As long as you stay with that bonded bullet your good. if you want to move up then 375 HH is your next step in my opinion . We've killed with both and both are good but the 375HH shut him down.
Brown bear Rifle
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akmtnhnt
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If you've ever been around the natives the #1 caliber by far is an AR in 223. Second is a 243 in a bolt. They kill more in Alaska than anything by far.
bballard
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Mainly because ammo is cheap and easy to get. Ar's work great for flock shooting caribou and other game....yes I have seen that.
Marky_mark
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How much does a tag cost them, and what happens if the don’t find the animal?
Nothing, and nothing.
Marky_mark
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Exactly
I saw this on the other recommended forum.
They put it to a vote, how many would use the same smaller caliber weapon if they were paying mid 4 figures to facilitate a hunt. Not sure how honest the responses were.
%57 said they would use the same gun vs using a large caliber.
it’s another interesting point.
Food for thought.
They put it to a vote, how many would use the same smaller caliber weapon if they were paying mid 4 figures to facilitate a hunt. Not sure how honest the responses were.
%57 said they would use the same gun vs using a large caliber.
it’s another interesting point.
Food for thought.
And how many walk into willow and/or alder thickets with a 224 or 6.5 blunderbuss tracking a wounded grizzly or brown bear?
Versus how many climb back on their snow machines or ATVs, and head back to a warm home?
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I’m not sure I would be inclined to tracked wounded brown bear even if it was hit with a howitzer.
It does remind of a quote from a gunsight instructor. The gun usually gets the credit when it works and when it doesn’t work. However, it’s really never the gun.
It does remind of a quote from a gunsight instructor. The gun usually gets the credit when it works and when it doesn’t work. However, it’s really never the gun.
bballard
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Kin
Kinda like hemmingway in the green hills of Africa "I don't care if you can hit a lemon every time at 200 yards. I want to know what you can do on a lion at 5.
akmtnhnt
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Loss of the animal would count against your bag limit. But that's irrelevant to if a 223 will kill a bear. It does probably more times a year than any other cartridge.
Marky_mark
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Try 6 figures for some animals
akmtnhnt
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There's a reason a semi auto is optimal. Shoot until it's not moving. You don't want to track it anywhere. But it needs to be low recoiling enough that you stay on target through the shots. There should be at least 2 bullets in the bear before the bear can react. Cns hits very optimal.
Unless you're in the wide open then whatever.
