David Emerson
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7 contour I meanI still have that rifle. I am saving to go with Rob Dunham for buffalo. The barrel is only .750 at the muzzle. I am going to call Carson and have him make me a 6 contour at .825. That will help.
7 contour I meanI still have that rifle. I am saving to go with Rob Dunham for buffalo. The barrel is only .750 at the muzzle. I am going to call Carson and have him make me a 6 contour at .825. That will help.
Ok guys. I got some good news. The boss wants me to start guiding Brown Bear hunts in our area on the Alaskan Peninsula. Starting this May!! I couldn't be more excited and willing to learn this endeavor. The big bears have always fascinated me.
I have my 375 RBH that I've been using up in the Alaska arctic to guide with. I had to use a 1 type fits all bullet because of the dynamics involved with multiple species and distances involved if I had to dispatch a wounded animal. So I was using the 281 grain Hammer hunter. I now have a 338 RBH coming to fill that roll. Now the 375 becomes a dedicated Brown Bear guide rifle. I'll be pulling the 3x15 nightforce off it and transferring it to the 338 RBH. I have a 2x10 nightforce to put on the 375 now.
I am thinking the 299 sledge hammer for the 375 is the top choice for its new duties. But I'm wondering if I should have a 305 claw hammer ready in the pipe for those times a charge may take place in the searching for a wounded Bear in the thick alders if and when it happens.
What say you guys?
I've made my mind up as you can tell but I'm interested in hearing your input on this
just curious have you had any brown bears charge yet? What was the outcome? I've never hunted them but enjoy hearing the adventure of others
RH300UM,
Salivating at the idea of supplying a guide service. We build 375 WSM and 458 WSM that would make great guide guns. 18" Barrels. Bolt, Lever, AR Variant. Suppressor/No Suppressor.
375 WSM ballistics are very similar to 375 Ruger usually exceed 375 H&H.
458 WSM usually exceeds factory offers of 458 WIN MAG. Bother very versatile, light bullets, heavy bullets, solids, and subsonics. Now I do not recommend using a 725gr Subsonic as a backup to Brown Bear. HAHAHA.
Check out our website and calibers. We are offering a full refund to the first person who uses it on Brown or Grizzly and gets it on video. So hey, it may end up being free. A bunch of companies also make ammo besides us but the even better part, we show you how to make it yourself. Choices are almost endless.
Check us out. 375 WSM info will be up soon. Let us know if you have any questions.
https://vasilentarsenal.com/458-wsm
V/r,
Richie
"Send It, Quietly"
No offense was intended.Fair enough. Simple statements read a lot easier than ones that are over the top. Not sure if I should take offense or not.
I guess the main concern is to protect a client and yourself with this rifle . I have no experience with big bears so my advice is worth every dime your paying for it. However you may want to check out the Remington 7600 carbine in 35 Whelen. With a 250 grain Nosler Partition your getting about 3000 lbs of energy and four rounds of ammo . It is a compact rifle and easy to carry but the most important factor is that it gives you fast follow up shots and puts a lot of bone crushing power in a fast handling carbine. It's also a clip fed rifle so reloading is as easy as putting in another clip!
I concur with this. Worst case, the shot(s) will be at +1000 pounds of adrenaline charged fur, teeth and claws at spitting distance. I haven't hunted the big bears, but some decades ago, with African Lion and Cape Buffalo at spitting distance, I observed a meaningful difference in stopping power between a .375 and the big bores(ie 458). This 480 gr Woodleigh SP from my 450NE penetrated from stem to stern and was recovered under the hind quarters hide with +90% weight retention. The lethally hit Lion was at 21 paces paces with a enough juice left in him after a lethal shot to do some serious damage. The Woodleigh did its job killing instantly. "Maybe" my 375 would have produced the same result. I can't speak from experience with the big bears, but from everything I've heard, when hit they are at the very least as formidable if not more-so in disposition, with over twice the mass of a a Lion. I have been contemplating a big bear hunt. As a guided hunter, I would likely consider the 375 for ballistic flexibility. I think I would prefer my guide have something bigger should things go wrong. If I'm mistaken in my viewpoints, I'm anxious to be educated.If it was me and had to have a dedicated big bear stopper I would probably have a 458 or 416 of sorts. I mean the 338's and 375's have been proven time and time again and you have more experience dealing with big fuzzy Volkswagens than me but like I said if it were me and needed a dedicated peninsula big rig it would be a 22" 458 or 416 shooting A-frames that will travel from nose to tail! I mean there's a reason most PH's use 505 gibbs and big 416 or 458
Why I suggested to the young man a 1x6 scope. Oh well. You can lead a horse to water but you cannot make them drink.Greyfox and David Emerson, I agree with your comments near 100%. The following was my answer, posted on a different website, to virtually the same question! memtb
This is just my 2cents, for what it's worth. If you are guiding, you are "not" the hunter, you guide and then offer "back-up" when/if things go bad. In my estimation, going bad will be a "up close and personal" situation. While the cartridges you mentioned are great hunting cartridges......there are better "stopping" cartridges. Personally, I'd look at .416's up through the .458's as " stopping cartridges"!
Just ask Ed Stevenson. He once had a bear stepping on his chest in a stream.That was the end of the 375 for him.Greyfox and David Emerson, I agree with your comments near 100%. The following was my answer, posted on a different website, to virtually the same question! memtb
This is just my 2cents, for what it's worth. If you are guiding, you are "not" the hunter, you guide and then offer "back-up" when/if things go bad. In my estimation, going bad will be a "up close and personal" situation. While the cartridges you mentioned are great hunting cartridges......there are better "stopping" cartridges. Personally, I'd look at .416's up through the .458's as " stopping cartridges"!