In the 2022 update, 20 more incidents have been documented where pistols or handguns have been fired in defense against bears, with a 98% success rate for 123 total incidents.
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Based off the .45 Colt with twice the velocity, for the past six decades the .454 Casull cartridge has gained popularity for its power and has grown into a plentiful chambering option for magnum revolver enthusiasts.
Which powerful weapons made the list (and which did not)?
Back in 1971, Clint Eastwood took on a new role one that assured his transition from westerns to more contemporary settings and as San Francisco police detective “Dirty” Harry Callahan he uttered the famous passage, “This is a .44 Magnum, the most powerful handgun in the world, and would blow your head clean off, you’ve got to ask yourself one question: ‘Do I feel lucky?’ Well, do you, punk?”
However, Callahan wasn’t actually correct, because a year earlier, the .44 Remington Magnum was actually eclipsed in size and power by the .454 Casull round. In the years since many there have been even more powerful handguns or should we say hand cannons to come onto the market.