burningredphoenix

i have a mossberg atr 100 .30-06 rifle.....do you guys know if this can stop a bear that is within 20 yards with one shot....im afraid to shoot one and anger it. i want to make sure that if i shoot it, it drops dead instead of come charging at me? do you guys know?

Spearchucker

.30-06 is adequate for black bear.

stretch56

30-06 with the right bullet & a properly placed shot is adequate

Allen Denton

I do not hunt black bears but we are seeing more and more around our hunting land here in Virginia. I was worried about not having enough gun if I had to do something about a black bear only having a 12 gauge and OO buck. Well the other day after the first hunt and heading back to lunch a guy in m club came up to me and told me that the he went on a bear hunt 5 years ago and all of the guys in this bear club use shotguns except 2 that use 30-30s. He killed a 310 lb black bear at 35 yards with OO buck only 2 shots. They killed 8 bear that weekend and all were killed by shotgun, that made me feel better about a bear encounter.

RugerM77.270

30-06 = Dead Bear. Just about any good whitetail round will be good for Black Bears.

UncleNorby

Of course it is. But if you want to gaurantee you'll drop a bear on the spot, you'll need to break him down by shooting through the shoulders,or hit the head, neck or spine.