Originally Posted by fusioneng

We will be visiting most of the national parks this summer. All four of us carry, and I really like my body guard 380. I am thinking about putting in some Buffalo bore 380 plus P rounds for bear defense, It's highly likely I won't fire any rounds at all, but just in case the bear spray doesn't work on the grissly's.
The wife has a Rugar lcp which states not to use plus p ammo, I'll have her carry FMJ standard load, my 22 yr old son will be carrying a 45 auto, and the daughter will have a 22 magnum long barrel revolver. We're gonna be wandering around all these crazy parks for a 3 months (not my idea), I just hope we don't get eaten.
Thinking about adding a 44 mag holstered (so I'll have both)
I'm most worried about Jackson hole, yellowstone, and Glacier parks, bears and wolves, but I hear there are grizzly's in Moab and Arches and grand teton parks as well. Black bears are in bryce canyon, and some of the other utah parks we plan to visit.
and wolves and mountain lions in most of the parks we plan to visit.
Any advise would be appreciated.
FE