ORIGINAL: ipscshooter
Or find a guide who agrees that the .300 RUMwill do as much or more to a bear than a .338 WM...
I consider it arrogant to come into a professional's work place and act like you know more than they do.
I seem to recall an oil change being done on my Mustang a couple years ago. The "professional" mechanic (complete with ASE certificates on his wall) had his wrench on the oil pan drainplug, and was pulling and pulling on the wrench, but couldn't get drain plug loose... I had to point out to the "professional" that he was trying to turn it the wrong way... I guess maybe I'm a bit too arrogant...
I never once said that a professional can't be wrong, but these guides are trained and do this for a living. I fail to see the correlation between a guy messing up on your oil change and a guide telling you to bring a bigger rifle?? Sure professionals make mistakes, but this one mistake could cost you your life, or the guides. Why would you go for a lower powered rifle against his suggestion? Anyways, to prove my point go to youtube and type in grizzly hunt and cabelas and you will see where a guy shot a brown bear and another bear charges him. The hunter shoots the charging bear. Now, imagine having a lower powered rifle in that scenario and getting injured or killed.
As to the guy who said would I rather have someone with a higher powered rifle who has only shot it a few times versus his regular gun. Well, it is your own fault if you don't practice enough with a new gun, especially hunting brown bears.