Best 44 mag load.

[shortymorty]

10mm is my vote.180gr hp.

[spin05]

I did alot of research before going to Alaska last year. Atleast for a grizzly ,a hollow point is not what you want. They say it wont go thru there thick skin and just piss em off.   A .44 mag buffolo bore bear load they say can end for end a grizzly if shot in the chest. I took my .357 mag with buffolo bore loads in 180grain  Figured if a .44 can end for end. My .357 should make the vitals maybe more.   For that 10mm you can get a 220 grain from them that will do nicely.

[W_Ellison2011]

I'm going to be running buffalo bore 44 mag +p+ 340 gr out of a ruger redhawk 5.5". If a bear soaks up the energy from the 7mm mag, 300 win mag, or my buddies 510 nitro mag and gets in the brush I'm going in with something potent!

 https://www.midwayusa.com/product/1000693136/buffalo-bore-ammunition-44-remington-magnum-p-340-grain-lead-flat-nose-gas-check-box-of-20

[bornhunter]

Guessing those dudes must buck a little bit?

[W_Ellison2011]

Guessing those dudes must buck a little bit?

Only a bit lol. I figure when and if it comes to that... adrenaline will keep them from bucking too much. Also, the wife told me that if I get mauled by a bear that she is going to whoop my butt soooo... going big and bad to try and be prepared for anything.

[bornhunter]

Yup. If mamas happy everybody is happy!

[shortymorty]

Many Grizzlies have been killed with 10mm 180 gr. Hp.In all reality it is all about shot placement.Super heavy loads brings the muzzle up way to far.With a glock 10mm follow up shots are right there.Twice as many rounds as compared to the 44

[yorketransport]

Many Grizzlies have been killed with 10mm 180 gr. Hp.In all reality it is all about shot placement.Super heavy loads brings the muzzle up way to far.With a glock 10mm follow up shots are right there.Twice as many rounds as compared to the 44

I love the 10 mm as much as the next guy and I’ve had 5 of them, but it’s really not in the same league as a 44 mag. Even a hot loaded 10mm is a distant second to the 44mag. I say that as a guy who’s really not a big 44mag fan either. The 41 mag is a much better comparison to the 10mm.

What I really want to know is where are you guys at that you’re worried about a bear sneaking up in you? I could stand in a berry field covered in bacon grease and the only bears I’d see would be running the other direction. 

[Skyvalhunter]

What are you mixing in with that bacon grease? Try some peanut butter

[mountainman]

Many Grizzlies have been killed with 10mm 180 gr. Hp.In all reality it is all about shot placement.Super heavy loads brings the muzzle up way to far.With a glock 10mm follow up shots are right there.Twice as many rounds as compared to the 44

I love the 10 mm as much as the next guy and I’ve had 5 of them, but it’s really not in the same league as a 44 mag. Even a hot loaded 10mm is a distant second to the 44mag. I say that as a guy who’s really not a big 44mag fan either. The 41 mag is a much better comparison to the 10mm.

What I really want to know is where are you guys at that you’re worried about a bear sneaking up in you? I could stand in a berry field covered in bacon grease and the only bears I’d see would be running the other direction. 

Now that's a scary image in itself! 😝

[bornhunter]

Just want to be prepared. I survive on " if its predictable, its preventable!"

[W_Ellison2011]

Many Grizzlies have been killed with 10mm 180 gr. Hp.In all reality it is all about shot placement.Super heavy loads brings the muzzle up way to far.With a glock 10mm follow up shots are right there.Twice as many rounds as compared to the 44

I love the 10 mm as much as the next guy and I’ve had 5 of them, but it’s really not in the same league as a 44 mag. Even a hot loaded 10mm is a distant second to the 44mag. I say that as a guy who’s really not a big 44mag fan either. The 41 mag is a much better comparison to the 10mm.

What I really want to know is where are you guys at that you’re worried about a bear sneaking up in you? I could stand in a berry field covered in bacon grease and the only bears I’d see would be running the other direction. 

Not really worried about one sneaking up on me. More worried about if the bear doesn't go down from the rifle shot and makes it into the brush. Rifles in thick brush are slow and hard to maneuver. My 44 mag pistol wont be as hard to move around. Really I'm hoping to kill the bears within eye sight so I don't have to chase them but we all know that sometimes animals can soak up a TON of lead and keep on churning.

[smittyJ]

Garrett Ammunition for my 44 ad 45/70, Buffalo Bore Outdoorsman or Pennetrator for my 40 S&W and 45LC.

http://garrettcartridges.com/products.asp