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Black bear;
I am with you on the 9.3x57. since we don't really have huntable bears in Texas, I haven't had the opportunity to use the 9.3x57.
Alaska in the early '70s. One with the .44 mag and the other with, don't laugh, .243 Win. I wasn't really hunting spring bear that day. I was looking for food targets of opportunity.

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I too, have used a .243 to kill a 22 year old black bear...and like you, was not really out hunting bears...was driving down to a creek to remove a dead cow from along the creek...took my rifle along in case a coyote was hanging around...upon arrival at the scence--a brown phase black bear started up the hill from the dead cow..had only 70 gr Nosler ballistic tips..shot 3 times..you could actually see the bullets hitting the bear with the dust flying off the hide...on the 3rd shot I hit directly on the upper spine behind the neck..the bear died instantly..

Agree with the others,,black bear die relatively easy in my opinion...have used 300 Win mag, 280, 270 and 243 along with a bow...they typically don't go too far once hit--have small lungs compared to their body size...hit there its over...

Ripp

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ALL MEN DIE, BUT FEW MEN TRULY LIVE..

Edited by Ripp (01/03/09 09:44 AM)

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