Sounds appropriate for grizzlies and brown bears, luckily we don't have to deal with them in California.
The 2 3/4 barreled version was actually marketed in a bear survival kit. Includes an emergency blanket, a book about bear attacks and some other cool trinkets all boxed up in an orange case. The 700 grain ammo weighs in at over a 1/2 pound for the 5 rounds. Super hard to come by in California now and kind of pricey, usually selling for $2300 up (retail was around $800). I love the .500s and have 9 or 10 different ones. But all that fun is a little off topic - let's get back to don't feed the bears, the bears in CA mean no harm. Bears do shit in the woods without WAG bags though.
..................DUG
