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Yes more questions then answers . Was he bear hunting ? Or a deer hunter with a .357 who came across a bear ?

For bear, and I’m not too knowledgeable here, I think hard cast Buffalo bore,instead of your basic deer round .

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Contrary to popular belief, black bear are not that hard to kill if the shot is well placed.  A .357 magnum revolver at close range will be adequate for the job with just about any bullet it normally uses.  A regular jacketed soft point will produce more than enough energy and penetration to reach a black bear's vitals at that range.

The concern here is, will it decide to attack you after you hit it and before it dies.  It might do that even if it was hit well with a 12 gauge slug at close range.  Oh it will soon be dead for sure.  The question is, will it take you with it.

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11 hours ago, Stay at home Nomad said:

Yes more questions then answers . Was he bear hunting ? Or a deer hunter with a .357 who came across a bear ?

For bear, and I’m not too knowledgeable here, I think hard cast Buffalo bore,instead of your basic deer round .

The state wide seasons for bear and deer do not run concurrently in PA. I believe the gun season for PA deer opens next Monday. There are a few areas where there is an extended bear season concurrent with the deer season, but they haven't opened yet.

If he ran into the bear while deer hunting he was deer hunting out of season.

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