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I hike and camp in remote areas in Eastern Oregon and have had very close calls with black bears in camp while I have been asleep and or returned to camp. Others in the area have had assertive black bear intruders when they have been out of camp. I have a semi-auto Ruger 44 Deer Slayer with 18" barrel and 5 rounds combined in the tube and or carried a Ruger Super 44 Blackhawk with 7.5" barrel. I have always used Remington 44 240 soft points. After shooting a BB with a 30 30 and taking 3 rounds to stop the bear, I am rethinking my 44 mg loads. What do you think of the Remington 44 240 grain soft point rounds for the back up safety protection? Or should I move up to a Buffalo Bore round? Ideas?