22 caliber and hiking

67Dart273 said
No thanks. If I run into a brown or grizzly, and I HAVE to have only a pistol, I'll stick to at least a 44mag, thank you.

Back in the day, I've owned about 4 Superblackhawks and one Redhawk.

owned one...44mag, S&W model 29 with the 10 5/8 barrel. That gun would scare the bear without a shot being fired! Too expensive to shoot so I sold it, have not had a firearm since...