30-06 for brown bears

I would heed the advice here for sure, a .30-06 will hammer a bear. I would be looking at the 168gr T-TSX bullet personally - it'll expand on light game but also hold together on tough animals. Good BC for sheep hunting. A .30-06 handload I cooked up is pushing ~165gr bullets to well over 2900fps out of a 22" featherweight barrel.
 
Up yonder in Alaska, where the grizzlies get huge, their Department of Fish and Game recommend bringing a .30-06 to hunt with. Considering they could be held liable should something go wrong, I'm sure they're informing people well. Look at #### Proenneke. He survived for years with a .30-06 and .357.

On top of that, I'd rather have a .30-06 and hit what I'm aiming at than a .300WM and miss because of flinch. I'd rather have a .308 than a .30-06 if it would make me hit more accurately (it won't for me). You have a caliber that can throw pebbles (100gr reloads), rocks (150-175), and boulders (180-220). Don't worry about a thing.

I have a short list of calibers I would own if I could only have 1. .30-06 is pretty up there man. Really hard to beat.
 
I have spent lots of hours hiking solo thru grizzly territory with a 270 win just elk hunting, I took that gun on one sheep hunt. Spent lots of time sheep hunting with a 7mm rem mag. I would be happy with a 30-06 loaded with 180 accubonds in grizzly country. Most grizzlies I have seen sheep hunting don't stick around enough to cause trouble, they got my scent and left me alone. The grizzlies that probably did stick around I never seen anyway, so no harm no foul as of yet. I have gone sheep hunting with a 338 win and slept just as good as I have with the 7 rem mag beside me. Pick a good tough bullet and go look for sheep, only time you should be worried about bears is when you pack out meat.
 
So much to learn here. Thanks very much!

I will never (can only afford gopher safaris in Southern SK or AB) be able to afford a Grizzly Trip/Tag/Adventure, but it sure is good learn from all your experiences! :wave:

Peace Be The Journey!

Cheers, Barney
 
It has been my recent experience that the guys on the west coast say that the 30-06 fine, and the guys in the east keep telling me it's too small.

Great thread guys. I appreciate all your comments
 
If I was going to hunt the brown bear, it would definitely give me a reason to purchase a 375 H&H. The same would apply if Alberta had its grizzly hunt.
 
Trimmer 905 said:
30-06Sprg (180-220gr SP) will take down a 1200lb Moose like it's been hit by a truck. It will certainly take down a 600Lb Griz with no problem.
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moose are easy to kill and bears of all kinds are generally NOT....I consider 338 and up best medicine for bears....Smithers BC hunter took over a dozen 180 grain factory loads to down a G bear and the G bear in the Smithers airport likely would have killed a game warden armed with a 30-06 had the other game warden with a 338 stopped the bear...

there is a vast difference between killing a meat animal and STOPPING a charging bear...
 
track said:
If I was going to hunt the brown bear, it would definitely give me a reason to purchase a 375 H&H. The same would apply if Alberta had its grizzly hunt.
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Your average Mountain Grizzly ain't that big, 400 Lbs. would be a ball park figure.

Grizz
 
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