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JACKALL
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.270 or larger, but ya still got a hit to kill em. The last thing you want is to be chasing down a wounded bear.
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I use a 30-06. Want to buy a .270 to hunt with next year.
In hunting anything shot placement is key!
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.270 on up.
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.280rem does the trick. plus it rolls of the tongue better than .270.... haha!
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I perfer to grin them down
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338 ultra mag
250 grain X bullet
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45-70 Ruger #1 with hand loaded Barnes 300 Gr X bullets....
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How about a .50 cal In-Line blackpowder with a 405 grain hollow Point powerbelt with 110 grains of powder?? I s that an effective load out to 100 yards?
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I WANT AN ULTRA MAG!
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I shoot 300wsm. but its all about shot placement not cal. bear can go a long ways when hit bad...
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I usually try to poke them with a stick, but they usually don,t let me get that close. I also use a .33 win mag for back-up. Great caliber.
Brandon
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