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<blockquote data-quote="Akredneck" data-source="post: 2624012" data-attributes="member: 120339"><p>Wow, so just touching on the guide thing, I personally hunt bears with a 270 win. If you read through the guide licensing you will notice the fact that the guide is responsible for protecting client. Also it states that an adequate cartridge shall be carried to protect client in a DLP ( defense of life or property). Several guides I work with carry 375 H&H, 458 win, 416 Rigby and one even carried a 500 A square, they don't want to get sued and lose their license. Hunting a bear is far different than stopping a bear, I carry a 12 Guage shotguns for my bear stopper. It serves multiple purposes grouse and Ptarmigan are good camp meat with birdshot . If I can crack a bears neck at 150 yards, don't have to worry about stopping a bear. Oh and by the way YES I do CHOOSE to carry a second firearm, I can easily take my 338 or 375 to hunt bears 2inch group at 100 or my 270 groups .5 at 300. My choice is my most accurate and comfortable to shoot and carry. I have lived in Alaska for a long time, I choose to spot and stalk bears solo. Penetration is the most sought after term for <img class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" alt="🐻" title="Bear :bear:" src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f43b.png" data-shortname=":bear:" />.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Akredneck, post: 2624012, member: 120339"] Wow, so just touching on the guide thing, I personally hunt bears with a 270 win. If you read through the guide licensing you will notice the fact that the guide is responsible for protecting client. Also it states that an adequate cartridge shall be carried to protect client in a DLP ( defense of life or property). Several guides I work with carry 375 H&H, 458 win, 416 Rigby and one even carried a 500 A square, they don't want to get sued and lose their license. Hunting a bear is far different than stopping a bear, I carry a 12 Guage shotguns for my bear stopper. It serves multiple purposes grouse and Ptarmigan are good camp meat with birdshot . If I can crack a bears neck at 150 yards, don't have to worry about stopping a bear. Oh and by the way YES I do CHOOSE to carry a second firearm, I can easily take my 338 or 375 to hunt bears 2inch group at 100 or my 270 groups .5 at 300. My choice is my most accurate and comfortable to shoot and carry. I have lived in Alaska for a long time, I choose to spot and stalk bears solo. Penetration is the most sought after term for 🐻. [/QUOTE]
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