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On Mon, 31 Mar 2014 08:53:58 -0400, BAR wrote:

Looks like it is used, blow-by on the cylinder. If I was in the
Northwest or Alaska I would want to carry one when I was out in the
wood. A bear wouldn't feel or be bothered by a 9mm or 38.

I suppose that depends on where you hit him.
I agree a center of mass shot with a pistol is not going to stop a
****ed grizzly but I doubt much less than a magnum rifle would.

Guys I know that fish Alaska say the guides use a shotgun with the first 3
rounds rubber slugs. Then 00 buck shells, and the pistols are minimum 44
mag and 454 Casul. They prefer not to kill the bear, as the paperwork is
really bad. They also tell the fisherman, that the fish is always the
bears. Even if you have a world record salmon on the line, if the bear
wants it the bear owns it.