.308 factory ammo for bear.

[BEARS4U]

Hey guys I want to open a can of worms here. I just purchased a used Rem. 742 in .308 for the wife to hunt bear in Canada. I know the .308 is one of the most versatile cartridges ever developed, but I would like some of your humble opinions on what factory bullet would perform well on black bear under 100 yards. Shots would most likely be more like 50 yds. I would like a few choices to buy to shoot thru this gun and see which it prefers. Thanks alot for any help you can give.

[kdvollmer]

me personally, from what I have read, think that .308 might be a little light for bears. But I don't know for sure
I am sure you will get some mixed thoughts in here though. Good luck getting the info you need

[popeye]

any 165 or 180 gr partition type bullet will work perfectly under the conditions you describe.
many of the people i bear hunt with use a 308 with host of different bullets. a 308 at 50 - 100 yards will put a 300+ pound black bear down quickly.

[FastShootingCarts]

ORIGINAL: BEARS4U

Shots would most likely be more like 50 yds.

Get yourself a Marlin 1895G *scoped* and load it up with Garrett [font="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"]540-GR SUPER-HARD-CAST GAS-CHECKED HAMMERHEAD Bullets AT 1550-FPS. You should be OK, then.

[goos_blues]

Bear+.308+100 yards= dead bear. any bullet made for the 308 would kill a bear a 50 yards.

[700xcr]

Shoot what your gun likes in either 150gr. thru 180gr.

[Broek]

Sounds like your hunting over a baited site with shoots at 100 yards or less. The 308 would work great in that setup, as it will kill any black bear around at those ranges. I like the 165's as that's what my gun likes the best, just stick with a good bullet no matter what grain you go with and you'll be fine.

[Broek]

On second thought, it's to small and you really should get rid of it! I'll do you a favor and buy it off your hands cheap![8D]

Just joking, it's fine! Good luck on the bear hunt!!!

[Jeff Ovington]

My brother has a .308 that gets more velocity (when reloaded)withboth 150 gr or 165gr bullets than my 30-06 using the same amount of powder and same primers..
We have never compared commercial ammo
And according to Speer (cause I phoned them) this isn't a surprise..
Aparantly Theyget alot of calls..
Cosidering this cal. is very very accurate using a wide variety of commercial ammo, (more so than the 3006) Its plenty for game out to 400yrds.
165 GR TBBC . 165 PARTITIONS, 165 TSX...

[Diggerr]

Check winchesters line. They have rounds for dangerous game that should work