Nice work and congrats on the bear!
I also shot my first black bear with a 9.3x62mm. It's a solid, all around cartridge and I'm a big fan of it in general.

If you're interested, the full story of the bear is below.
http://thebiggamehuntingblog.com/2013/08/georgia-black-bear-html/
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