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I'm not going to argue that the 9mm is the best carry gun for protection against bears. It certainly wouldn't be my top choice against grizzly/brown bears. However, from a fairly recent study that I read, it stated that the 9mm had killed more grizzly/brown bears in defense situations than any other caliber in recent years. I found this a little surprising, but then again, I guess I shouldn't be surprised as 9mm's are super common, easy to carry, and tend to be easier to shoot accurately than larger caliber handguns. If given a choice between not having a gun on me and having a 9mm, I'll take the 9mm every time! In this video I'm just out having some fun with a new Smith&Wesson Shield Plus, and my youngest son, who is only 18, offered to video and edit a short video of it. I mean who can pass up a teenager offering to work??? Besides, I think he is pretty talented and his video editing skills far exceed mine, and frankly that of many other adults. Pretty talented kid if you ask me.

If I was a Shasta Cola, I wouldn't want you to be shooting at me!

Seriously, very talented kid you got there.

I call it diabetes management. 😉😁

Well done! Your son has talent and an artistic eye ( spent casings hitting dirt). Even made it look like you never miss.

I can’t say I never miss, but I can say I don’t make a habit of it. 😁

Most excellent !!!!

Great vid work, by the young fella, too.

Nice video troy, how's it going?

Damn nice video. Thanks for posting it and your kid has talent.

The epitome of bear handhuns...

Montanabadger, it's going well. How are things in the northeast part of the state?

Nice job !

I seriously doubt the 9mm Para has been in numerous self defense skirmishes against brown and grizzlies, at least in meaningful statistical numbers. Maybe one or two were used but there's no way that the 9 has been used enough on these bears to form any type of determination of how effective it is. Even with a perfect cranial shot it may or may not be enough.

Nice video and nice shooting but that shooting range is literally a dump. I hate seeing places like that because it makes all shooters look like the slobs that we are made out to be by the media and anti-gunners.

drover

Smith and Wesson would want to use that as one of their ads.
Very professional production. What software and camera did he use?

Wellllll.....OK then Old Timer.

Again, nice work with the video.
Take care.

There’s video of some guy taking down a feral hog with a gamo pellet gun on YouTube. It’s more about aim and the grace of God

"...fairly recent study..."
Do you really want to be just another guy saying stuff? A name for that study could make you The World's Foremost Authority.

Maybe this. The 9mm did well but the .44 mag reigns supreme.

Handguns for bear defense.

I know a guy that killed a nuisance black bear with a 9mm, don't know how many times he hit it but he emptied the pistol on it. I'll take my 10mm over that 9mm all day long.