Bear caliber
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Polar Man
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
I seen a 300 pound black bear get killed with one shot from a 22lr to the head just sayin...And one time i was partridge hunting and had one charge me and i filled his face with #6 birdshot and he didin't wiggle a toe after that...By no means do i suggest tryin either of these but if it's you or him and it's all you got, well, you get the picture.
Other then that I'd say 30-06 with 180 grains of whatever bullet you like or 308 with the same!!
As I posted in an earlier thread on this (yes there has been one of two previous threads on this subject), I once watched an Eskimo (before they were Inuit) stalk and shoot a polar bear with a .30-30. And I know that the Canadian Rangers used their .303's for the same purpose. So I am pretty confident that my .30-06 will do the job, should I require it.
I shot a couple bears with my 300winmag from around 30-50 yards. Not fur friendly, it literally ripped a 8" entrance, blew his heart in half, ripped down threw his body and broke the back leg then exited. Tough bugger still ran 40 yards, I didn't follow a blood trail, I followed a gut trail.
- Location
- Somewhere on the Hudson Bay Coast
Next time a bear defense thread come up, this should be reposted to demonstrate why chest shots should not be used in defensive shooting situations. But in a hunting scenario it works just fine.
Polar Man
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
bears have a slow heart rate and can run a long time, even after being hit in the bioler maker (lungs/heart). I like to toss a large hunk of lead at bears to limit the animal from moving to a bad location after being hit. The last few bears I have used my 45/70, and they literally have not moved more than 10 feet from the first shot
