View Poll Results: Which would you choose
Savage Hot Hunter
1
5.56%
Savage Model 10/11 Scout
0
0%
Remington 700 (shorter variant)
2
11.11%
Remington Model 7
2
11.11%
Winchester Model 70
1
5.56%
Howa Scout
0
0%
Ruger m77
0
0%
Marlin 336
9
50.00%
Browning x-bolt
3
16.67%
Mossberg MVP
0
0%
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Which tight cover deer/bear gun
#21
A 20 yeah I agree, A 12 you can add 50 yards fairly easily and possibly stretch the difference to 75 yards with a good amount of range time. That's a fairly large amount of momentum difference between a 12 and a 20.
#22
Also hunting in NCPA mostly for bear for over 50 years from what I recall I've used a Rem 760 (308), Ruger 77 (300 Win Mag), Marlin 336 (35 Rem), Marlin 1895 Guide Gun (45-70) and Tikka T3 lite (30-06) and even a .58 caliber percussion lock muzzleloader. Out of these my Guide Gun 45-70 is my favorite. Plenty accurate, enough thump for the biggest bear, and easy tote around climbing those steep hillsides.
#23
It can be done but its a poor choice if CF rifles are an option.
#24
Spike
Thread Starter
Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: Pennsylvania
Posts: 69
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#28
A bit of research on the 20 biggest black bears of all time by B&C - bears shot in PA came in at the following positions: #19, 18, 17, 15 13, 12, 9, 8, 6, 3 & 2. And by the way the #1 bear skull was found in Utah. So that makes the #2 & 3 bears the largest ever killed by hunters!
So 11 of the 20 biggest black bears ever came from PA. I'd say that's a pretty good record.
Last edited by bronko22000; 02-01-2017 at 04:30 AM.
#29
Yep and they are getting bigger. NE and NC Pa is home to some pretty dang large blackies. PA doesn't allow baiting or running dogs for Bear so getting on the smarter adults is difficult. I don't black bear hunt anymore, haven't for many years and as usual, if you aren't hunting for them, you see them a lot more! Kinda like if you are squirrel hunting and not deer, you see a ton of deer! If deer hunting and not squirrel, you see 10000000 squirrels.
#30
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Oct 2013
Posts: 9,230
I'm pretty sure that NC has the biggest average body weight. The bear there don't hibernate and feed all year long. PA has kicked out some huge bear but I'm betting the average NC bruin will outweigh the average PA bruin. For what it is worth record scores on bear are done by measuring the skull and not by body weight. A bear with a big skull doesn't necessarily equate to a bear with a big body.