Spring Bear hunting what rifle and caliber will you be carrying?

[jurban]

With spring bear hunting season just around the bend here in Alberta. I was looking through my safe last night and trying to pick a rifle and caliber I wanted to use this season. For some people this is easy but for me like many other CGN'ers we have 6 different rifles and at least that many caliber to choose from. I narrowed it down to two rifles my Marlin 1895GS in 45/70 and my Browning A-Bolt in 300 Remington Ultra Mag. So my question to all you our there is what gun will you be carrying?

 

[Scott_N]

I usually take my Win. 70 338 mag for bear hunting. Not that I need something that powerful for blackies, but we usually hunt where grizzlies are found too. It's nice to have a bit more punch than needed just for peace of mind in case I run into a big mean bear.

 

[BwanaDave]

9.3x62 stuffed full of 286gr partitions

 

[srupp]

hmm Sako .338 shooting 225 gr Barnes triple shock TSX....should work well lol
steven

 

[MauserMike]

My #### in Ontario

 

[riden]

WOW

There sure is enough gun being packed on this thread.

I usaully leave my A Bolt home and carry my BLR in 308. But I am in the market for a guide gun too, so I wil have to carry my newest gun!!!

 

[jurban]

My #### in Ontario

Let me know how that works out for you...

 

[ben hunchak]

C. Sharps 50/90(of course)Sharps or Marlin '95 Cowboy gun in 45/70.....530gr. flatpoint and 100grs. of 2fg swiss black powder in the 50/90......420gr. LFN Gc(M.T. Chambers) in the 45/70 at 1900fps.

 

[Pudelpointer]

My #### in Ontario

Hahahaha!

I DO actually feel bad for you. If the majority of you would stop voting for idiots, you may one day get that hunt back.

 

[Republic of Alberta]

Mossberg 590 with 537g round balls

98 9.3x64 Brenneke with 286g partitions

And for ####s and giggles
Nef 30-30 with cast

Jack Kemph Long Bow

 

[Steeleco]

My new XLR in 444 pushing home rolled 265 grn RN's

 

[bone-collector]

My new XLR in 444 pushing home rolled 265 grn RN's

you gonna come up here and hunt with me and foxer and a few others for maylong weekend?......oh and we have 3 grizz tags to



oh and a gun..well how bout a brand shinny new TC prohunter in 375H&H

 

[308BAR]

9.3x62 going to try 250grn barnes tripleX

 

[Wild Dave]

I used to use a .308 Win. which is very adequate down east, we don't have any Grizzlies. Out west I would use a .300 Win. as a minimum. But the last two Blackies I shot I used a .338 Lupua Mag., got love a 250 gr. hollow point fire escape aint nothing walks around with one of those holes in it.

 

[John Y Cannuck]

Like a bunch of other Ontarians here, I'll be reading about what you lucky guys and gals in other provinces do, so keep posting, give us something to be pissed about.
F**king politicians.

 

[carew]

A .348 if i get to the west for the hunt but im still in ontario.

 

[Whelen B]

350WSM kittycat - if I get outta here to either Quebec or Manitoba for a spring black bear hunt. That rifle is still a virgin but hoping to change that this year.

And - what John Y Cannuck said about Ontario politicians.

 

[death-junky]

Winchester Model 70 300 win mag.

 

[Russ]

I'll be using my 98 FN Husky in 8X63.....

Loaded with 175gr. Sierra Pro Hunters at about
2800fps

Russ...

 

[medvedqc]

dont know a Savage 99 in .300 savage and factory Federal 180 gr or a Mod 70 Win fwt in 300WSM with 180 nosler partition ???!!!

time will tell but for now not a sign for spring lol ... Bears are still in den ...