22-250 for bear
- Thread starter 303carbine
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- South Cariboo, B.C.
If I were planning on hunting bear, I wouldn't even leave the house unless I was packing 6.5 bore or greater.
Non of us are perfect so one day, if it hasn't happened already, a shot gets blown no matter how precocious we like to be. I would shudder at the thought of a 22 cal. bullet stopping on the shoulder of a bear. I'd be going home to arm myself a little better for the tracking job, that's for sure.
Non of us are perfect so one day, if it hasn't happened already, a shot gets blown no matter how precocious we like to be. I would shudder at the thought of a 22 cal. bullet stopping on the shoulder of a bear. I'd be going home to arm myself a little better for the tracking job, that's for sure.
Mighty Peace
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- Land of the Mighty Peace
As for hunting bear in Alberta with the 22-250, that would be illegal. Minimum size caliber of 23 is required for any big game species. But should you try it, I hope you can run faster than your 22-250 bullet velocity to outrun a PO bear
An aquaintance shot a bear with a .222 Remington once.
I shot severqal bears with a 243. This was on Vancouver Island and they were mostly very close neck shots though I did a face on chest shot once and had to track a wounded bear, but did recover it.
But once I tried a broadside lung shot on a very small bear at 20 yards. It dropped, reared and puked then got up and ran away, never to be seen again.
I switched to a 30 calibre.
22-250? My advice is use one only if you are close enough to guarantee a neck or spine shot. I wouldn't trust it on a body shot.
I shot severqal bears with a 243. This was on Vancouver Island and they were mostly very close neck shots though I did a face on chest shot once and had to track a wounded bear, but did recover it.
But once I tried a broadside lung shot on a very small bear at 20 yards. It dropped, reared and puked then got up and ran away, never to be seen again.
I switched to a 30 calibre.
22-250? My advice is use one only if you are close enough to guarantee a neck or spine shot. I wouldn't trust it on a body shot.
I know guys who've shot water buffalo with .223s.
Does it make it wise or advisable? No.
Sure, trappers use smaller calibres because they are often unparalleled shots and have considerable experience.
But only for those reasons.
But for recreational hunters it shouldn't be a guide.
Does it make it wise or advisable? No.
Sure, trappers use smaller calibres because they are often unparalleled shots and have considerable experience.
But only for those reasons.
But for recreational hunters it shouldn't be a guide.
