"Gee I'll have to give your learned advice to all of the experienced Alaskan outdoorsmen who carry 44s and up who arent quite as tough as you"
oh my gosh we are talking about georgia not alaska. I would not set foot in the alaskan wilderness without at least a .45-70, I am saying that since there are only black bears in georgia, I would feel more than comfortable with a .40. Black bears are thin skinned and not the biggest creatures in the world. If you have something bigger and as effiecient to carry by all means go for that but I don't see a reason to go buy a .454 (besides just wanting one) for self defense against georgia black bears. But no, kudos to all who lives in alaska, I dont know if would do it, but I think if i did I would always be looking over my shoulder and always have a long gun. I didn't mean to offend anyone, just voicing my opinion.
oh my gosh we are talking about georgia not alaska. I would not set foot in the alaskan wilderness without at least a .45-70, I am saying that since there are only black bears in georgia, I would feel more than comfortable with a .40. Black bears are thin skinned and not the biggest creatures in the world. If you have something bigger and as effiecient to carry by all means go for that but I don't see a reason to go buy a .454 (besides just wanting one) for self defense against georgia black bears. But no, kudos to all who lives in alaska, I dont know if would do it, but I think if i did I would always be looking over my shoulder and always have a long gun. I didn't mean to offend anyone, just voicing my opinion.