Well, a SGT in my outfit in Fairbanks killed an 8' brownie at a range of 8 feet with a 6" barrelled .357 Mag. and a factory 158-grain semiwadcutter. Shot it in the end of the nose as it approached him. He had laid his rifle down just out of reach to start gutting a moose. He figured the bear wanted the moose......

Keep yore powder dry!!