So its not a savage, but today I made an offer on a Consignment Remington Model 8 chambered in .35 Remington. From what I'm hearing its the short, fat, hard hitting "kills better than the numbers on paper" version of my beloved 6.5x55. The rifle is very cool in its operation, and feels like it would make a fantastic camp security gun in bear country. Small, lightweight, easy safety, quick handling.

I have a buddy that moved to texas, and puts together hog hunts, so I thought this would be a good rifle for that while being something different and wayyyy cooler than an AR. My dad has a Marlin .30-30, and a Savage 340 in .30-30, but there is something just oozing awesome about a carbine designed by John Moses Browning, with a recoil operated semi automatic action.

So, any personal experience using this caliber on deer? boar? bear? would 5 rounds of .35 Remington be good security against hungry bears and pissed off boars?