Originally Posted by
uncle matt
The issue with pepper spray - any pepper spray - is that you best not have to spray it into the wind. So that kinda gives you a 50/50 chance at it doing anything at all for you.
I vote for the 12 gauge and slugs.
That's kinda how I feel about pepper spray as well. If you think about it, you are more likely to accidentally sneak up on Grizzly if you are down wind (i.e. wind in your face) of one anyway so the pepper spray wouldn't be very effective.
I totally agree that the most effective, short range weapon for a Grizzly is probably a shotgun slug but how likely is someone going to carry a shotgun to a trout stream or hiking through the mountains. I would think a 454 Casull pushing a 325 grain Swift A-Frame bullet at 1800 ft/second would make all but the most persistant Griz think twice about making me his or her meal. Just a thought......