r/canadaguns • u/Locojester16 • May 06 '26

Misc Carrying a SS-211 for Bear Defense

Recently purchased an ss-211 cos its hilarious, but my best option for something short enough/with enough punch to stop a Grizzly. I live in a fairly small town in BC, and we are lucky enough to be surrounded by crown land however, there are a shit ton of grizzlies and with the amount of close calls/time I spend outside I figured something besides bear spray would be a good investment. My question is this:

Is it safe to carry this thing loaded with safety on in a belt holster? If not, what are some other options/safe bets that allow reasonable deployment time as well as a safe carry option when hiking through rugged terrain.

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u/Slow-Register-3836 May 06 '26

I've had one of these for a while. Imo its super effective as a noise maker, but unless i didn't have any other option I wouldn't trust my life with it. You only get 2 shots and its not very accurate. Loud as hell tho.

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u/Slow-Register-3836 May 07 '26

Lol its just my 2 cents. I'm not hating on the gun at all its a lot of fun and the build quality isn't half bad but imo there's so many short barreled pump actions available that you'd be much better off with in a serious scenario