I carry a Magnum Research in .500 S&W Magnum. I prefer single action. I reload my 440 grain hard cast gas checked bullets to about 1700fps. I have no doubt about its stopping power. A .44 will do the job. Im in Northern Idaho a few miles from MT border.
How do you like that Magnum Research boomer? I have been thinking about picking one up.
Back in the mid seventies, I was stationed in Alaska and loved the fishing. I saw the biggest bear tracks I could imagine. I went to a local gun shop and bought a Hawes 44 Magnum western Marshall for about $80.00. Thank goodness I never needed it, but it was fun playing and test firing it, it’s a miniature cannon.