Thanks for chiming in Homers Brother!!!! You obviously read my first post above. There is no question that the .308 is more than adequate for the conditions I described for black bear. Hell, as we all discussed in the other thread, it is viable on elk and moose. I was simply looking for someone who perhaps had personal experience with the Winchester Mod 70 in .308 to save me some experimentation time and money.

Here's a question for you - - Weather conditions being constant, if I found that a particular load was optimal for my Winchester Mod 70, does that translate to someone elses Winchester, or are there characteristics that litterally make each rifle shoot differently?