The can I&#x27;ve got says in big bold letters on the packaging that it will spray 10 meters. The fine print of the instructions tell a different story. Something like five meters, or maybe less (don&#x27;t bring my bear spray to work, so can&#x27;t look). Doesn&#x27;t matter, if there&#x27;s a grizzly staring me down, I&#x27;m spraying that stuff as soon as the bear gets anywhere near me.<p>As for guns, most of my potential grizzly encounters are going to take place in Canada or someplace that involves going through Canada. Which means no gun-carrying for this U. S. citizen. Yes, technically I think it&#x27;s possible, but the hassle puts it into my &quot;Bigger Fish to Fry&quot; bucket. I&#x27;m also probably going to be on a motorcycle, which means handgun. And from what I&#x27;ve been told by those that would know better than me, your handgun better be a .44 Magnum (biggest I have is a .45 ACP) or you&#x27;re just going to piss the bear off.