ok so no round is big enough when it comes to defense against grizzlies... aside from a 500 magnum and a 50BMG. I did a little research not too long ago and put an order in for 10mm incendiary (explosive) rounds for my glock. they came in and they make a pretty damn big "explosion". Look on youtube you can find a few links demonstrating their effect.

Bottom line, I know these rounds wont explode unless they hit a hard surface (metal, concrete, bear skull etc). do any of you think it would be decent defense against a charging bear? theyre made to start fires, maybe it can set the bear on fire? burn its eyes out? do NOTHING? looking for some input, thanks

Good grief.

thanks for the input!

go find an angry griz and let us know...be sure to film it...and to tell a friend where you'll be hiking so he can recover the film...

LOL Salukipv1 I'll second that...

How about a .454 Casull with 300 grain flat points. Don't think your exploding rounds are legal.

What the others said---Spam or a bunch of illegal BS, LOL!!!

Not to mention you'll have a big bill from the USFS for setting the forest on fire, and probably a year or two to think about it........

A 44 mag with 240gr. or 278gr. Keith style hard casts will do the trick, or if you dont hand load you can get 340gr lead long FN Buffalo Bore 44 mag. +P+ they shoot a 340gr. hard cast at 1478fps, and will take down anything that you could possibly run in to in North America, but they are too powerful to shoot in a Smith & Wesson, they are only rated for, Ruger Super Redhawk, Super Blackhawk, Freedom Arms M.83, and Dan Wesson. They are totally legal and will deffinitely do the job.