Yeah but my house is not exactly close to where I put the garbage cans. A bear would have plenty of time to catch me if it wanted. Plus I have a sliding glass door and I'm pretty sure it isn't bear proof. Plus I also have a farm that's 20 miles away and there are bears there too. But I can't take the Pardner there loaded to the gills so I either take my 870 with the same slugs or I take the Savage but mostly I take my Smith 629 .44 magnum.