Then you are a poor choice to be giving suggestions on hunting/Bear Defense handguns. Folks hunt with handguns not because they have to....but because they want to, all the time. Odds are you'd never hunt bear with bow either....and folks do that all the time also. In the last dozen years or so, when it comes to hunting any big game, my first choices have been handguns and archery, and I want the best tools for the job when doing it. I have killed deer with .357s, .44s and .460 mag. All have worked well within their own parameters, but each have their limitations. For Bear defense, a .480 would have fewer limitations than a .44. While more expensive and harder to find ammo is a limitation, it certainly means little when your life is on the line. Is a handgun the best choice for defense against bear? One only needs to read gun forums a short while to see that is a very argumentative subject. But if one is gong to use handgun for bear defense, they should have something that is effective, they have confidence in and be proficient with it.