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Originally Posted by Donger
Very punny. 
I've never shot any firearms.
That would be a bit of a problem.
I was thinking shotgun, but I'd prefer not to carry around a rifle-thingy on hikes. So, I guess that would leave a handgun. But, I'm guessing that hitting a charging lion while simultaneously defecating and shaking would be problematic. And, that takes me back to a shotgun. |
A handgun big enough to stop a charging griz is going to be big, punishing to shoot and unless you’re willing to put in the range time to learn it would be something better left to experts.
A shotgun with some double 00 buck magnums will drop a 200# deer out to about 80 yards so the same thing should handle a cougar just fine. Just know that a griz can be more than double that body weight and so will require a bigger shock to stop.