Handguns for Bear Defense

Having talked with some sportsmen who have used handguns on grizzly bears, I think the hard-kicking "hand cannons" are NOT the way to go. Instead, we need precision bullet placement using a non-deforming projectile to give deep, straight-line penetration. There are examples of 9mm pistols dropping brown bears in Alaska using the right bullets. I prefer the added power and bullet mass of a 10mm. The Glock 20 using hard cast bullets has become the #1 choice for bear country.