Well, I’m glad you found my ramblings to be of some value, my friend!
And I do agree anything that makes you more likely to keep your bear defense firearm on your person at all times is a good thing. Which is why I took to carrying a sidearm while hunting down here in the Lower 48 as soon as I could legally do so, back in the mid-90’s. I have no illusions about the relative effectiveness of a handgun compared to a rifle or shotgun, but a magnum DA revolver can be effectively deployed at very close range with only one hand, should you not have time to stop the attack with your primary.
This business of having it on your person is why I have come to favor the little Marlin Guide Gun and the Winchester 1886. The slim receivers of these rifles (which also happens to be the center of balance) makes them very handy to carry in one hand, more so than any bolt rifle or scattergun. The cost of a modern Marlin GG isn’t much more than a pump shotgun, so a fellow really doesn’t have to think of it as a prized possession that has to be protected from the elements.
Just an observation.
