My 44 mag Smith and Wesson Mt. Gun is my absolute favorite carry gun for screwing around in the mountains when I feel the need to carry one.

240 grain XTP bullets at 1200fps are not that bad in the recoil Dept and shoot great on bears. Never failed to decide matters for me, and never felt the need for more. You could load this down to just above the 41 mag load level and still have a hella powerful black bear cartridge with comfortable recoil levels.

That 4" Mtn Gun is no bargain with Garrets 310 grain loads as I think it would start to rattle loose after a few hundred. Factory level loads are nice and work like magic to 30-40 yards.

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