brown bear caliber

SWIOWADEERHUNTER · 01-01-2007, 09:00 PM

If you were to go brown bear hunting what would be your minimum caliber you would use. I am bored so i thought i would post a new topic.

handloader1 · 01-01-2007, 11:05 PM

.300 Wby. Mag. Good luck.

game4lunch · 01-01-2007, 11:50 PM

I love my .300 Win Mag. It's numbers on the balistics charts aren't quite what the .300 Weatherby Mag. show, but I don't roll my own and I can find a wider range of ammo at Wally World or other stores.

I'd go with at least a 180 grain partition too!

M77man · 01-02-2007, 12:57 AM

I guess .300 Win Mag would be the "bear" minimum but I would at least go with a .338 Win Mag and a good friend who has a semi-auto or shotgun.

Idaho hunter 58 · 01-02-2007, 01:14 AM

anything from a .300 win,as stated, to one of the many good .338's. I would rather go with something larger than smaller when it comes to dangerous game. I would rather not follow a blood trail on this one... :-)

mallard stalker · 01-02-2007, 08:48 AM

30-06 or 300 win mag for me.

KonaBoy · 01-02-2007, 11:37 AM

.35 Whelen

20GADBL · 01-02-2007, 07:10 PM

If I ever get to go on this dream hunt I would be using my .340 wby mag with nosler 250gr. and no less.

SWIOWADEERHUNTER · 01-02-2007, 08:04 PM

How much does that 340 kick compared to a 300 weatherby mag. According to the weatherby website a 300 mag shooting a 180grain bullet is about 39lbs and the 340 shooting the 250grain bullet is about 44lbs of recoil. Is 5lbs of recoil noticeable

20GADBL · 01-02-2007, 08:15 PM

I've never shot a 300 wby, but my 340 kicks a lot. I'm just a little guy to, 150lbs 5'7", so that 44lbs is about 1/3 my wieght. I don't have a muzzle brake either, but have thaught of putting one on. the most shots in a row i have fired is 9. I get about an 1 1/4" groups at 100 yds. and have shot out to 350.