never been by a brown bear , been way to close to a grizzly and came around a corner in the woods and a huge male black bear was 10 feet from me not a good situation . shot black bears with my bow and arrow but never a gun. i have been around grizzly bears and black bears in camp , at home and hunting don`t care for bears much . if i ever went on a guided big bear hunt which i won`t be i would do as the guide tells me. i would have no trouble ever using just a pain Jane 30-06 but i do want either my Winchester, Browning,Weatherby or Ruger rifle i have trust issues with other brand rifles.
