I don't think many people could Dan. Most people, myself included have absolutely no concept of what a full on charge of a mature Grizzly Bear is like. It's easy to sit at home in the midwest and talk about popping one in the knob, different strory when on the wrong end of their anger.

Have a buddy that is a elk, mule deer, antelope and mountain lion guide in WY. Grew up in the WY mountains, has hunted the Bridger Teton Wilderness area for years. No stranger to bears or bear country. He took a full on charge by a big sow Grizzly a few years ago.

He walked onto a high mountain park and the bear walked out on the other side, about 100 yards between them he estimated. Said they watched each other for what seemed like hours and the bear woofed, dropped down on all 4's and came at him. He said it was unreal how fast the bear covered 90 yards, she got 10 yards from him slammed on the breaks, stood up on all 4's woofed at him, then proceeded to knock down a dead tree popping her teeth and growling. She then turned around and walked away and never looked back.

I asked of course, why didn't you shoot her. He laughed and said I didn't even remember I was holding a gun. Said he was always in the I'll shoot one if it comes at me camp until it actually happened. Said, had he even been capable of raising the gun he'd have never hit the bear and no way he would have had time to drop the rifle draw a sidearm, aim and hit the bear before she was on him. Said most all of the people that say, I'd just shoot them have never experienced what he did, nor do they have any idea what that is like. He also said, after that experience, in his opinion most bears that are shot in the lower 48 in a claim of self defense there was likely no self defense involved.

I'll take the pepper spray, like you said accuracy doesn't matter. I never really thought I'd be capapble of stopping a charge, after a first hand account from my friend, I'm sure of it.