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I have a Remington 870 12gauge that i use for ducks, geese, andrabbits. Next fall i will be old enough tobear hunt in my state. With a full rifle slug barrel, would this gun be enough to take a black bear,In the part of the adirondacks that i hunt in they are usually pretty small.

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I had a father &his 14 year old son come up last spring for there first bear hunt. The 14 year oldput a12 gauge slug through both lungsof a big old battle scarred bear. The bear was dead on it's feet & onlywent 20 yards.Shootit throughboth lungs& U will be fine. Good luck![/align][/align]www.mckenzieoutfitters.ca [/align]

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12 guage is plenty imo. I always carry one when I go check my bait stations 2 years ago there was a big bear at my bait when I got their at 50 yards it hit perfect and he only went 40 yards and died Good Luck

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Nothin beats a good 'ol Remy 870 with some slugs!!!

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Your 12 ga with slugs will work great. I have seen it used numerous times at my camp and it worked great. But, I won't put up the link and try to get some free advertising like others do. Good luck and shoot straight!

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hey dan, is your bear camp on the east coast, the wife and i are lookin to chase some!!

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Sorry man, I'm in Western Ontario. I take 10 hunters a year. I am booked for this year and have 12 people on the wait list in case of cancellations. I hope you find a good outfitter!

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just for the record i like my old knight mk in 54. cal for bears.

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The 12 gauge will work just fine. As a matter of fact, i have and uncle that has taken two large blackies in new york state with his 20 gauge. So with this being said...I would think that your 12 gauge would bring em down too...good luck hunting;)

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Ya a 12 guage will do alot of damage.