Yea a buddy of mine bought the Smith & Wesson 629 Backpacker. It's a snub nose .44 designed to be small because every pound matters when you're packing long distances. He practiced at the range with some high grain loads that you'd want for bear defense. He said the same thing as Zelik said about the .50, after emptying a full cylinder, he didn't want to shoot it again. They also make another version of the backpacker that shoots .500 S&W's. It's pretty damn big though.
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