No. Fair point. To clarify. I was specifically talking about carrying in the lower 48. I bought the 629 when I lived in Alaska.
Carrying a 9mm in Alaska is a fools errand. Absolutely foolish.
I traveled from the east coast across to CO, WY, MT, ID, WA, then Canada to AK several springs and summers. Starting out I had a 44 with stout Garrett loads in the lower 48 with a G17 with the BB Outdoorsman on my hip. Then going to through Canada to AK, the Canadian Gov't deemed my 44 mag as 1/8 of an inch too long and therefore too dangerous for their country. But knowing this and having to have all the paperwork straightened out before I even left the east coast, I had my Glock 21 configured to shoot 45 super hardcasts. So the smaller less powerful G21 was my main weapon once I entered Alaska plus a shotgun. But I didn't carry the G21 instead of the 44 until I had to put it in storage for the time I was in Canada and AK. When in moose and grizzly territory, in the Lower 48 I had the 44 and a G17... I always carry two. In all my years of traveling, which is still ongoing, the only animal that I had a problem with was moose... probably cause of my two dogs. Never shot a moose, but came close a couple times in CO where the moose are the biggest I have ever seen. The 3rd year of my travel routine I came across a grizzly in MT with my dogs on a trail and thankfully it was uninterested in us and just trotted away. As it trotted away the ground shook. After that I said I was going to get a 454 or a 460. I settled on a 460V. But in CO, I still carried my usual 44 and G17 combo till CO deemed the G17 as too dangerous for it's citizens with the 2 extra rounds exceeding their 15 round limit. So I switched my glock to the 19 with my KKM threaded barrel which is about the same length as the G17 barrel, and the people of CO could sleep safe at night. But after that face to face encounter (10 yards) I felt pretty small. Although I feel the 44 would have gotten the job done, I said I was getting something bigger as soon as I got home. lol And I did.
My carry combinations changed a lot over the years... 44 & G17, 44 & G19, 460V & G40, 460V & G20, 460V & G19 and 460V and G29. I do drills with gloves, without gloves, hands completely muddy, etc... From CO eastward, the biggest I carry is the 44. Moose and skunks have always caused me the most problems. lol
The 9mm has it's place, but if you're in moose and grizzly territory, you might want to carry something bigger. The "Lower 48" should never imply that it is safer.