Should I worry about grizzlies?

elkocd · 2025-09-11T15:48:12-0600

RonD said:
Agreed. I have carried an extra mag in the backpack which does me little good if I’m empty and still needing rounds quickly. I carry in Kydex holster on my Exp pack but no good way to carry the extra magazine.

Really don't understand carrying the extra mag. You're not going to shoot a grizz under 25 yards. At that point you have about 2 seconds to shoot. Pretty sure 15 rounds in a G20 is way more than you're gonna get off.

Huntinmechanic · 2025-09-11T16:33:54-0600

elkocd said:
Really don't understand carrying the extra mag. You're not going to shoot a grizz under 25 yards. At that point you have about 2 seconds to shoot. Pretty sure 15 rounds in a G20 is way more than you're gonna get off.

I agree with that. Getting 3-4 rounds off accurately, will be a challenge.

On another note, I put 200 rounds of Buffalo Bore 220 grain hardcast and 100 rounds of Underwood 220 grain hardcast through the G20 last weekend. Zero malfunctions, but damn did it take a lot to clean the barrel! At 25 yards, both ammunitions were hitting 4-6" high compared to standard CCI 180 grain FMJ.

elkocd · 2025-09-11T16:58:29-0600

Huntinmechanic said:
I agree with that. Getting 3-4 rounds off accurately, will be a challenge.

On another note, I put 200 rounds of Buffalo Bore 220 grain hardcast and 100 rounds of Underwood 220 grain hardcast through the G20 last weekend. Zero malfunctions, but damn did it take a lot to clean the barrel! At 25 yards, both ammunitions were hitting 4-6" high compared to standard CCI 180 grain FMJ.

I have a G20 and a Sig P320. I actually did have some jams with the G20 and the Buffalo Bore at first, but have been told that they shoot better after that gun is broken in. I have no idea, but it shoots those good now after a few hundred rounds. The G20 is now my sons and I carry the P320 which we both shoot a little more accurate.

mt terry d · 2025-09-11T18:22:44-0600