I lived in NY around Saratoga Springs as Uncle sent me there for Nuclear Power training. Had an S&W 357 given to me during bear season. A guy brought a small black bear in for processing as I was buying round steak to cook out. He had a pistol on his belt that I said was nice looking, he took it of his belt and gave to me saying “It might look good but it is a piece of crap". He shot the bear once with a .30-30 not stopping it. He pulled his pistol and shot it 6 times and his hunting partner shot it once with a .30-06. The bear knocked the guy down as it dropped dead. That is why you could not give me a pistol for a bear. Proven fact most marksmen under stress will screw it up. You will miss more than you hit till you have had to react to several animals coming to kill you. The military can train you but no citizen training will ever train the right reaction.