Originally Posted by FVA
Originally Posted by Stetson

The real question that needs to be asked is how many bears have succesfully fallen to the 357 in SELF DEFENSE not when one is taking the time for a well placed shot.


The real question is how many black bears have seen through a attack after having a decent piece of lead shot into it.
Grizzlies would be pretty easy to come up with examples of such. Black bears?


I can't say I know but I've seen BB's eat a lot of lead. Bottom line for me is that if I had to take a lever gun and I couldn't take pistol ammo the 45-70 guide gun would be a top choice for me.