RE: Remington Mod. 798
Hmmm if your doing all that why not bump up to something a bitbigger? Also, You are only going to hunt for small black bears? If a big one comes you'll just let it go right by? If I were you I'd look into something along the lines of a .30-06. Common gun, lots of ammo available anywhere you go and it will cover all your needs. If your dead set on the .243. shoot 100 grain for deer and anything larger. The .243 is more than enough for deer, however if bear are in your future you might want to look at something a little bigger, JMO
-Jake