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<blockquote data-quote="rustyshackleford" data-source="post: 2538677" data-attributes="member: 59526"><p>Buffalo bore has a 45+p load with a 255 hard cast at 955 ft/sec. if I were going to carry a 45 for bear protection I would carry that. To all the people saying 10mm I'm not sure what has convinced you it's a death ray and that 45 acp is suboptimal for wounded sparrows. With bears it seems to me the main objective is to make a hole, hence the 45 and 9mm working. With heavy for caliber hardcast all 3 will make a hole and I sincerely doubt the hole would like much different other than becoming slightly larger with caliber. By the time you get to 44 mag you *MIGHT* entertain a heavy for caliber expanding round since the extra horsepower *MIGHT* translate to something noteworthy. 454, 460, and 500 I would think would be pretty effective. </p><p></p><p>If it were me I'd probably opt for a S&W model 69. Undoubtedly it would be lovely to shoot but it would be a light and handy gun that wouldn't be horrible to shoot. </p><p></p><p>3rd choice is buy a scandium 44 mag, load it with heavy hardcast and let the bear shoot it. He'll go away.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="rustyshackleford, post: 2538677, member: 59526"] Buffalo bore has a 45+p load with a 255 hard cast at 955 ft/sec. if I were going to carry a 45 for bear protection I would carry that. To all the people saying 10mm I’m not sure what has convinced you it’s a death ray and that 45 acp is suboptimal for wounded sparrows. With bears it seems to me the main objective is to make a hole, hence the 45 and 9mm working. With heavy for caliber hardcast all 3 will make a hole and I sincerely doubt the hole would like much different other than becoming slightly larger with caliber. By the time you get to 44 mag you *MIGHT* entertain a heavy for caliber expanding round since the extra horsepower *MIGHT* translate to something noteworthy. 454, 460, and 500 I would think would be pretty effective. If it were me I’d probably opt for a S&W model 69. Undoubtedly it would be lovely to shoot but it would be a light and handy gun that wouldn’t be horrible to shoot. 3rd choice is buy a scandium 44 mag, load it with heavy hardcast and let the bear shoot it. He’ll go away. [/QUOTE]
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