We had a guy stalked and killed by a mountain lion here in Calif recently. My preference for defense is my S&W Shield with 8 rounds available. CCW permit required of course. The problem I worry about is the slow speed to remove from the Jonebikes bag, used with Jones H-Bars. Unzipping and removing it, then putting a round in the chamber can take about 5 or 10 seconds, depending on my speed at the time.
I would paste a photo but this forum app doesn’t allow easy copy paste insertion. Using the image insertion is obscure, I’ll have to figure that out.