Good for and might work OK for are two different things. With a good 300 grain or better bullet I would categorize the .444 as an OK round, but there are much better choices out there. If one is going to spend the money for a Griz hunt, why not add in another 600-800 for a GOOD big bear gun? If one wants to stick with lever guns, the 45-70 is a far superior choice. For a hunter (not neccesarily the guide) I think that we should not try to re-invent the wheel and go with a CRF bolt gun in 338MAG, 375Mag or something else in that range. All that said, if you are a resident and not having to pay an outrageous guide fee, can hunt until you get close and have a .444 that you like then by all means load up some 330 LBT's or such and have at 'em!

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