pakrat57
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Go big. The last thing you're going to be worrying about is recoil when a freaking bear is about to chew your head off.
Recoil will definitely play a part if you have to get off more than one shot. It makes it hard to bring the gun back into line for a follow up shot if you can't handle the recoil. The 45 colt or the 410 should not be considered as they won't have the energy required. As far as the 12ga with slugs, that's what the guides in Alaska were using some years back. The large slug from a shotgun is enough to shatter major shoulder bones which is what you need to do to stop a charge. A head shot will mostly glance off a bears skull and a body shot won't do much to slow a charge either.