Bear potection?? Use hard-cast, heavy, (270-325-grain) flatnose solid bullets that maximize penetration. Wait until the bear is about to bite you. If charging, and not bluffing, bear come FAST and on ALL FOURS! Believe me, you will KNOW when the bear is SERIOUS!! Put the bullet on the tip of his nose. The slugwill travel up the nasal passages into the brain, and kill him immediately.Be careful not to hit his sloping forehead, as the bullet can glance up over the bear's back. (Yes, this is a tricky business!!)

NEVER shoot a bear with a handgun unless it is coming for you and not bluffing, OR ifyou have someone backing you up with a .375, a .416, or .45 caliberRIFLE! ANY round that hits a bear and does not kill it immediately makes him more likely to do you serious damage, as they tend to get "upset" and vengeful, like a Cape Buffalo!