9mm for bear protection, even grizz!?

[BigLou]

and btw, the Buffalo Bore 440gr at 1715fps delivers 2874 FPE (if you can hit the moving target..)

 

[Rocky723]

Whatever you have is obviously better than nothing however those rounds have wondeful reviews I’d give them a shot if I were you and I’d certainly feel comfortable with them as a secondary

 

[MountainMan83]

https://www.ammoland.com/2018/02/de...s-rate-37-incidents-by-caliber/#axzz7ZvBQzdto - 4 out 4 successful bear defenses with a 9mm, and 2 out of 3 successful with a .357. I don't think this automatically discredits the 357, but definitely speaks highly of the 9mm

 

[Kristian13]

Fear the grizzly

 

[Wrench]

This brings up a good question/concern though…. Ported barrels mean more muzzle blast in the woods when you’re not typically wearing ear protection. I have a 1911 I considered doing a .460 Rowland conversion on instead of using the 9mm. However, ported barrel is mandatory and muzzle blast considerable.

Take a peek at 45super. No porting needed.

The biggest problem with porting is not the noise, you're gonna ring regardless....but muzzle flash. I load my defense loads to control flash more than velocity.

I've killed two bears up close and both were in fading light....the last thing I want is to be unable to see after the first shot.

Fwiw, I have killed a bear with a 10mm and personally carry a 9 with 147berrys for my personal defense choice.