The cartridge wasn't the issue the rifle was...
If it was set up short like Boomers it would have been perfect but having a 26" barrel in such tight conditions dictated to me to do the smart thing and use my short range King with 525gr WLNGC's...
It's why I own more than one rifle...

Gibbs505 thanks for putting up with us we had a great time visiting with you and your wife.
I was waiting for someone to comment on the scope...
CC,
What type of camo pattern is that you're wearing?
Cheers
Nope not even remotely owned...
When your little 375 Rugers can reach out and knock a monster like this off it's feet at 250 yards I will bow to it or until you come up with a bigger bear than mine I say all the spewing you can throw out there is just pathetic ranting.
If you look at the bear pic's again there is no way I would walk into the kind of cover it ran into with only a little 375...
It is why I put together the best thick bush rifle cartridge combo my Marlin...
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