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Fact is a S&W 500, Taurus .454 Casull Raging Bull and guns of the like you can not control.
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You do not know that. I have shot both of the weapons you describe and, while I would not -want- to fire them, I can do so effectively. I much prefer the .460 S&W to the .500.
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One shot and a prayer is hardly what I would call effective.
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There are people out there (though I don't number myself among them, simply for lack of practice) who are capable of being much, -much- more effective than one shot and a prayer.
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I'v camped out around bears enough to know that the spray works, I have never had to use it myself however I know people that have. Yes they are still alive and well. Facts, facts, facts people that's what saves lifes.
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Of course Bear Spray works, otherwise it wouldn't be on the market. However, like people-pepper-spray, it only works some of the time. Adding a suitably powerful rifle or revolver to the mix gives you increased defensive options, which is always a good thing.
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A rifle will be of no use to you then. The bear spray is your only chance of deterring it.
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If rifles and heavy revolvers were "no use," they wouldn't be carried. Nobody -wants- to hump 5-7 extra pounds through the laurels if he can help it: if firearms were useless, they'd be left behind. Simple. Nor would there be a plethora of stories such as the below, authenticated through Snopes.com. Notice that these gentlemen did not reach for bear-spray, and that their rifles were not "useless."
http://www.snopes.com/photos/animals/bearhunt.asp
As you said, research.