Thanks to both of you. And yes RR, I agree that the other topic got way off track. I've had similar experience to yours with my 270 on black bear.
In the other topic, I was curious about a pistol's ability for when I'm checking game cameras and also whenever I'm field dressing a critter. In checking the internet on that for black bears only, some seem to think a 10mm is okay, some not. Most seem to think a 41 mag is minimum and everybody seems to agree that a 44 mag is enough. For now, I use a 40 or 45 as that's what I have. In the near future, I'd like to upgrade by a few pistols and am looking at 10, 41 and 44. This would just be for when I am checking game cams or field dressing a critter. For hunting black bear specifically, I'm still using my 270.
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