would a 7mm 08 pierce a grizzlies chest plate?
Depends on how old it was and how big the animal was and how much fat it had on it, since they r coming out of hibernation they should be kinda "thin" so you might have a slight chance that the bullet pirced the chest plate. But how big was it like was it kinda small for a grizz or was it big?????????? n another ? is was you buddy the only one that had a gun on him? if not y didn't u or your other buddies pump led into the bear as well? Just think if he was the only 1 with a gun and even tho your buddy hit the bear n the bear kept charging, and the gun/bullets got jammed what would you have done then??(if your thinkng running your wrong cause the can out run you up hill and down hill) I dont know but when i plan on going bear hunting in the future i plan on haven the people that r with me to have a gun with them in case it decides to charge n something happens. n back to your very first question asking if he will be back in the same area, if all animals acted like mule deer i would hav to say yes because every deer that i have shot have been 20yrds away from eachother n so far i have only shot 2 being cause i am 15 yrs old.(an if i am correct i would have to say they where in the same herd b/c i have seen the sam buck running with them but unfortunally i have a doe liscencse) but if they are like deer sure the grizzley might be back WHEN HE FEELS THE AREA IS SAFE FOR HIM/HER TO BE IN AGAIN