black bear caliber?

[delta6]

Interesting article..a bit dated 2018, but some surprising data,,

One pistol failure out of 35 cases translates to a 97% success rate for the use of handguns against bears.

https://www.ammoland.com/2018/02/defense-against-bears-with-pistols-97-success-rate-37-incidents-by-caliber/#axzz6nPAhPzc0

 

[Boriqua]

Is there no love for the 44 magnum now that 10mm is so popular or is it a capacity thing?

 

[XJThrottle]

Is there no love for the 44 magnum now that 10mm is so popular or is it a capacity thing?

I would guess it's capacity. My woods gun is a Redhawk in 44mag...

 

[EarlCordova]

10mm Glock or a .357 S&W 686.

 

[OH-MAN]

When guiding in AZ you're limited to a 4" or shorter barrel so I went with the Glock 29, a 10mm.

For bear you need penetration and therefore bullet hardness.

An individual I know with a forte for killing a bear annually tells me he has found a lot of .45 and .357 rounds in a bears fat. One bear in particular had 4 rounds of 357 in his fat.

I have to ask why only a 4" barrel?

 

[Edge]

For defense and not taking game. I can see a dubious guide carrying a Contender to aid a cross eyed client.