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Boomer
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Re: Help me pick a bear bullet (.375)
25/05/06 11:31 PM

Any of the bullet weights you've mentioned will work well in the 2200-2500 fps range. You will probably discover that penetration in game does not change significantly between light and heavy bullets of the same construction. The reason is that the higher velocity of the lighter bullet makes up for it's smaller mass. Still, I favour heavy for caliber bullets, as I believe their terminal properties are more predictable. Depending upon bullet design, a heavier bullet may also expand to a larger diameter, and thus produce a larger permanent wound cavity. I think that a 300 gr bullet at 2200 would be a hell of a black bear load, and the steeper trajectory should not be an undue hardship in most black bear habitat.

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Help me pick a bear bullet (.375)	SCGunNut	23/05/06 01:03 PM
Re: Help me pick a bear bullet (.375)	EricD	30/05/06 03:42 AM
Re: Help me pick a bear bullet (.375)	hoppdoc	26/05/06 03:28 AM
Re: Help me pick a bear bullet (.375)	400NitroExpress	26/05/06 07:55 AM
Re: Help me pick a bear bullet (.375)	jro45	27/05/06 02:33 AM
Re: Help me pick a bear bullet (.375)	prof242	27/05/06 12:40 PM
Re: Help me pick a bear bullet (.375)	Gibbs505	29/05/06 07:19 AM
Re: Help me pick a bear bullet (.375)	SCGunNut	30/05/06 12:48 PM
Re: Help me pick a bear bullet (.375)	Gibbs505	30/05/06 02:26 PM
Re: Help me pick a bear bullet (.375)	JRiekers	21/06/06 02:15 AM
Re: Help me pick a bear bullet (.375)	CptCurl	26/05/06 12:54 AM
Re: Help me pick a bear bullet (.375)	Boomer	25/05/06 11:31 PM

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