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From what I understand from various encounter stories? No, too slow and thus not enough penetration.
You really need a solid bullet (HP just mushroom and won't crack bone) with a lot more Oomph! behind it than a standard .45 round.
There's a reason they recommend .44 Mag as the standard "trail gun" for bear country. S&W, Ruger, etc... have product lines dedicated to it.
As far as I've read, it's less about causing a catastrophic wound (you're not going to with a normal "man stopper," an average bear weighs how much more than a man?) than it is penetrating and destroying a vital organ such as the lungs and heart through the sternum or shoulder or the brain through that thick skull.
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Given today's innovations, you'd be well served with a medium barreled .454 Casull as a trail gun. Capable of using .45 LC rounds for target practice and lighter targets... and the .454 for when you really need a pocket howitzer. .454 has supplanted the .44 Magnum for many, I've heard.
Last edited by Plan9; 02-10-2011 at 05:10 AM..
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