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Offline PWN Kurt

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Favorite Gun For Black Bear?
« on: February 22, 2009, 02:38:24 PM »
Hey Guys and Gals!

What is your all time favorite gun, caliber, and loading for black bear?


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Re: Favorite Gun For Black Bear?
« Reply #1 on: February 22, 2009, 02:48:59 PM »
338 or 338 ultra mag, 250 grain bullet. Puts them down!
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Re: Favorite Gun For Black Bear?
« Reply #2 on: February 22, 2009, 02:59:31 PM »
My Browning A-Bolt in 270 Winchester loaded with 140 grain Barnes TSX bullets seems to do just fine. It's relatively lightweight and very accurate. Bears aren't that difficult to put down. Anything that works for deer will work just fine on black bears.
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Re: Favorite Gun For Black Bear?
« Reply #3 on: February 22, 2009, 07:46:09 PM »
12ga. with slug!
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Re: Favorite Gun For Black Bear?
« Reply #4 on: February 22, 2009, 08:08:48 PM »
been using a .308 with 180 grain core lokts. recent bought a 7mm remington mag
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Re: Favorite Gun For Black Bear?
« Reply #5 on: February 23, 2009, 05:55:28 AM »
ITS BEEN .308 CARBINE 150 grain corelokt this year 44mag 240 grain or my 50 cal muzzy 295 powerbelt not sure yet,all my shots are usally within 20 yrds
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Re: Favorite Gun For Black Bear?
« Reply #6 on: February 23, 2009, 06:11:59 AM »
gotta find a black bear during season first lol
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Re: Favorite Gun For Black Bear?
« Reply #7 on: February 23, 2009, 06:34:48 PM »
whatever legal gun I have on me at the time...

usually my .300 WSM 165grain Federal Vital shoks.
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Re: Favorite Gun For Black Bear?
« Reply #8 on: February 23, 2009, 06:45:05 PM »
Marlin 45-70 or the 270 win, which ever i feel like using at the time! :IBCOOL:
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Re: Favorite Gun For Black Bear?
« Reply #9 on: February 23, 2009, 09:12:27 PM »
Nice range of guns and calibers.  I'm partial to the slightly odd-ball calibers:  444 marlin and the .358 winchester.  I like the leveractions because I want to have quick follow up shots.  The .358 seems to be a good medium heavy/medium velocity cartridge.
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