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Re: What's your favorite bear caliber?
« Reply #45 on: March 16, 2011, 09:18:36 PM »
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My first and only was with the Marlin .45/70 lever gun over bait the last year we could (1996) at 25 yards.   Very exciting and only needed one shot to the chest, now any opportunity will be with my Model 70 in .30/06 as sadly, the Marlin is long gone.
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Re: What's your favorite bear caliber?
« Reply #46 on: March 16, 2011, 09:25:36 PM »
Nice kitty kat.
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Re: What's your favorite bear caliber?
« Reply #47 on: March 16, 2011, 09:28:04 PM »
It's like going golfing, depends on the shot??? I like my Marlin 45/70 guide gun with 430gr hardcast buffalo boars (soon to have Leupold 1-4x20 scout), or my Remington 700 in 338 RUM Leupold 4-12x40 with 250 Barnes X bullets, or my Browning A-Bolt 7mm with my Leupold 6.5-20x50varXIII with 162gr. boattails.
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Re: What's your favorite bear caliber?
« Reply #48 on: March 17, 2011, 04:32:08 PM »
300 rum, 180 gr bullet. I am practicing to shoot the bear between the eyes. If that position is not offered then in one ear and out the other.
Otherwise remove a lung or heart.  We will see when the opportunity presents itself.
My sister still wants a bear rug.
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Re: What's your favorite bear caliber?
« Reply #49 on: March 17, 2011, 05:20:30 PM »
So far it been my 300wm with 180g partition. But I have now picked up a 338wm and a 340wby mag. Both of the new guns will be used for bear. The 338wm when I am calling and the 340wby. When we are just looking to spot and stalk and do some long range shooting.
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Re: What's your favorite bear caliber?
« Reply #50 on: March 17, 2011, 05:43:19 PM »
I like any 300 mag pretty well.... :twocents:
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Re: What's your favorite bear caliber?
« Reply #51 on: March 18, 2011, 06:36:03 AM »
Killed most of my bears with my 300 win mag.  but the most fun I had shooting one was with my 444 marlin lever action when baiting was leagal.  If I had to choose one gun it would be my 300 win mag.
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Re: What's your favorite bear caliber?
« Reply #52 on: March 18, 2011, 07:54:07 AM »
I will take any legal weapon....just drop me off.
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Re: What's your favorite bear caliber?
« Reply #53 on: March 19, 2011, 01:04:50 PM »
7mm rem mag
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Re: What's your favorite bear caliber?
« Reply #54 on: March 19, 2011, 01:50:41 PM »
So far I've tagged one bear! So I guess that makes the single shot .375 H&H my favorite. It worked pretty well...





One 260 gr Nosler Accubond at a tad over 300 yards. Did I "need" a .375? Of course not, but bear sure seemed like a great excuse to use it!
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Re: What's your favorite bear caliber?
« Reply #55 on: March 19, 2011, 02:14:02 PM »
Shuttle-T Lock 100gr  :P
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Re: What's your favorite bear caliber?
« Reply #56 on: March 19, 2011, 02:49:57 PM »
Quote from: Austrian Hunter on March 19, 2011, 02:14:02 PM
Shuttle-T Lock 100gr  :P

Austrian, I'm not familiar with htese, what bullets are these?  :dunno:
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Re: What's your favorite bear caliber?
« Reply #57 on: March 19, 2011, 02:59:58 PM »
Quote from: bearpaw on March 19, 2011, 02:49:57 PM
Quote from: Austrian Hunter on March 19, 2011, 02:14:02 PM
Shuttle-T Lock 100gr  :P

Austrian, I'm not familiar with htese, what bullets are these?  :dunno:

Funny, Its a very pointy bullet that has three very sharp blades on it!  :chuckle: :chuckle:  sorry I had to! 
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Re: What's your favorite bear caliber?
« Reply #58 on: March 19, 2011, 06:19:21 PM »
Quote from: Austrian Hunter on March 19, 2011, 02:59:58 PM
Quote from: bearpaw on March 19, 2011, 02:49:57 PM
Quote from: Austrian Hunter on March 19, 2011, 02:14:02 PM
Shuttle-T Lock 100gr  :P

Austrian, I'm not familiar with htese, what bullets are these?  :dunno:

Funny, Its a very pointy bullet that has three very sharp blades on it!  :chuckle: :chuckle:  sorry I had to! 

usually followed very closely by 300 grains of carbon...
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Re: What's your favorite bear caliber?
« Reply #59 on: March 19, 2011, 06:37:51 PM »
125 grain snufffers
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