I did.
“Fish and Game dispatched a problem bear and cleaned a grizzly in Anchorage that had a multitude of 9mm under his pelt.”Seems that the multitude of 9mm didn't kill the problem bear but the problem bears didn't appear to harm the human(s) they were causing problems to either. Therefore, the 9mm did it's job as intended. Furthermore, old timers managed to get by with single shot black powder.
All this having been said, If I'm ever fortunate enough go salmon fishing in Alaska, I'll carry a large bore sidearm on my side while fishing. When on the way to and from the fishing spot, I'll have my short barreled 12 guage handy.
Your selectively pulling information from that post and it is unclear that all that was fired at that bear killed it. In fact this states that a multiple number of calibers did not stop it. I bet it was a .454, high powered rifle or shotgun that finished this beast off. Here is the full quote for the record:
““Fish and Game dispatched a problem bear and cleaned a grizzly in Anchorage that had a multitude of 9mm under his pelt.”
I’ve read where Fish and Game have captured and killed a bear after it had mauled or killed a hunter or hiker. They do find multiple small caliber rounds (.38 – 9mm – .40cal ) in the animal that did nothing to STOP it.
They key word when dealing with dangerous game is to STOP the animal. A charging bear when angry, is almost impossible to stop. Think about it. You’re not at the range here. You’re adrenaline is high, the bear is moving up-down, side to side and coming at you very quickly. The odds of scoring a head shot in a MAN is very low during combat, let along trying to hit a bear. You may hit him in the peripherals or even in center mass, but each trigger pull that does not put him down, he gains yards on you! You cannot stop him if he’s on you! There he will rip your head off.
You need firepower that will penetrate and disperse energy into the animal, over and over when necessary if you miss its head initially. Primates when shot many times can still kill before they drop dead. The bear in this story was old and underweight but still determined and hungry. The bear took the hits yet fell past the shooter, which means he made it to the shooter! Perhaps a younger and healthier bear would have been more formidable for the Casull and the outcome grim. Remember, the shooter had no time to bring the weapon to his eye and had to shoot shot from the hip!!
The .454 Casull was developed for this reason. It has a rifle primer propelling a large caliber bullet in a small package.”