Ask your guide what the minimum caliber should be. Guides have prejudices and some are reasonable.
I would use my .375. .375s have a reputation for lighter recoil than some lighter higher-velocity jobs, probably because recoil takes place while the bullet is in the barrel. Heavy and slow beats light and fast if the foot pounds of recoil are the same. Spreads the recoil over a longer time.
Bigger holes in the barrel are more impressive, maybe not to the bear but to the hunter.
As for push feed vs. CRF, every military rifle action developed since 1898 has utilized push-feed. They are reliable.
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