Good answer! Is bear spray generally good with hostile people as well. My stomping ground is also a remote road connecting poor communities across the TN and NC line, and there are more than the normal number of downtrodden and desperate folks along the route. I think I will probably settle for either a handgun or bear spray (wifey already has a can, I always forget about it) so I need to consider the human element too. Good reminder! Thanks.

But I was unaware that the outdoorsman load would penetrate better than the Keith load. Is the outdoorsman load the same HD standard of a 158 grain SWC and 12ish grains of 2400? That would be a good fit for a model 19 or similar.