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Offline JACKALL

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Re: Bear Rifle
« Reply #15 on: December 31, 2008, 09:27:57 AM »
.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. :twocents:

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Re: Bear Rifle
« Reply #16 on: December 31, 2008, 10:00:27 AM »
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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Re: Bear Rifle
« Reply #17 on: December 31, 2008, 02:41:10 PM »
.270 on up.

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Re: Bear Rifle
« Reply #18 on: December 31, 2008, 02:44:27 PM »
.280rem does the trick. plus it rolls of the tongue better than .270.... haha!   :IBCOOL:

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Re: Bear Rifle
« Reply #19 on: January 01, 2009, 03:20:58 PM »
I perfer to grin them down :)
nuke the gray whales for jesus!

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Re: Bear Rifle
« Reply #20 on: January 02, 2009, 10:33:45 PM »
338 ultra mag  :o 250 grain X bullet
If you shoot the first one you will never get that true trophy.

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Re: Bear Rifle
« Reply #21 on: January 03, 2009, 02:46:50 PM »
45-70 Ruger #1 with hand loaded Barnes 300 Gr X bullets....

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Re: Bear Rifle
« Reply #22 on: January 13, 2009, 09:02:09 PM »
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?
JEFF

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Re: Bear Rifle
« Reply #23 on: January 13, 2009, 09:27:01 PM »
I WANT AN ULTRA MAG!

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Re: Bear Rifle
« Reply #24 on: January 14, 2009, 06:58:16 AM »
I shoot 300wsm. but its all about shot placement not cal. bear can go a long ways when hit bad...
Go hawks

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Re: Bear Rifle
« Reply #25 on: January 14, 2009, 07:26:31 AM »
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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