Wife and I are heading out later this week to Maine, on last week of season guided hunt. I am taking my Marlin Guide gun, ported in 45/70, stoaked with leverloutions, 325 gr BT, she is taking her .243 with 100gr, psp. Our back up guns are for her, here dads Marlin 336, 30/30, loaded with 160ftx's I loaded, and me with my 6.5x55 swede 96 with 140sp. Our long shot will be 40ish yards. I know most folks would think a .243 light, but it has more kinetic energy than the 30/30 and this is her favorite rifle, taken over 20 deer with it, her last at 220yds, is dead nutz accurate and she feels comfortable with it. She also has had 3 back surgery's, and cant handle recoil well. In Maine the 22 magnum is legal to bear hunt with, hard to believe when I read that in the regs. According to the guide, he says they die twice as easy as a whitetail deer when hit in the vitals, just don't have the will/adrenalin to live.What do you guys think that have bear hunted before?