Say you run into a grizzly bear in the woods...

[Byte Stryke]

Those fisherman are all packing 44 Mags+ (at least smart ones do). If there is abundance of fish, bear will leave people alone, if given enough space. I've seen bear snatch kings off the hook, and you just cut the line and move a few hundred yard away from the brownie.
I've also seen what a dumpster-diving "suburban" bear can do. There is a reason you will get fined in Eagle River if a bear gets hold of your trash. You either put it out when you see a garbage truck, or buy a bear-proof trash can (even those are not 100% dependable)

 

[IMaDad]

semi auto 12ga or semi auto .308

8-9 rounds of 00 buck before reloading should slow it down

or 20-30 rounds of .308 out of an ar-10

 

[Cartman]

I have 5 shots in my S&W 500 4 for him and one for me if need be.

 

[RdKill]

Warning shot seemed to work well for these guys...everyone won that day including 3 cubs not orphaned.
http://www.videofantastica.com/view_video/103518/

 

[Jeddak]

Yep, they do make those http://www.dawginc.com/media/catalo...sh-Receptacles-Bear-Proof-Garbage-Cans-ba.jpg
Look up "Negligently Feeding Game" on dps.state.ak.us It is not joke, when you are fined or thrown to jail over it.

 

[GeauxLSU]

Those of you that contend black bears aren't dangerous might want to reconsider that... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_fatal_bear_attacks_in_North_America
Float plane trip for Dolly Varden in Alaska a few years ago and the guides had 870's with slugs. Can't recall if they said they'd use a 'warning shot' or not. The guys that stand there for a 'false charge' have way bigger kahunas than me. I'd either empty the gun (whatever I had) or just die of a heart attack (or both).

 

[Jeddak]

Yep, bear is a bear. Black bear will attack, under the right circumstances, same as brown (grizzly is a brown bear). I am not giving out warning shots, if yelling, raising up my arms (to appear bigger) do not work and it charges, all bets are off.
BTW, do not turn you back to a bear, always back up, just do not trip.

 

[RdKill]

Did you know there is not a single recorded case of a black bear killing a human to protect cubs? Typical black bear cub defense is to run off and hope cubs follow. My cousin did get her house torn up though over a cub. She found a tiny cub outside and brought it inside (bad idea). She said about an hour later, her door was coming off the hinges so she ran out the back. When she went back, her house was tossed pretty good and her new pet bear cub was gone

 

[Laxguy59]

I see his point, but...
There is no .454 magnum handgun caliber...
260 grain is a light load for 44 Magnum, it can handle 300 grains.
475 is a rifle caliber, so you are talking big difference in velocity, compare to handgun.
CNS shot are great, but not in the self defense situations. I cannot remember any cases off the top of my head where a charging bear was shot in the head. Even though ADN is a liberal rag, they would still print the pictures of bear encounters. Do not remember seeing one. Does not mean there was not one.
A charging moose was killed just down the road from my house in Kincaid Park. Several shot from 44 magnum to COM. Unprovoked attack on a ski-jorner.

I agree on the 44mag weights though, I'm waiting for components to become available to load my own 300gr jaketed rounds.

I know of one where a 40sw Glock put a bear down in one shot in the case where the man committed suicide and released all the animals in the zoo.

Merry returned to his patrol car, put the rifle inside and closed the door. He was about to enter the driver’s door and bring his patrol car back to the central scene when a black bear found him.

He saw the animal make eye contact. There were many directions in which it could have moved, but it lowered its head and charged him on all fours, growling. Outside the vehicle and unable to retrieve his rifle from inside it, he drew his pistol and fired.

The animal was coming full speed, and he has no recollection of aiming, only of focusing on its head and hoping to plant his shot in the brain.

The animal was 10′ away when he pressed the trigger of his department issue Glock 22.

The bear collapsed instantly from the single shot, its momentum skidding it virtually to Merry’s feet. He couldn’t see the wound in the bear’s furry head, but he figured it must have been a brain hit to drop the charging animal that fast. It looked as if the terrifying confrontation was over, but he knew how dangerous the animal would be if it regained its feet. With care — and with regret — he aimed the Glock this time and put a second 165-gr. Winchester Ranger-T .40 slug into the animal’s brain.

http://americanhandgunner.com/lions-and-tigers-and-bears-for-real/

 

[GeauxLSU]

. She found a tiny cub outside and brought it inside (bad idea).

A few years ago I was driving through the Great Smokeys National Park. There was a traffic jam and as we approached turns out it was a couple of bear cubs feeding right next to the side of the road. I then see a guy looking through his camera approach the cubs to with TEN FEET! I drove by and intentionally didn't look in my rear view as I had no desire to see Darwin in action...