Just a regular ol' Ruger Alaskan 20" barrel, open sights, Leupold VXIII 2.5-8x33 in Ruger rings. Not a single rifle I own fits me better, or I would have most likely switched out the Hogue stock. BUT since it is adequate for my accuracy needs, I kept it. Plus I hunt in a small boat lots, and seem to be wet quite a bit, so that grippy rubberized stock actually works for me.
This black bear was shot between the neck and front right shoulder from above. ( I was sitting in my F350 box -Lifted 6" plus 20 tires, so my vantage point was kinda high.......not tree stand high, but while I was standing up, it was definitely a downwards shot. He came out of the trees at about 60 yards, and faced me directly. As soon as I lifted the gun up and aimed, he just started to turn when the bullet went off and hit him slightly "off-axis". The bullet came out the left side of the gut and he dropped dead right there. Not even a kick out of him. The load was a 250gr TTSX at full-nutz velocity. Crappy picture as it was pitch black by the time I found the camera in my bags, and had to point the headlights of the truck at it on high beams to see the bear.
