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Most people who have never even seen a bear in the wild much less had one come at them.
Against black bears in the lower 48 a .40 would most likely do the job just fine. You have to make just the right shot with almost any handgun, if you do then the caliber isn't so important. If you don't....again, it won't matter. Crunch, crunch, gulp!
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Personally i would be scared to shoot a aggressive bear with 12gauge slug, they are some tough animals.. A lot of people have put a decent of bullets in them and never recovered them.
We have a good amount of black bears in Colorado they are usually reclusive but, they can get weird. I have came a crossed a couple that were not scared of people.
I don't feel that secure with a semi-auto handgun in a situation like that. I would rather have a revolver even if it is less shots. Personally I think a lot of it is attitude if something makes you feel more bad@ss you are going to have a better chance of a aggressive bear not wanting to mess with you.
.357 Magnum Speer Gold Dot Ammo Gel Test
http://youtu.be/KxXTNzpBcvM
.40 Speer Gold Dot 155 gr Ammo Gel Test
http://youtu.be/Gee4lYnxAWY