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Equipment & Gear => Guns and Ammo => Topic started by: n_mathews13 on February 08, 2015, 10:38:59 AM

Title: AK black bear round
Post by: n_mathews13 on February 08, 2015, 10:38:59 AM: I'm going to AK black bear this spring ( kinda a last minute thing). I have the 300win mag savage , bear hunter model. Shoot .180 Barnes
I want to use that rifle, any input on going up from .180 or you think that would be enough?
Title: Re: AK black bear round
Post by: Biggerhammer on February 08, 2015, 10:41:13 AM: For black bear a 180 is plenty.
Title: Re: AK black bear round
Post by: bobcat on February 08, 2015, 10:46:24 AM: 180 grain is more than enough, especially since you're talking about a Barnes 180. That would be plenty good for a grizzly bear as well.
Title: Re: AK black bear round
Post by: j_h_nimrod on February 08, 2015, 10:50:57 AM: :yeah:

180 is ideal in the .300 Win Mag.
Title: Re: AK black bear round
Post by: jay.sharkbait on February 08, 2015, 11:18:19 AM: AK twist is something like 9.5-1 so that should work. I would worry about velocity. The 180 is pretty long for a short case and OAL is controlled by mag length. I would use a lighter bullet.

Also, not all 7.62 is the same. I think the eastern block stuff was .311?
Title: Re: AK black bear round
Post by: follow maggie on February 08, 2015, 11:22:57 AM: I think by AK he means Alaska, not the rifle
Title: Re: AK black bear round
Post by: mountainman on February 08, 2015, 11:25:21 AM: J, I think he meant in his 300 win IN Alaska, not IN an AK rifle
Title: Re: AK black bear round
Post by: Jonathan_S on February 08, 2015, 11:26:19 AM: No need to go any bigger than 180 and it shoots so flat there is no need for a 165. :tup:
Title: Re: AK black bear round
Post by: jay.sharkbait on February 08, 2015, 11:36:24 AM: Quote from: follow maggie on February 08, 2015, 11:22:57 AM
I think by AK he means Alaska, not the rifle

Now that makes way more sense.
Title: Re: AK black bear round
Post by: jasnt on February 08, 2015, 11:46:25 AM: Quote from: bobcat on February 08, 2015, 10:46:24 AM
180 grain is more than enough, especially since you're talking about a Barnes 180. That would be plenty good for a grizzly bear as well.
:yeah:
Title: Re: AK black bear round
Post by: gasman on February 08, 2015, 03:08:11 PM: More then enought :tup:

I used my .270 with 140 gr on my AK POW black bear hunt in 2012.

Shot placement is key in my opion.
Title: Re: AK black bear round
Post by: mountainman on February 08, 2015, 03:13:50 PM: I have harvested 25 black bears, with calibers ranging from 22-250 up to the 338-378 weatherby. Yes more then capable!
Title: Re: AK black bear round
Post by: bugs n bones on February 08, 2015, 03:30:52 PM: Quote from: n_mathews13 on February 08, 2015, 10:38:59 AM
I'm going to AK black bear this spring ( kinda a last minute thing). I have the 300win mag savage , bear hunter model. Shoot .180 Barnes

Me 2....where you headed? I'm.using a 375
I want to use that rifle, any input on going up from .180 or you think that would be enough?
Title: Re: AK black bear round
Post by: n_mathews13 on February 09, 2015, 06:34:42 AM: Jay, Yes Alaska.

Bones, I'm Headn to wrangell. From there I'll go south a bit for black bear. I'm exited. Iv been to AK but not this area. Where and when you Headn up?
Title: Re: AK black bear round
Post by: n_mathews13 on February 09, 2015, 06:36:38 AM: Thanks for all your input, I was expecting to up my round but maybe I can get away with not messing with the gun. Other then practicing all the time. Thanks guys
Title: Re: AK black bear round
Post by: grundy53 on February 09, 2015, 06:42:26 AM: 180 is more than enough.
Title: Re: AK black bear round
Post by: n_mathews13 on March 04, 2015, 12:20:24 PM: AK trip in May got canceled yesterday. Have to wait till next year looks like :bash: