Clearly an 870 with 0 Buck or a 45/70 (I saw a neat 45/70 double rifle the other day!) is the answer to serious social problems at short range.
Why take a handgun at all?
Why take a 40 S&W when you could take a 10mm (and I quite frequently do take a 10mm).
I have a P239 in 40, it usually is at home.
Why do I usually carry a .357, because I can conceal my 640 under most anything I wear, which is a problem here in the summer. So most of the year it’s a 640 or a 60-10 3”.
These things have to come down to practicality sooner or later.

If there was even a slight chance I would encounter a Grizzly I would carry appropriate arms, but there is no chance.

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