RE: Which firearm would do the job for me?
for blackies, the 30-30 is hard to beat in my opinion. Second to that would be the 12ga slugs guns. Then I would bother with the 7 mag, but for close shots it wouldn't really be able to "shine". All of these are great bear guns. And for 50-60 yard shots your options are endless as to what firearm to use.
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