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Zulu.
I pack a 12 gage riot gun with sabot slugs in my scabbard and a 45LC special run Ruger Blackhawk on my hip. The 45 is stoked with corbon +P ammo. Although not my weapon of choice against a bear the 45, loaded heavy, has the ability to stop one in it's tracks with a well placed shot. I had the displeasure of getting in a situation where I had to use it a couple years ago.
I no longer hunt bear. I hunt most other big game animals but Having harvested black, Alaskan brown, and grizzly bears both with a rifle and a bow. I have no further interest in pursuing them. I pack in the spring summer and fall, and build rifles in the winter. I use one of three different rifles when I hunt. My primary rifle is a custom 280AI, Ackly Improved, which is a wildcat based on a 30-06 case necked down to .284 which is 7MM. From there I go up to a 35W, 35 Wheelen, which is an 06 case necked up to .35 Caliber. If I'm hunting something really big that hunts back I will be carrying a 375 H&H.

” I pack in the spring summer and fall, and build rifles in the winter. “

Muzzle-loaders?

Sounds like you really are ready for bear!!!!

I figure I could get 8 rounds out of my garand pretty quick - that could probably do in an emergency. Never had a wildcat cartrige gun - looks like it would be interesting to try one.