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Big Game Hunting => Bear Hunting => Topic started by: shootsalot on April 18, 2011, 08:30:24 PM

Title: what caliber
Post by: shootsalot on April 18, 2011, 08:30:24 PM: thanks to everyone that has giving me advice. well now i don't know what caliber to use. i'm confess what one to use now 270,308,30.06, like i said earleir ill be hunting on the trinity trail head. and i'll be hiking alot to get to the hunting spot. does anyone have advice for me. thank for you time. :bash:
Title: Re: what caliber
Post by: dannysdaddy on April 18, 2011, 08:38:10 PM: quit nuking it and buy what feels good to you and you can afford.
Title: Re: what caliber
Post by: fair-chase on April 18, 2011, 08:41:32 PM: Quote from: dannysdaddy on April 18, 2011, 08:38:10 PM
quit nuking it and buy what feels good to you and you can afford.

:yeah: Just go with whatever one fits you best at the moment. Odds are you will end up owning all of them. Just a matter of time.
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Post by: carpsniperg2 on April 18, 2011, 08:52:03 PM: 30-06 done deal!
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Post by: Button Nubbs on April 19, 2011, 01:27:34 PM: If you planning on going in august or september be prepared for TONS and TONS of hikers up there.
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Post by: GoldTip on April 19, 2011, 02:24:08 PM: Just one caliber? Thats easy, 30-06.
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Post by: pianoman9701 on April 19, 2011, 03:09:14 PM: A .30-06 can effectively kill anything on the continent and was used by the Marines for years as a sniper rifle. My Rem. 700 classic is almost 40 years old, looks like it's new, and every animal I've shot with it fell where they stood. That's my vote.
Title: Re: what caliber
Post by: BallisticsNut on April 19, 2011, 03:20:41 PM: Went through the same thing last year. Purchased a .300 WSM after all the research. I was pretty set on the 30-06 for most part. I am glad that I have the .300 now. I have shot side by side with someone with a 30-06 and hands down the .300 is flatter, longer and more versatile. :twocents:
Title: Re: what caliber
Post by: bobcat on April 19, 2011, 04:38:13 PM: Quote from: shootsalot on April 18, 2011, 08:30:24 PM
270,308,30.06,

Any of those three will do just fine. There really is not much difference and I guarantee a bear won't know the difference.
Title: Re: what caliber
Post by: halflife65 on April 19, 2011, 05:12:58 PM: :yeah: I have a .270 and .30-06 (and .300 WSM) and I used all of them to kill deer, elk and bears. One thing that they had in common was that all the animals that I shot with them were equally dead.

I haven't used a .308 but it's a great rifle and I'm sure that it would not be an issue. Although, it might be the last one I'd choose. Personal preference - probably first one that someone else might choose.
Title: Re: what caliber
Post by: D-Rock425 on April 20, 2011, 04:20:48 PM: I vote 30.06 out of the 3 you listed.
Title: Re: what caliber
Post by: Bearhide on April 21, 2011, 05:20:57 PM: id go with the 30/06 to. Got one to and a 7wsm like it was said before the bear wont know the difference. /06 bullets are easy to find to.
Title: Re: what caliber
Post by: wadu1 on April 21, 2011, 05:51:04 PM: Quote from: fair-chase on April 18, 2011, 08:41:32 PM
Quote from: dannysdaddy on April 18, 2011, 08:38:10 PM
quit nuking it and buy what feels good to you and you can afford.

:yeah: Just go with whatever one fits you best at the moment. Odds are you will end up owning all of them. Just a matter of time.

:yeah:
All three ae good; since I had load I stay away from the WSMs they are a bitch to reload. Given a choice of the the in order the would be 30-06, 270 and then .308. :twocents:
Title: Re: what caliber
Post by: Rick on April 21, 2011, 05:58:49 PM: Black bears aren't that big,and they aren't hard to kill. Any of the calibers you mentioned will work fine.

Shot placement is what you need to be concerned with. Shoot them in the vitals with a .243 and they'll die in a hurry. Shoot them in the guts with a .338 and you'll be chasing them all over the country.
Title: Re: what caliber
Post by: skier2480 on April 21, 2011, 06:23:50 PM: I shot my 1st and only bear w/ a 30-06. Just make sure you buy the right cartridge and not cheapo sale ones. :bash:
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Post by: CAMPMEAT on April 21, 2011, 06:43:49 PM: One shot with a 300 mag at 123 yards.
Title: Re: what caliber
Post by: Rhinoron247 on April 21, 2011, 06:52:22 PM: i have them all and love the .300 WSM best. So much I got 2. You can't go wrong either way.
Title: Re: what caliber
Post by: brew on April 21, 2011, 07:05:16 PM: what one can you hit a softball with at 200 yards? thats the one you should hunt with....I'd go with better bullet construction anytime over caliber as long as it shoots straight
Title: Re: what caliber
Post by: X-Force on April 21, 2011, 08:11:34 PM: Quote from: brew on April 21, 2011, 07:05:16 PM
what one can you hit a softball with at 200 yards? thats the one you should hunt with....I'd go with better bullet construction anytime over caliber as long as it shoots straight
:yeah:

Nice looking bear CampMeat
Title: Re: what caliber
Post by: CAMPMEAT on April 21, 2011, 08:23:22 PM: Quote from: X-Force on April 21, 2011, 08:11:34 PM
Quote from: brew on April 21, 2011, 07:05:16 PM
what one can you hit a softball with at 200 yards? thats the one you should hunt with....I'd go with better bullet construction anytime over caliber as long as it shoots straight
:yeah:

Nice looking bear CampMeat

Thanx...........
Title: Re: what caliber
Post by: demontang on April 22, 2011, 03:42:48 PM: Quote from: Rick on April 21, 2011, 05:58:49 PM
Black bears aren't that big,and they aren't hard to kill.

Man I keep seeing this and I guess that I need to knock a few more in the dirt but I heart/lung shot a bear at 70yds and it turned and ran right at me tell I put an other round in it. :dunno:
Title: Re: what caliber
Post by: JimmyHoffa on April 22, 2011, 03:48:46 PM: I'd like to get one of http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.950_JDJ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.950_JDJ)these. It's classified as a sporting cartridge, so legal to own!
But I've seen bears take the dirt nap from as small as a .308 Win at 200+ yards.
Title: Re: what caliber
Post by: demontang on April 25, 2011, 08:39:32 AM: The articles I've seen have said that min for black bear is 30-30 or ballisicly equal. And after my bear I would want a good bullet in a 308win or bigger. There is just something about a animal that can clean your clock running out you that I would feel a little over kill in a gun is ok (as long as u can handle it)

I know my grandfather shot a charging sow with a 30-30 and killed it and it's cub with one shot. He always felt bad that it came to that.
Title: Re: what caliber
Post by: D-Rock425 on April 25, 2011, 09:07:57 AM: I've shot several bears with a 7mm08 and 140 grain corlocks. All have dropped but 1 he went 30 yards and piled up.
Title: Re: what caliber
Post by: Wazukie on April 25, 2011, 09:26:40 AM: I like my Ruger #1 25-06 best. I shot killed this one. That said, I will be hunting with a Browning A-bolt 300WSM this year only because it's about 3.5 pounds lighter the the #1
Title: Re: what caliber
Post by: D-Rock425 on April 25, 2011, 07:12:44 PM: Nice looking bear
Title: Re: what caliber
Post by: beardog T on April 26, 2011, 02:36:44 PM: this is easy a 270 would be my choice out of the 3. 7mm stw is a good one to :)
Title: Re: what caliber
Post by: Gutpile on April 26, 2011, 03:24:32 PM: Quote from: CAMPMEAT on April 21, 2011, 06:43:49 PM
One shot with a 300 mag at 123 yards.

Photoshop :hello: