30-06 SPR for bear

[bigeasy]

Hunting black Bear, Is the 30 06 enough? I'm shooting 180 gr Partitions. Range out to 200 yrds.

 

[stubblejumper]

The 30-06 is plenty.

 

[jennis]

30-06 will take any animal on the N. American continent ( short of Ak. Browns )

 

[Northman999]

30-06 has killed every game animal on the planet.

You're fine with your 180gr partitions to pretty much do the same for North American game. Maybe go for good quality solids if you're planning on shooting rhinos or elephants however.

 

[blargon]

I dunno, it might be a little light... See if you can find a .375...

 

[bigeasy]

Thank you for the results! I felt it was enough gun, just so many guys shooting magnums these days a wasn't sure if the black bears were getting tougher than when my grand father shot them with his 30-30 win with one shot kills or not? (wink)

 

[superd222]

Does Howdy Doody have wooden balls?

I see you have your answer. That's the first thing that popped into my head and I couldn't resist using that line!!!

Good luck with your bear!

SD

 

[Foxer]

Are you kidding me? It's more than enough.

 

[Jimbobob08]

Took my last bear with a win super x 170grain silver tip in 30-30, single shot and it dropped on the spot. 30-06 with a 180 grain partition should do

 

[Why not?]

30-06 will take any animal on the N. American continent ( short of Ak. Browns )

It's plenty for them as well..............or was fifty years ago, and then we all got magnums!

Ted

 

[skoalbandit]

I dunno, it might be a little light... See if you can find a .375...

Yeah, like a .375RUM at least!

 

[Budweiser2]

The 30/06 is plenty big enough to do the job. Good hunting.


Straight Shooting

Budweiser2

 

[Boomer]

Yeah, like a .375RUM at least!

The .375 Ultra works . . . but then so does the .30/06.

 

[Thinking]

If you can't kill something with an '06, then it isn't meant to be killed.

 

[Gatehouse]

Hunting black Bear, Is the 30 06 enough? I'm shooting 180 gr Partitions. Range out to 200 yrds.

I would hunt anything in North America (and most other places) with that load.

 

[BigUglyMan]

It's my go-to combination.

 

[mr mauser]

you could drop an elephant with an 06 with the right shot

 

[MiG25]

30-06 w/ 220 grain bullets used to be the recommended grizzly load.

 

[sniper58]

I've shot 9 black bears with a .30-06 using Federal "Blue-Box" 180 grain ammo. The farthest one has gone after being shot was 50 feet. Most of them expired in less than 10 feet. All were one shot kills.

.30-06 with 180 Partitions should do just fine.

 

[Camp Cook]

You don't need to go as heavy as a 180gr bullet my 30-06 go to loads were 165gr bullets resulted in flatter trajectories and higher retained energy, you don't need a premium bullet the velocities of the 30-06 don't need them.