but a lot of people go handgun hunting for bear with 357, 44, and 45 caliber handguns. SO its something to be figured into things. Sure walking through the woods and getting jumped is a lot different then deciding to go AFTER the animal in question.
Have read that a 4" barrel on a 44 magnum using 240 grain bullet at 1200fps is a 75 yard elk gun. yet many people would tell me that a 18" .308 with 150 grain nosler partition is marginal at 75 yards. Who do I believe?