...but talking about needing 10 guys and a minimum of a .45-70 is pretty ridiculous unless you are out hunting polar bears or a known man killing grizzly.
That was an exaggeration for emphasis. But not that much of an exaggeration.
Check this article out if you think a .45acp is a good way stop a bear. My DOG outweights the bear in this article by 20lbs!
http://www.denverpost.com/search/ci_12926506It took three rounds from a shotgun, five bullets from a handgun and two shots from a rifle to kill a 120-pound, juvenile male black bear that broke into a Boulder County home early Monday....