308 vs 270 for Michigan Bear.
02-16-2015, 06:25 AM
#11
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2009
Posts: 1,926
There probably over fifteen calibers ...
that have taken bear and deer in the continental U.S.
Old hunters mostly used a few calibers. Who buys fifteen calibers and uses rhem ? Most hunters try a few. And those are their favorites. The rifles worked.
Decades ago, .270 got a reputation for a western U.S. cartridge by writer Jack O'Connor. I never did think of it as an eastern cartridge after that.
One caliber became an unfavorable to me. An acquaintance shot a deer with one caliber; the deer ran over the hill and was downed by a hunter with a 30-30.
I could never shake that memory and never bought that caliber.
I never did find out how bad a shot he was.
And that's one story how we come to liking certain calibers.
Old hunters mostly used a few calibers. Who buys fifteen calibers and uses rhem ? Most hunters try a few. And those are their favorites. The rifles worked.
Decades ago, .270 got a reputation for a western U.S. cartridge by writer Jack O'Connor. I never did think of it as an eastern cartridge after that.
One caliber became an unfavorable to me. An acquaintance shot a deer with one caliber; the deer ran over the hill and was downed by a hunter with a 30-30.
I could never shake that memory and never bought that caliber.
I never did find out how bad a shot he was.
And that's one story how we come to liking certain calibers.
Last edited by Valentine; 02-16-2015 at 06:34 AM.
02-16-2015, 06:48 AM
#12
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: Allegan, MI
Posts: 8,019
It takes a number of preference points for a resident here in MI to get a bear license in most units and with a 2% cap on nonresidents I seriously doubt that they'll need to worry about what caliber to use in the near future.
02-16-2015, 07:24 AM
#13
Nontypical Buck
Thread Starter
Join Date: Sep 2010
Posts: 1,834
Mostly great replys!!!! I have forwarded this info on and will let them do the math after that.
I told him that I would lean the 308 route for I know after 10's of thousands of rounds from it, what it can and not do. I will build some lighter loads and let her start from there and see what comes of it. Thanks again.
I told him that I would lean the 308 route for I know after 10's of thousands of rounds from it, what it can and not do. I will build some lighter loads and let her start from there and see what comes of it. Thanks again.
02-16-2015, 09:05 AM
#14
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Dec 2007
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that have taken bear and deer in the continental U.S.
Old hunters mostly used a few calibers. Who buys fifteen calibers and uses rhem ? Most hunters try a few. And those are their favorites. The rifles worked.
Decades ago, .270 got a reputation for a western U.S. cartridge by writer Jack O'Connor. I never did think of it as an eastern cartridge after that.
One caliber became an unfavorable to me. An acquaintance shot a deer with one caliber; the deer ran over the hill and was downed by a hunter with a 30-30.
I could never shake that memory and never bought that caliber.
I never did find out how bad a shot he was.
And that's one story how we come to liking certain calibers.
Old hunters mostly used a few calibers. Who buys fifteen calibers and uses rhem ? Most hunters try a few. And those are their favorites. The rifles worked.
Decades ago, .270 got a reputation for a western U.S. cartridge by writer Jack O'Connor. I never did think of it as an eastern cartridge after that.
One caliber became an unfavorable to me. An acquaintance shot a deer with one caliber; the deer ran over the hill and was downed by a hunter with a 30-30.
I could never shake that memory and never bought that caliber.
I never did find out how bad a shot he was.
And that's one story how we come to liking certain calibers.
02-18-2015, 07:00 AM
#16
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: Michigan
Posts: 3,952
that have taken bear and deer in the continental U.S.
Old hunters mostly used a few calibers. Who buys fifteen calibers and uses rhem ? Most hunters try a few. And those are their favorites. The rifles worked.
Decades ago, .270 got a reputation for a western U.S. cartridge by writer Jack O'Connor. I never did think of it as an eastern cartridge after that.
One caliber became an unfavorable to me. An acquaintance shot a deer with one caliber; the deer ran over the hill and was downed by a hunter with a 30-30.
I could never shake that memory and never bought that caliber.
I never did find out how bad a shot he was.
And that's one story how we come to liking certain calibers.
Old hunters mostly used a few calibers. Who buys fifteen calibers and uses rhem ? Most hunters try a few. And those are their favorites. The rifles worked.
Decades ago, .270 got a reputation for a western U.S. cartridge by writer Jack O'Connor. I never did think of it as an eastern cartridge after that.
One caliber became an unfavorable to me. An acquaintance shot a deer with one caliber; the deer ran over the hill and was downed by a hunter with a 30-30.
I could never shake that memory and never bought that caliber.
I never did find out how bad a shot he was.
And that's one story how we come to liking certain calibers.
The shortest track was a 30/06 by the way. More a case of vision then marksmanship that time.
ATB
