Do any of the mentioned pistol cartridges have as much ME as the by today's standards lowly .30-30W? Which I doubt would be ones first choice for a bear stopper.
I didn't look them all up, but the ones I did fall far short. The .357 isn't even close. Just to keep things in perspective.
Almost any rifle is better than almost any handgun.
Then again, any handgun is better than a sharp stick!
If you take the time it takes, it takes less time. --Pat Parelli
American by birth; Alaskan by choice. --ironbender
