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Re: What's your favorite bear caliber?
« Reply #15 on: March 15, 2011, 04:01:21 PM »
338 win or 44mag. My dad uses his 44mag but after he saw my bears reaction to a 225gr bullet to the lungs/heart he wants me there to back him up. I put my first shoot in the heart and the bear turned and ran straight at me tell I hit him in the middle of the chest at 30yds.

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Re: What's your favorite bear caliber?
« Reply #16 on: March 15, 2011, 04:18:53 PM »
I'm hoping to put my Marlin levergun to use this year so .308 it is.

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Re: What's your favorite bear caliber?
« Reply #17 on: March 15, 2011, 04:23:40 PM »
300 mag or T/C Encore 450 Marlin pistol

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300win mag for me as well

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Re: What's your favorite bear caliber?
« Reply #18 on: March 15, 2011, 04:25:05 PM »
Bill Sweetland 550gr w/160 gr Grizzly from my 70# Damon Howatt !!
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Re: What's your favorite bear caliber?
« Reply #19 on: March 15, 2011, 04:30:54 PM »
300 Win Mag.  It is the only rifle I own and hopefully I won't need another one for a long time.  I prefer to shoot the same rifle and know it well.

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Re: What's your favorite bear caliber?
« Reply #20 on: March 15, 2011, 04:37:32 PM »
325wsm or 50cal muzzy

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Re: What's your favorite bear caliber?
« Reply #21 on: March 15, 2011, 04:42:57 PM »
.270 win
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Re: What's your favorite bear caliber?
« Reply #22 on: March 15, 2011, 07:00:31 PM »
300 WSM with 180gr Nosler Accubonds here.
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Re: What's your favorite bear caliber?
« Reply #23 on: March 15, 2011, 07:05:23 PM »
125 grain Woodsmen broadhead on a 550 gr arrow from my 52# Sapphire Hawk
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Re: What's your favorite bear caliber?
« Reply #24 on: March 15, 2011, 07:19:46 PM »
300WSM with 180 Barnes TSX
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Re: What's your favorite bear caliber?
« Reply #25 on: March 15, 2011, 09:29:43 PM »
1895 Marlin Guide Gun in 45/70.

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Re: What's your favorite bear caliber?
« Reply #26 on: March 16, 2011, 08:25:11 AM »
Honestly it's not very much fun to kill one with a rifle anymore.  I've killed three with a rifle and 5 with my bow.  A heck of alot more fun with the bow.
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Re: What's your favorite bear caliber?
« Reply #27 on: March 16, 2011, 08:33:18 AM »
Honestly it's not very much fun to kill one with a rifle anymore.  I've killed three with a rifle and 5 with my bow.  A heck of alot more fun with the bow.

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Re: What's your favorite bear caliber?
« Reply #28 on: March 16, 2011, 08:34:15 AM »
.338 Win Mag  ;)

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Re: What's your favorite bear caliber?
« Reply #29 on: March 16, 2011, 08:36:47 AM »
EXACTLY!!! :) actually of all the guns I own this is the one that always climbs in the truck first  :dunno:
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