[Still Thinking]

You don’t need a 44 Mag or any of those large calibers. When I go to Grizzly country I take a 22 and a Liberal with me. If I encounter an angry Griz, I shoot the liberal in the knee cap with the 22 and run like hell.

I disagree -- a .44 should be just fine for knee-capping a liberal!

[fish hawk]

The 44 would be fine if there were no bear but if a bear is going to do the dirty work, slow is fine.