Bear hunting: what gun, ammo, and grain, do you use?

[saylean]

Any legal gun I have on me at the time. But, I use a 30-30 winchester, 170 grain bullet, or a .300 wsm tikka t3, 165 grain bullet, or bow with 100 grain arrow head or a .45 single action six shooter.

[mtmn35rem5]

.300wsm x bolt here, 180 gr. Still looking for a bear though, but I'm pretty sure it will get the job done when time comes..

[Kc_Kracker]

so i would be more accurate and less meat damage with a lower grain? how low of grain can you go and still count on immediate massive organ damage?

[dawei]

Just curious what gun, brand, of ammo, and what grain you use?

I have a 300 win mag, it came with a box of Remington 180 gr. So i sighted in with it, and bought more of that. anyone see an issue with that?

1988 444 Marlin® with 300gr Beartooth® Cast Handload.

[Ripper]

No, lower grain is not necessarily going to give you better accuracy or less meat damage. Out of a 30-06, the 180 core loct is a perfectly matched caliber/grain bullet. What is most important is what load has the best accuracy out of your gun. If you can consistently shoot 1 inch or less 3 shot groups off the bench at 100 yards then you have the right round. I  assume you are shooting factory ammo and not reloading so I wont even get into all the bullet/powder combo's you could use. It doesn't matter what you shoot as long as you can shoot it accurately. If the core loct bullets don't shoot accurately then go to something else. I personally like the Winchester Supreme ammo loaded with Accubond bullets. I shoot the Remington 7mm with 160 accubonds, or the .338 win mag with 225 Accubonds. Both are deadly accurate, and put animals down in their tracks as long as I do my part. Practice, practice, practice, experiment with different ammo then practice some more. When you get them dialed in on the bench, then practice free hand. Your shooting ability has way more importance than what ammo you use.

[Kc_Kracker]

yes at 100 yards i triple tapped the same hole (3x same spot) sittin on sandbags  I just have no idea how accurate this will be at 300 or 400 yards? 

[hornhunter1987]

rem mod 700 7mm stw 168 gr bergers. dead in its tracks 

[Ripper]

yes at 100 yards i triple tapped the same hole (3x same spot) sittin on sandbags  I just have no idea how accurate this will be at 300 or 400 yards? 

Practice, that's the only way you will know. Get a range finder, head out in the hills, range some distances and shoot at them.

[Blacktail Sniper]

Get a range finder or some other way to accurately measure the longer ranges if you don't have access to an established shooting range that has distances out beyond 100 yards, then fill a bunch of one gallon, plastic milk jugs with water.   

Set them at the various ranges and blast away.  Generally speaking, accuracy within "Minute-of-Milk Jug" at longer ranges equates to consistent vital zone hits for big game animals.  A good rule of thumb I use when helping people who are just starting out is that their, personal max range for shooting at live game is that which they can reliably be expected to put all their rounds into a milk jug.

Filling them with water gives you instant feedback as to hit or miss, just remember to bring all the empties back out and not leave them behind when you are done.

[Blacktail Sniper]

Oh yeah, in response to your original post question.  I am shooting 180 grain Remington Core-loks out of my Remington 700 in .300 Win Mag.

[inchtowntracking]

Sure some wont agree with what I shoot but it does the job.
Rem 700 .243 100gr core lokts
Browning A-bolt 22-250 hornaby v-max 55gr
old military 30-06 winchester supremes 180 gr

[h20hunter]

Put it where it needs to go....the most import thing.

[elkoholic1]

rem .338 ultra mag  225gr accubond!!!!   

[BULLBLASTER]

300 rum shooting 215 grain Berger's at 2950 Fps. Flatter than any of the lighter Barnes bullets at distance and causes real damage! 
pic is the exit on the bear I killed this year. DRT! Not a step after being hit!

[BULLBLASTER]

Oh ya and a 180 grain Remington factory load will do great on bears with a good shot!