Big Se AK Black bears are fine game animals. I have seen just one instantly flattened (by a 130gr .270)...I have trailed two shot by '06 180gr. I like bears. I have a Whelen, a 340 SS Wby, my luckiest gun is a 30'06. It just seems to be handy when needed, anyway... I hunt bears with a 416. 416s turn bears into rugs. I like that. Softer bullets seem to drop them faster. I once double shouldered one with a 1990s 125 gr X bullet from an '06 @ 60 yards. My guide stopped the show with a 411KDF (416 Taylor class). Rug!
