Thanks for watching my video!! Going to Alaska is a DREAM of mine. But it's not like Montana doesn't have enough dangerous adventure to offer

It sure is! And treacherous at the same time lol. Where are you located?

@@SawtoothWild Kansas City Kansas, keep posting videos!

Been through your neck of the woods quite a few times. Really enjoyed the International House of Prayer church thing down there

Heck yeah man!! Kick ass, stay safe

What's the total capacity with one in the chamber and full mag?

@@SawtoothWild I shoot Glock 20,40, 10mm and 21 converted to 460 Rowland. Capacity is 14 with the 460. 255 hard cast Underwood and 240 Hornady XTP Mag loaded and sold by Rowland are my choice for it.

Yeah it could definitely get wrapped up if the cord wasn't always pretty tight. So far not once has it wrapped up from hunting/hiking/packing game. I unclip it to take it inside the tent with me. And 10mm is one of the most energy dense calibers you can own these days, that an average person can shoot effectively. A .44 magnum is more powerful (per round) of course, but considering you only have 6 rounds potentially, it's less total energy in your hand than 16 rounds of 10mm. That's my train of thought

@@SawtoothWild The 10mm is a good caliber in it's own right. - The closest comparison to a stout 10mm is a standard loaded 357 Mag. - There are lots of calibers that easily exceed the energy put out by the 10mm - Capacity gives off a false sense of security. - In reality, the odds of getting off more than 2 shots accurately at a charging bear is slim to none... With any type firearm. - In your 4 mountain lion example, 1 or 2 shots would have put the leader down and the rest would be running for the hills. - My carry choice is a short barrel 12ga pump with 2oz buck and ball loads (1 - 71 cal round ball on top of 8 - 31 cal 0 buckshot, lead cast hard with antimony and a pinch of copper to sweeten it for toughness) and a heavy loaded 45 Colt as back up. It is an interesting discussion...

Yeah I disagree with almost everything you wrote here, based on my personal experience running around the mountains over the years. Since you want to talk about odds, the odds of you sending all 5 or 6 shots into vitals at a charging animal are slim to none. Higher capacity allows for sloppier shots which are almost guaranteed to happen. Bears have been documented to be killed by .22LR and 9mm, it's not always about high energy. And in my mountain lion example, you actually have no idea what a wild animal would or wouldn't do. All four lions theoretically COULD decide to attack, perhaps at different intervals, when your magazine capacity is dwindling. You just can't say killing "the leader" (whatever that means) would make the rest take off. The cats I personally ran into last year all looked the same size, I didn't know which one was a kitten or which one was the queen or tom or anything. I very well could've been taking out one kitten at a time while their mother was still out for blood. Your personal choice carry is all but practical especially for a solo backcountry bear hunt. Everyone is tough til they have to pack all this weight 10 miles up and down a mountain with an animal on their back!

@@SawtoothWild Lol... Looks like I put a burr under your saddle. How many years experience do you have? I'll take my 14 years in Alaska and 45 years in the Northern Rockies... All Grizz country. Have you ever been charged by a bear? Have you ever fired a warning shot to chase a cat away? So far mine have all run. We'll have to agree to disagree... Have a nice day! :-)

I'd select a chest holster without buttons to press to draw the pistol because you might fumble with it or something else could go wrong and not get it out in time. Other than that your choice of the G20 in 10 mm is a good choice. Or a 357 mag revolver with 180 grain JSP would work too. Ammo should be whatever penetrates the most, usually plain old FMJ or specialty ammo if you prefer.

Thank you for the sub!! Really appreciate it. The lanyard was on ebay, from a small seller/brand called "N2 The Wild Lanyards". I had one break on me a few years ago after tons of use, and the seller sent me two more for free. Awesome product! Personally I went with the 20 over the 29 because it's a big caliber and hard enough to hold with a long grip, can't imagine with a short grip and having one finger hanging off the edge. If weight was really a concern, you can always just carry half a mag full (10rds or whatever the 29 can hold), or even put a 29 slide on a 20 frame for some weight reduction. Longer barrel would have more energy, and energy is important for a defensive weapon

Thanks for the advice, i’ll look him up. The glock20 sounds good also. Underwood has 155 gr fmj flat nose that puts out 775 pounds of kinetic energy. Also like the idea of stacking jhps every other round. Appreciate it.

Personally I don't remember Underwood having anything with that much muzzle energy but maybe they've come out with something new since I've last looked. At the time, DoubleTap was easier for me to get and they had a better selection. I ordered the 200 and 220gr stuff with at least 700ft/lbs of muzzle energy

Only 5 rounds? Yeahhh, that's not for me lol.

And douse the whole mag in Sriracha!