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Offline rgalanti21

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What's your favorite bear caliber?
« on: March 15, 2011, 01:29:20 PM »
What caliber do you use for hunting bears? Everyone has their favorite, but what's yours? :bfg:
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Re: What's your favorite bear caliber?
« Reply #1 on: March 15, 2011, 01:31:27 PM »
Was my .270, but I just bought a new 7mm that's itchin' to get bloody...  For bear? ...whatever I happen to be carrying... :dunno:
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Re: What's your favorite bear caliber?
« Reply #2 on: March 15, 2011, 01:31:57 PM »
7mm for me no contest...

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Re: What's your favorite bear caliber?
« Reply #3 on: March 15, 2011, 01:34:03 PM »
7mm08 for me I've killed four of them with it the last few years.

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Re: What's your favorite bear caliber?
« Reply #4 on: March 15, 2011, 01:37:52 PM »
300wsm
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Re: What's your favorite bear caliber?
« Reply #5 on: March 15, 2011, 01:39:21 PM »
125 grain broadhead.

2nd choice 30-06.
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Re: What's your favorite bear caliber?
« Reply #6 on: March 15, 2011, 01:54:24 PM »
Big.

I am wanting to use the smokepole on Smokey this year.... .54 cal.

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Re: What's your favorite bear caliber?
« Reply #7 on: March 15, 2011, 02:01:26 PM »
Only have one rifle...so its gonna be  7mmmmm oh 8  ;)

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Re: What's your favorite bear caliber?
« Reply #8 on: March 15, 2011, 02:12:19 PM »
.338 Win Mag  ;)
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Re: What's your favorite bear caliber?
« Reply #9 on: March 15, 2011, 02:12:54 PM »
Mine is the 300 RUM or 270 WSM

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Re: What's your favorite bear caliber?
« Reply #10 on: March 15, 2011, 02:14:05 PM »
Whatever legal weapon I have in my hand!

Or, my .300 WSM.

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Re: What's your favorite bear caliber?
« Reply #11 on: March 15, 2011, 02:29:28 PM »
300 mag or T/C Encore 450 Marlin pistol
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Re: What's your favorite bear caliber?
« Reply #12 on: March 15, 2011, 02:33:47 PM »
Have to admit I love killing black bears with my bow.  Have killed 3 bears with a bow and another 5-6 with rifles over the last 30 years of hunting and no other 4 legged animal dies quite as easily with a good bow shot as a bear does.  So my favorite would probably be a 7595 Goldtip arrow with whatever 125gr broadhead that has been on the end in the past.  Right now it would be the COC Sonic.
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Re: What's your favorite bear caliber?
« Reply #13 on: March 15, 2011, 02:36:43 PM »
The lightest one that I own - A Ruger 10/22!

Why? Because since I don't ever see them anyway, why should I carry the extra weight?

Just in case though, I carry a 7MM Remington Mag for back up.

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Re: What's your favorite bear caliber?
« Reply #14 on: March 15, 2011, 03:03:48 PM »
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