RE: Is my load good enough for bears
Should work fine. I put this bullet, with 130 grains of Pyrodex, clear through an elk broadside at almost twice the maximum distance you are talking about shooting. The Barnes Expander MZ is also a very good bullet, particularly if you need to break big bones. Might have to swap out the sabots Barnes gives youfor some Harvesters if they load too firmly. Good luck. Roskoe