Having seen them move, fast, I think the average hunter is going to be lucky to get one or two shots off before the grizz is on him. Depending on how far it has to travel, and how good a rifleman the hunter is.
I've carried a stout loaded .44 mag revolver in grizzly country, and hoped I never had to use it.
Quartering up my elk, high up in the Wind Rivers, we kept a wary eye on the tree line. Had been told that the bears there have learned that a rifle shot may well mean dinner. Rifle was loaded with 175 gr Nosler Partitions. I kept it handy while my pard went back to camp for the horses. Making all those trips down to the trail, each time carrying a quarter, I kept the rifle with me. Slept with the .44 revolver within reach too.
It is something those of us who travel grizzly country need to at least consider... That big "What if" question...
