If I didn't have a bigger rifle and got the chance to go after Big bears again, I would use the 308. Many of the big bears have been taken with the 30-30, 44-40, 30-40 Krag,303 British and the 7.62x54 as well as the 6.5x55. People think that if you huntnthe big bears that you are automaticly going to be attack if the shot does not drop the bear in its tracks. The truth is that it does not often happen. Most wounded animals including the big bears will try to escape when wounded. If you are hunting big bears with a smaller rifle, you may have to pick your shots more carefully. Ideally a bigger caliber would be a good choice but the 270 and 308 class rifles have taken more than their share of the biggest bears on earth. It is more the skill of the hunter than the size of the weapon.
You have to accept the fact that if you hunt dangerous game, you may become the hunted. The mountain men nearly wiped out the grizzly with their muzzle loaders. However Sometimes the bear won.
