Just talked to my buddy today, and we are going to meet at the range to try out his 26 and a friends 36...hopefully.
He carries his 26 for duty work since he is now plain clothes, so if 9 is good enough for him, it's probably good enough for me. I just wanted to see those big holes in the paper though, as I don't have any .45 currently.
As far as the bear, cat carry. We dicussed it today as well. He carries a .44 Blackhawk for bear country, but reminded me that a charging bear is probably going to be impossible to stop with even that caliber!Like someone else said, probably better to knock yourself out with a rock!
Probably more hypothical peace of mind more than anything else, but good enough for mt. lions at least.