I've shot 10MM's with some wild ballistics. Friends of mine love to "push" things and see what bullets will do. A Glock WILL NOT TAKE HOT AMMO!!!!! The barrel is under-cut for feeding purposes(I guess). Hot ammo will leave a "smiley-face" pooched out in the brass--if you're lucky. Or, It will blow and split the frame and ruin your day, the gun, and the magazine. I've also had a catastrophic failure in a 1911 chambered in 10MM. I got a face full of shavings and powder. The magazine split in some weird ways, and the grip screws were stretched about three credit-card thicknesses. Thank God I had Aluma-grips on the gun or who knows what would have happened to my hand/hands. This also had a chamber that was not fully-supported. I have a Freedom Arms .454 Casull and that feels small when you are close to a big bear. My point here is that your "wants" for a gun (small, controllable, etc) don't leave very much room for a "capable" handgun, let alone a BEAR GUN!!! I shoot ammo that is "hot"...,180gr loads at 1400FPS---200gr hardcast at 1200FPS---135 Noslers at 1750 FPS(out of a Commander-Bobtail). None of these loads are Glock loads. They are shot in a Dan Wesson(commander-bobtail) 1911 that has had a bit of over-hauling so it will handle these loads regularly. Considering a small bear(250 lbs.) can wreck your day, you really need to impress upon your friends what a 700-800 pound bear can do in a few short seconds. Have them look up Bears or Alaskan Bears on You-tube and spend an hour there watching. Pose the "What gun should I get?" question then. Best of luck to you............,Sprefix

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