My best friend and I talked about it yesterday and he said he felt .338 was way too much gun and I should get a 30-06. I'm convinced by our discussions here that my .308 will not be enough but I'm stuck on what calibre to getJohnny (my best friend) swears by the 06' but I'm reading here that I need a .338 which also will the .338 knock off my shoulder with recoil? Also, price of ammo for the '06 is much less andeaiser obtained. For clarity I will say this bear hunt is in north Georgia mountians ona Wildlife Management Area. There are 5 of us going together. I read this article and decided to set it up.
http://www.georgiasportsmanmag.com/hunting/big-game-hunting/ga_aa101203a/#cont
What ever gun I get I don't want it to be a once a year hunt with gun. I want to be able to hunt deer and such with it too.
Thanks,
Chuck