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<blockquote data-quote="codyadams" data-source="post: 2213542" data-attributes="member: 87243"><p>My edc is without hesitation my duty glock model 22, or personal 35 or 27, depending on how I'm dressed. I wouldn't feel undergunned taking them for bear protection either, imo to *stop* a bear charge, a cns hit is what is needed, and a proper .40 cal will go through a bear skull. Body hits won't be quite that of a 10mm, but really aren't terribly far behind, especially with a proper bullet. However, a reason I carry my .44 instead is because I can't legally hunt big game with my .40's.....if I see an elk or deer along the trail 50 yards off while hiking in with my rifle in my pack, which is far more likely than being attacked by a bear, I can't legally shoot it with a .40, and with the changes here in Wyoming in recent years maybe not even a 10mm, it has gone back and fourth, and I haven't kept up with the regs. However, my .44 is legal to use, so that is a contributing factor in my choice of a .44, it is more than just bear protection in my eyes, it is an elk killer if the opportunity arises. If bear protection was my only concern, I myself am a little faster with my glocks, I use them a lot more in training. I could go either way, and don't judge for either choice. </p><p></p><p>Is this thread dead enough? Think we can get it to 20 pages? Lol.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="codyadams, post: 2213542, member: 87243"] My edc is without hesitation my duty glock model 22, or personal 35 or 27, depending on how I'm dressed. I wouldn't feel undergunned taking them for bear protection either, imo to *stop* a bear charge, a cns hit is what is needed, and a proper .40 cal will go through a bear skull. Body hits won't be quite that of a 10mm, but really aren't terribly far behind, especially with a proper bullet. However, a reason I carry my .44 instead is because I can't legally hunt big game with my .40's.....if I see an elk or deer along the trail 50 yards off while hiking in with my rifle in my pack, which is far more likely than being attacked by a bear, I can't legally shoot it with a .40, and with the changes here in Wyoming in recent years maybe not even a 10mm, it has gone back and fourth, and I haven't kept up with the regs. However, my .44 is legal to use, so that is a contributing factor in my choice of a .44, it is more than just bear protection in my eyes, it is an elk killer if the opportunity arises. If bear protection was my only concern, I myself am a little faster with my glocks, I use them a lot more in training. I could go either way, and don't judge for either choice. Is this thread dead enough? Think we can get it to 20 pages? Lol. [/QUOTE]
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