Dean Weingarten is the go-to source for handgun effectiveness against North American bears. But in his latest article on the subject, "Handgun Defense Against Brown Bears: How Many Shots Are Fired in Grizzly Bear Encounters?" he breaks down the numbers of shots used in encounters with brown bears (which include Grizzly bears) and notices that the number of shots required is higher than other bears such as black bears or even polar bears. Of the 93 encounters where the number of shots was known, the largest grouping (18 encounters) only required one shot. But 2, 3, 4 and 5 shots all had 10 or more incidents each and 9 incidents where 6 shots were required. In short, "69 cases of six shots or less, or 76.3% of the total for Grizzly bears, where the number of shots is known." That still leaves nearly a quarter of incidents requiring more than 6 shots, and he mentions that there was one incident where there were 31 shots from two handguns.
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