Home Forums Hunting & Shooting General Big Game Bear protection: 9mm, 40 S&W, 45 ACP?

I carry a rifle to stop wounded bears and have used calibers from the 30-06 to the 505 Gibbs. they all work but bigger bores tend to put them down a little quicker and keep them down a tiny bit longer. but even with them the factor of recoil recovery comes into play. When I was charged by a big old boar when carrying the 505 I was aware of how much longer it seemed to be taking me to recover from the shot and get back on target.