Not all natives of grizzly country are so down on a .44 mag. One of my best friends used to be a cameraman for one of the popular hunting TV shows. They were filming in Alaska about 10 years ago, along a salmon river, and my friend met a native Alaskan and struck up a conversation. The older man said "Son, where is your gun, you're in thick grizzly country." My buddy replied that he was okay,and that he'd keep his eyes open. The older guy was very serious and handed him a lightweight .44 mag revolver to keep until he finished filming. My friend hefted it and said he bet the thing would kick like the devil. Owner said "Son, you won't even notice it when you've got it in a grizzly's mouth".
Apparently he thought enough of one to bet his on life on it.
SRH
