The Best & ONLY Bear Defense Pistol Worth Carrying in Montana Grizzly Country

The most powerful bear pistol isn’t always the best one to carry. This video compares the guns hunters actually bring into Montana grizzly country and asks three questions: Is it on your body? Will the bullet penetrate deeply enough? And can you hit with it before a close-range charge reaches you? Using documented attacks, agency records, and real ammunition tests, the script argues that the Glock 20 in 10mm offers the best balance for most hunters: lighter than a .44 Magnum, fifteen-round capacity, manageable recoil, and enough penetration with the right hard-cast or solid load. But the pistol is only half the system. Bear spray still performs better in published incident data, and both tools are useless if they’re buried in a pack when the bear appears.