| Ripp |
| (.577 member) |
| 20/04/22 01:47 AM |
Re: Bear Gun Shootout: 10mm vs .44 Mag.
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Same species. Just different sizes based on the location and sources of food. Armchair expertise.
Can't see why that makes a huge difference for cartridge choice? A .30-06 won't suddenly kill a brown bear? Or was it grizzly?
So many many useful cartridges missed out from the "7", I guess because advertising not paid for them!
A very obvious choice, the Euro 9.3x62. And the American .338/06.
As is often the case.. a LOT of info in these articles are a bit overstated, IMHO.. there is no reason an '06 with the correct bullet and placement won't do the job and do it well.. However, I hunted mine as a offer after I was on a do-it-yourself caribou hunt.. So, borrowed his fathers 375H&H.. grabbed a group of mixed manufacturers ammo out of an old cigar box and went hunting..
IF the bear is wounded and you have to go in after him.. I personally would want as big of a firearm as available.. They are big and nasty.. one hit will and has killed many of individuals.. The guide I was with at the time told me his buddy had gotten killed guiding a client the year before..
I have a lot of friends and acquaintances who have used 7mmRem Mag for them . and '06.. with no issues whatsoever..
Pretty much its all in whatever your comfortable with.. In Africa I feel better with my .416Rems than I do with one of my 458Win's.. each to their own..