By the way, I just wanted to emphasise that I know MUCH, MUCH more about firearms than this unoutchable redditnigger
>>2718154. In fact, I know more about firearms and hunting than anyone here. I could feed a small village with the venison in my freezer. I have killed at least a thousand deer. I own a plethora of rifles in different chamberings, from .223 all the way up to 7mm-08, 7x64, and 9,3x62.
10mm is arguably the best cartridge for bear defense, with .357 and .44 Magnum as a close second.
I would NEVER use 9mm for anything but punching paper (which is actually fun and based with my Glonk 17), because it is NOT adequate for large, predatory game.