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.357 magnum 180 gr hard cast suitable for black bear? 6" S&W model 586.
s4s4u said:Location, location, location. If you put it in the right place it should do fine.
Jimbo357mag said:I'm curious, hunting or self defense?
*****whichwatch said:.357 magnum 180 gr hard cast suitable for black bear? 6" S&W model 586.
David Bradshaw said:*****whichwatch said:.357 magnum 180 gr hard cast suitable for black bear? 6" S&W model 586.
While I have no interest in shooting a bear, my answer is NO.
BearBio and the first paragraph of Contender about covered it. Now you have my take.
David Bradshaw
smith1961 said:In the OP context of black bear emergency (not hunting), six rounds of very hard cast 180 grain WFN or the like from Buffalo Bore, HSM, etc from a 6" 586 that he already owns, should be adequate.