I a, on the Rast coast so my time in the woods is in black bear country. Have seen a few but I get the sense a black bear is a different critter. Even so, 1911 is what I carry. We’re I to go into brown bear country I would invest in .357 mag or better. I suspect in a brown bear attack the best you can hope for is a couple shots.
I probably outweigh the black bears I have seen ( which means they were young) but I think your standard brown bear is gonna outweigh your standard outdoorsman by a significant amount if not multiples. I would have to agree with the above, if the bear ain’t dying by round three it is probably “going to be one of those days...”
I live on the East Coast.... Dunno what happened there.