I'm looking for a back up pistol for my bear bow hunting. I had a bad experience with a 357 mag on a bow shot follow up( felt real good about the shot and didn't wait nearly long enough in faiding light. One shot in head, one in neck, one in chest with the 357 and it still managed to make it 75 yds, not to mention single lung with bow). I'm looking for a lot better stopping power. My wife is interested in doing some bear hunting with the pistol as well out to 75 yds. She has relativly small hands but is comfortable with shooting 44 mag type power. I hear the TC contender has a smaller frame that may work. Any thoughts on model and caliber would be appreciated.