John, I'm sure you will love it.A buddy of mine has a 444 and loves it. I bought a 45-70 last week. I think the best advice on this question was to get the one you like and don't look back. That's what I did. Enjoy the rifle and let us know how the bear hunting goes. I'm a new member myself and these folks are a lot of help. Tons of good information here. Welcome to the fire
