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Originally Posted by VaRecon
I was trekking the woods around my farm this weekend when I was scared stiff. A younger, but fairly large black bear had happened to wonder into the thicket about 75 yards down hill...
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It doesn't take much to trigger a BEAR THREAD!
I am not a bear hunter and don't know too much about them, but I wouldn't worry with a good, modern .357 factory load with a 158-grain or heavier bullet. I have the Federal Hydra-shoks sitting around. I can't recall the actual chronograph figures, but they seemed pretty sturdy to me. (Maybe around 1200 FPS in my 4-inch Model 66... ?) If a bear is coming straight at you, your target should be fairly clear and not require a lot of penetration, like a shot to the side, or a ranging shot from slightly behind the animal, would. But it would be a tough target to hit!
One thing I do know about bears, if all I had was a .357 revolver, I wouldn't be too anxious to use it - unless I felt there was no other choice.
