Thats a real nice Ruger....But way too much gun for me...I would shoot it at a bear (probably miss) The bear would run one away and I would run the other way..Scare the hell out of both of us.
For my hands, the limits are a 44mag. and preferably a 45LC, I sure wish I could shoot one of those.
Oh, we dont have bears in Charleston, SC. so you'll have to make that a wild boar....getting worried there for a minute.