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<blockquote data-quote="Pdvdh" data-source="post: 1558097" data-attributes="member: 4191"><p>I go a little differently for firearms/cartridges geared for these two opposite ends of the bear hunting spectrum. I have multiple firearms.</p><p> </p><p>1) <u>Longer range bear hunting</u>. My firearm is a .338 Lapua Rogue wildcat in a bolt action rifle. One load uses a copper monolithic expanding bullet (long range). One load uses Swift A-Frames (short range). It's a little heavy, and a bit barrel long, for lots of packing. Although I have packed it in several miles when brown bear was on the agenda.</p><p>2) <u>In-Your-Face situations</u>: Scenarios include camp marauding bears, charging bears i.e. wounded bear follow-up/recovery in the brush (yikes!), or recovering meat from large game animal kill sites - requiring multiple trips back to the kill site. My weapon of choice is a 12 gauge Rem 870, with hand loads of Tungsten buckshot, or Brenneke slugs.</p><p></p><p>Limited to a single firearm under the stated focus and purpose, the .375 H&H in a compact bolt rifle is a good one-size-fits-all weapon for typical/common bear hunters. RH300UM's gun is a good fit for a guide. Extra horsepower for stopping them sooner, rather than later. 458 Mags are potent stoppers up close. But suffer from lower BC bullets at longer ranges, compared to 338s thru 375s.</p><p></p><p>We have one member (Alaskan Guide) who went with a .416. He split the .458 - .375 difference.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Pdvdh, post: 1558097, member: 4191"] I go a little differently for firearms/cartridges geared for these two opposite ends of the bear hunting spectrum. I have multiple firearms. 1) [U]Longer range bear hunting[/U]. My firearm is a .338 Lapua Rogue wildcat in a bolt action rifle. One load uses a copper monolithic expanding bullet (long range). One load uses Swift A-Frames (short range). It's a little heavy, and a bit barrel long, for lots of packing. Although I have packed it in several miles when brown bear was on the agenda. 2) [U]In-Your-Face situations[/U]: Scenarios include camp marauding bears, charging bears i.e. wounded bear follow-up/recovery in the brush (yikes!), or recovering meat from large game animal kill sites - requiring multiple trips back to the kill site. My weapon of choice is a 12 gauge Rem 870, with hand loads of Tungsten buckshot, or Brenneke slugs. Limited to a single firearm under the stated focus and purpose, the .375 H&H in a compact bolt rifle is a good one-size-fits-all weapon for typical/common bear hunters. RH300UM's gun is a good fit for a guide. Extra horsepower for stopping them sooner, rather than later. 458 Mags are potent stoppers up close. But suffer from lower BC bullets at longer ranges, compared to 338s thru 375s. We have one member (Alaskan Guide) who went with a .416. He split the .458 - .375 difference. [/QUOTE]
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