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Originally Posted by manaboutown
If you are truly concerned about stopping a charging bear you might consider preferably carrying a 44 Magnum, at least a .357 Magnum, revolver (to avoid the limp wrist syndrome). You typically will have four seconds to react and accurately fire a stopping shot. I knew a guy way back when who used a 44 Magnum revolver to stop a charging large black bear in his camp. Thing came 25 feet toward him after he hit it in the heart. Back when I used to hunt in NM I carried a .357 S&W Magnum revolver on my hip just in case. Thankfully I never had to use it for any reason.
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Good idea, a .44 Magnum bullet should stop after it's gone through 3-4 houses.
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