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Old 04-21-2010, 06:43 PM
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Originally Posted by qbkr21
i was kind of thinking about a .50 cal. you see .375 scares me because if one shot doesn't drop it you've just pissed it off. i'd have to a least go with a .44 maybe a desert eagle?
I've put hunters on a lot of big bears the .375HH is a fantastic bears round. I wouldn't back off from anything from a .300 mag up. Shot placement is as important as what you are shooting. I've never had a hunter lose a bear that was lung shot if you can take both lungs out so much the better. I also tell my hunters before we even see a bear to take a follow up shot don't even wait for me to tell them.
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