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<blockquote data-quote="J E Custom" data-source="post: 1106365" data-attributes="member: 2736"><p>I had planed a brown Bear hunt to Alaska and decided to do as much research as possible on the "Best Brown Bear cartridge". There were many opinions and lots of choices. The consensus</p><p>was that for a hunting rifle a 375 H&H was minimum for one shot kills but the larger 416 and </p><p>458s were better for stopping them faster.</p><p></p><p>I saw videos of the big bears taking 3 to 5 shots from the smaller bore rifles before they actually gave it up. the guides that have actually takes many bears are probably the best source for what is best, but there opinions varied also.</p><p></p><p>The decision that I came to, was to build a 416 that would push a 400 grain bullet 26 to 2700 ft/sec</p><p>And be capable of 4 or 500 yard shots. After completion I had no doubts that this rifle would do the job, so the next thing to decide on was what kind of backup weapon I would carry for the up close and unscheduled visits.</p><p></p><p>I chose a 454 with 300 grain bullets because Carrying two rifles just did not make sense on a hunt.</p><p>But the third choice was to carry a back up rifle if something got messed up in flight or an accident.</p><p>and I decided that a big bore leaver gun without a scope would be very dependable and would offer fast follow up shots in an emergency. also If I wanted to go fishing it would be handy and offer lots of security if I encountered a bear that did not want to share his fishing spot. My choice at the time was a 444 Marlin. Know I would look at the 450 marlin because of the extra power.</p><p></p><p>There are many choices for a self defense weapon that Is powerful, dependable and has many fast follow up shots at close to reasonable 100 yard shots, and the big leaver guns have all these attributes in my opinion.</p><p></p><p>I don't have much faith in the bear spray (I don't have any experience with it) and think it ought to come with a can of Beer so the bear can wash the taste out of his mouth before sitting down for the meal you provided him. Ha Ha.</p><p></p><p>Go Big bore or Go Home</p><p></p><p>Just an opinion and each person has to decide for himself.</p><p></p><p>J E CUSTOM</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="J E Custom, post: 1106365, member: 2736"] I had planed a brown Bear hunt to Alaska and decided to do as much research as possible on the "Best Brown Bear cartridge". There were many opinions and lots of choices. The consensus was that for a hunting rifle a 375 H&H was minimum for one shot kills but the larger 416 and 458s were better for stopping them faster. I saw videos of the big bears taking 3 to 5 shots from the smaller bore rifles before they actually gave it up. the guides that have actually takes many bears are probably the best source for what is best, but there opinions varied also. The decision that I came to, was to build a 416 that would push a 400 grain bullet 26 to 2700 ft/sec And be capable of 4 or 500 yard shots. After completion I had no doubts that this rifle would do the job, so the next thing to decide on was what kind of backup weapon I would carry for the up close and unscheduled visits. I chose a 454 with 300 grain bullets because Carrying two rifles just did not make sense on a hunt. But the third choice was to carry a back up rifle if something got messed up in flight or an accident. and I decided that a big bore leaver gun without a scope would be very dependable and would offer fast follow up shots in an emergency. also If I wanted to go fishing it would be handy and offer lots of security if I encountered a bear that did not want to share his fishing spot. My choice at the time was a 444 Marlin. Know I would look at the 450 marlin because of the extra power. There are many choices for a self defense weapon that Is powerful, dependable and has many fast follow up shots at close to reasonable 100 yard shots, and the big leaver guns have all these attributes in my opinion. I don't have much faith in the bear spray (I don't have any experience with it) and think it ought to come with a can of Beer so the bear can wash the taste out of his mouth before sitting down for the meal you provided him. Ha Ha. Go Big bore or Go Home Just an opinion and each person has to decide for himself. J E CUSTOM [/QUOTE]
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