of being under armed.

The following is a good compilation of pistol vs bear defense shootings based on cartridge:
handguns vs bears

The article lends credence to your 2nd statement.

Last edited by dla; 08/22/21.
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