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If I have the time, in an emergency situation, I would be firing single action, so the double action feature is not a significant factor to me.
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"In an emergency situation" you may well have the bear inside your shirt with you, before you even get a good grip on the gun. You'll also have a tough time with that thumb-buster if you get your shootin' hand thumb busted or bit off. I pesonally think the .357, even with hot 180 hardcast bullets, is a little light for this kind of duty; and a little long in the snout for it as well.
Don't get me wrong- I love single actions, and I know some guys who can run one
scary fast- even with heavy loads. Speaking only for myself here, but if I even remotely anticipated a 'bear event' I'd either buy or trade both of 'em for a SRH in .454 Casull, then have it bobbed to about 5" and the front sight base (or a better one) remounted.