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ipscshooter

06-28-2007 01:48 PM

RE: bear gun

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ORIGINAL: brierpatch1974

So with that being said I use my .257 roberts for yotes, .243 for doe season, 7mm 08 for bucks, and a .204 for pest smaller than yotes.

BP

Your 7-08 would work just fine, but, since you've got a .243 and a 7-08, I would get a .338 Federal to kinda round out the family.

younggun308

06-28-2007 01:55 PM

RE: bear gun

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ORIGINAL: ipscshooter

Your 7-08 would work just fine, but, since you've got a .243 and a 7-08, I would get a .338 Federal to kinda round out the family.

Agreed, most of us average hunters don't have a .338 Federal, so you 'ought to test it out for us and tell us what you think, we need a labrat.:D

brierpatch1974

06-28-2007 02:46 PM

RE: bear gun

.338 federal would be nice to have. How many companies a chambering for that round now?

BP

JeffS

06-28-2007 04:21 PM

RE: bear gun

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For a bear gun I have thought about afew of guns. A marlin .444 < i need a lever gun :) > a 12 ga with a rifled slug barrel, and maybe even a .260 remington though that may be a little on the light side. I know I will never shoot over 50 to 75 yards at the most in the areas I will be hunting in.

For the distances you will be shooting the guns you already have would work great, but if you are wanting a big gun just for bears the Marlin .450 works great. I have one we use for hogs and it really leaves a big hole.

younggun308

06-29-2007 02:13 AM

RE: bear gun

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ORIGINAL: brierpatch1974

.338 federal would be nice to have. How many companies a chambering for that round now?

BP

I think Tikka and Sako chamber it.

CamoCop

06-29-2007 02:41 AM

RE: bear gun

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ORIGINAL: brierpatch1974

I know I will never shoot over 50 to 75 yards at the most in the areas I will be hunting in.

BP

well heck, with that being said i use a wrist rocket and a ball bearing...:D

B.B.A.

06-29-2007 03:20 AM

RE: bear gun

May I suggest the exelent 9,3x62. A very popular caliber in nothern europe. That's a fine bear caliber. Both Tikka and sako chamber it!

KonaBoy

06-29-2007 07:46 AM

RE: bear gun

If you said you "need" ;)a lever action, a Browning BLR in .358 would be a powerful little package.

brierpatch1974

06-29-2007 02:13 PM

RE: bear gun

Well, after lots of thinking and reading and taking in all the advice everyone has given I decided to go with .................. The Marlin 444. I been looking at this gun for a while and the more I look at it the more I thought it needed a home in my gun safe. Now its time to work up some loads for it and decide if I want a small powered scope or keep the iron sights..Maybe a ghost ring. Thanks for all the replies and advice I really appreciate it.

BP

Hard Luck

06-29-2007 02:30 PM

RE: bear gun

I have shot more than 50 bear with many different cal. rifles. My favorite is a Browning 81 in .358 win. Ruger is now making a bolt gun SS in .358 and the MkII in .350 Remington mag. neither kick much and both will take any bear you want to shoot. I use plain old Speer .250 grn spirepoints and no bear has ever gone more than a few feet after the shot and I've shot a number over 500lbs, weighed not guessed.
I am going to buy another bear rifle and it will be the Ruger in .358 Ony because I can get a little more vel out of the 22" bbl.(I just needed an excuse) My Browning has never failed. Use a good brand of 2x7 scope a lighted crosshair really helps !

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