[marktwain]

I recall someone talking about experiences with Inuit hunters, and they were telling him they often killed polar bears with .22 rifles.

The person was amazed. They told him the .22 rifles were way better than sharp sticks.

[Mogger]

One of my friends killed a black bear with one shot from a .22 rifle.

He was picking blackberries, thinking there was another human near him when the bear charged him.

He pulled up the .22, stuck it in the bear's eye (luck + reflexes + skill) and pulled the trigger.

The body of the now dead bear brushed his leg as he side stepped.