I wouldn't head out to hunt them with less than a 338.
It wasn't my rifle dickhead. It got the job done but the bear ran, in the other direction thankfully, 3-4 times the distance of the shot. I don't know how you could hit a bear more solid than to center punch one in the breastbone, standing on his hind legs. I was 19 at the time, my friend was in his early 20's. I've learned a thing or two since then about rifles and ballistics. Since you're reading this, GFY while you're at it.
