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Posted: 5/13/2002 6:17:04 PM EDT
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Don't listen to what he says. .300win mag is very powerful gun. More powerful than .308. I don't know what kind of distance you are shooting but if its few hundred yards then it should do that job satisfactorily.
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Posted: 5/13/2002 6:27:37 PM EDT
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[url]http://www.state.ak.us/adfg/wildlife/region2/hunting/kod-faq.htm#shoot[/url]
Alaska Department of Fish and Game 12. What is the best rifle to use for brown bear hunting? Most experienced hunters consider a .30-06 rifle with a 180 grain soft-nosed bullet to be the smallest effective caliber for Kodiak brown bears. The .300 mag, .338 mag., and .375 mag. are popular and well-suited calibers. A waterproof rifle stock is also beneficial during a Kodiak hunt. |
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Posted: 5/13/2002 6:29:01 PM EDT
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look at the Federal Trophy Bonded Bear Claw
part number P300WT1 200 g 2800 vel fps 3480 energy ft. lbs. [img]http://168.215.71.68/images/bs45.gif[/img] me, i would drop 600.00 on a used .338 winmag. |
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Posted: 5/13/2002 6:29:48 PM EDT
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Thanks GW, excellent "ammo" for my argument.
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Posted: 5/13/2002 6:40:51 PM EDT
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Magnum rifles will do ya. Also big caliber Marlin cartridges like .450 and 45-70.
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Posted: 5/13/2002 7:56:36 PM EDT
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I agree with Raven. Go drop $400 on a guide gun in 45-70, get close, and have a good hunt.
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Posted: 5/13/2002 8:11:54 PM EDT
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More important than the caliber is the bullet construction.
IMHO, and I lived iin SE Alaska and hunted brownies, if you are used to your rifle and shoot it regularly, get a good bullet i.e. nosler partition, swift a-frame. Make sure you can hit what you are shooting at, then have a good time. When I lived up there, a deer hunter was killed by a brownie, around a dozen people went after it, armed with .338's, .300's, 7mm's, and a .30-30 The high velocity factory rounds for the mag's were loaded with deer bullets. And had explosive expansion, little penetration, the .30-30 was the round that penetrated and killed the bear. You will do fine, enjoy. btw, one bit of advice, first shot, take out his front shoulders, hopefully the heart and lungs at the same time. That way you are sure to slow him down if you don't kill him with the first shot. |
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Posted: 5/13/2002 8:24:15 PM EDT
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[url]http://www.jacksonholewyoming.net/elk/300.html[/url]
300 Win Mag "This power house pushes a 200-grain bullet to 400 yards and still retains a speed of over 2,200 fps, and over 2,200 ft/lbs of energy." [url]http://www.jacksonholewyoming.net/elk/338.html[/url] .338 Win Mag "At 400 yards the the 250-grain bullet is still traveling along at some 2,000 fps. And the energy is around 2,000 ft/lbs at that same distance." It looks like the .300 Win Mag uses a lighter bullet, has less recoil, and packs a bigger punch. |
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