Hello all I just got done reading one of my old Shooting Times Mags that I still have laying around, the one that Mike Venturino did an article on about the Then new Ruger Vaquero and the Marlin 1894P. My question is this, If you were going to be in the back country away from civilization for an extended period of time as he stated as have done some time back. Would you feel comfrotable with a 44 carbine for protection from Grizzly bears? Now when he did this the first time he used a 45-70 however in that article he says that if he were to do it all over again he would choose the 44 carbine over the larger rifle. If so what kind of loads would you use?, factory of your own home brewed stuff? Sorry for being so long winded.