I just completed reading this article and there are a few important details concerning the Glock 20. The 'Hunter' was not experienced with pistols and could not, in this bad case scenario, operate the Glock 20. The "Guide" who was the more experienced person on the mountain was not wearing the Glock 20 on his person when the attack occurred, but did have bear spray on his person. . Also, the 'Hunter', who did not have a sidearm of his own, choose not wear his bear spray his person because it was uncomfortable while riding the horse.
So, this is not a fair comparable situation to say that a Glock 20 failed. The 'Hunter', who was using a crossbow to hunt Elk, maybe did not have any firearm experience. So we cannot assume if he had a 'Revolver', the outcome would have been different. The 'Hunter' was not prepared, tried to help, was attacked by the bear, injured but ran for his life leaving the 'Guide' to be killed by the two grizzley bears.
I would debate a revolver over a pistol any day. Pistols of years ago are not as reliable and designed as they have been over the past 20+ years. Glock has an exceptional track record of performance and reliability. I do not entertain arguments of bullet weights, energy foot pounds, feet per second, etc. These are all very mute points if the bullet does not connect with the target. Ultimately, the target has to be hit then incapacitated.

Moot

wheres the 500............Pussies

I can't imagine getting that many off in a self defense shoot, but I still pack my 20 shot Witness

You ARE aware that revolvers can break and lock up? I once had a .357 break the cylinder stop pin so badly that I had to take it to a smith just to unload it and send it for repair. Also grit can stop them cold

Better. I have an MKA 1919 and the BP-12 and the BP is a better gun

Glocks are "complex"?

I LOL'd at that also, you should not carry anything you are not fluent using. Also saying that keep up on the maintenance, and know whether you have a round chambered or not. All of this falls on the individual carrying, not rocket science.

Well in this particular instance the “guide” was armed with the Glock 20. Why a “guide” on a grizzly hunt with a crossbow only had a 10mm handgun I don’t know but unless there is some law that a “guide” can only carry a handgun for protection during a crossbow hunt, who knows.

At any rate the “guide” was rasslin’ the bar and the “hunter” tried to use the handgun, failed, ejected the magazine, and ran away after the “guide” got the Glock back sans magazine.

Darwin, really.

Yea, lots of WTF going on.

Much WTF indeed.

This jumped out at me:
"...while field dressing the elk Uptain removed his shirt and left it and his black nylon shoulder strap holding a Glock 10-millimeter handgun 5 or 10 yards uphill of the carcass. "

So, conventional wisdom is you carry a pistol to fight your way back to the rifle you stupidly left behind. If you stupidly leave your pistol behind, with what do you fight your way back to it?

But they fail less often and are easier to use.


Ill take a BIG revolver over a medium semi any day in the woods.

If you need more capacity then thats a good reason to buy a COUPLE nice BIG revolvers.