seems like that would be a heck of a black beargun-I'd put a low power variable scope on it[ cause my eyes don't work so well on open sights anymore]and it would be just the thing for black bears, I just hate it when they run -and generally that means right into the thickest patch of Christmas trees where you can't see your boots, let alone 3 feet in front of you.I want broadside shoulder shots where they go right down.