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Offline LoneArcher

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Re: Shot placement.....shoot this bear
« Reply #15 on: May 17, 2012, 05:52:21 PM »
Just remember. Shoot him till HE THINKS HE's dead. :chuckle:

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Re: Shot placement.....shoot this bear
« Reply #16 on: May 17, 2012, 07:02:05 PM »
learned something new- good topic.  Before reading I would have shot just a little behind that shoulder to avoid breaking it. I'm guessing that would not be the place to shoot from the angle. Would my shot have missed vitals?
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Re: Shot placement.....shoot this bear
« Reply #17 on: May 17, 2012, 10:20:53 PM »
learned something new- good topic.  Before reading I would have shot just a little behind that shoulder to avoid breaking it. I'm guessing that would not be the place to shoot from the angle. Would my shot have missed vitals?

From that angle behind the shoulder I would bet it missed everything but maybe a little gut.... Lost bear.....

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Re: Shot placement.....shoot this bear
« Reply #18 on: May 17, 2012, 10:32:02 PM »
And last year I took a shot very similar to this on a bear @ the same size at 135 #..... I used my .50 muzzy with Copper Areo Tipped PB..... 295 grain.... 130 grains of Pyrodex..... I don't really like to hit shoulders with this set up closer then 50 yards.... I aimed just to the right to miss the shoulder @ less then 35 yards..... Think it was 32 or 33.... Bear never blinked.... Just dropped..... I'd take the same shot as I described with my 243 out to 350 yards on a bear..... 

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Re: Shot placement.....shoot this bear
« Reply #19 on: May 18, 2012, 05:25:33 PM »
The only difference between the bear in the pic and the one I shot 2 weeks ago is the angle of the face.....Took out the shoulder, both lungs with a clear pass through. The bear went 25 yards and dropped like a rock  :tup:
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Re: Shot placement.....shoot this bear
« Reply #20 on: May 18, 2012, 05:54:53 PM »
BOOM! 2 reasons you can get 2 bear tags, so if he's a little small for your taste go buy another one and do the deer population a favor.  I shoot an 06 so i'd anchor him and be ready for a follow up IF i didn't snap his sholder.
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Re: Shot placement.....shoot this bear
« Reply #21 on: May 19, 2012, 02:21:40 AM »
My first thought was you where alittle high but since I haven't killed a bear I'm learning to. I shoot an 06 with 150 grain soft tip, so for me I think blowing the shoulder would be best with a quick follow up
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