I killed a 300lb plus black bear that came at me at around 10 feet. Drove a 44mag 315gr hard cast at 1300fps between her eyes and down into the body.
We ended up about 5 feet apart.
She was Dead right there.
I have killed several other black bears with the 44 and or 41 mag. With proper bullets and shot placement the results were just fine.
I have also shot bears with rifles and shotguns. Proper bullets and proper shot placement is the key.
I have also convinced bears that they had better places to be instead of causing problems.
One has no plans to go up into near country, but... Just put of curiosity what’s your opinion of the .357 magnum with 180 hardcast bullets for bear defense? How about the 10mm?
TIA