Kodiak brown bear rifle

[Guy M]

I'm pretty sure you hunted with us in the Brooks for that bear
8 foot bear in the Brooks is a great bear!

I hunted with Lyle Becker and Joey Klutsch. It was a great hunt!

Regards, Guy

 

[RH300UM]

I hunted with Lyle Becker and Joey Klutsch. It was a great hunt!

Regards, Guy

Yep
I thought so.

 

[sloone]

As hard as I try I sometimes have a hard time taking the high moral ground, so here is my response:
Congrats on being a bada$$!!! But your bear is still half the size as the ones mentioned! You also have no experience with BIG bears so try looking in the mirror once in a while...and not to just totally admire yourself!
I once had to shoot a large angry charging pit bull with a .40 S&W, does that count?
As far as living in fear; I'm career Military (Sniper, Infantry- Airborne/Air Assault/and leg) and have been on more than one combat deployment, one of which the company I was with had 147 enemy engagements and encountered 90 IEDs. I received a medal of valor that deployment.
So all I can say to you is pump your brakes a little there tough guy, and go on your occasion life threatening hunt...

Now I'm gonna be a hypocrite and take my wife and kids to church...hope you enjoy the rest of your day while I get mad at myself for stooping down to your level.

outstanding.just read this thread.glad someone stood up to this pompous ***.

 

[doug2080]

outstanding.just read this thread.glad someone stood up to this pompous ***.

hahaha…I didn't realize how old this thread was(2016!!) agree with you 100%. And I bet my dad could beat his dad up…

 

[WV Hitman]

My guide wouldn't let me bring my .416 Taylor handgun for my last brown bear. Said handguns are too light for them, plus they'd take multiple shots. DEmanded I bring a large handgun (I don't own/haven't shot a rifle since 1978) that had multiple rounds ready. I took my Taurus Raging Bull .500 S&W using 375 gr. X bullets. Took this 8 footer at 129 yds. with 1 shot from the little island over my shoulder (was fishing).. Also shot a charging brownie a few years ago at 25 yards with a .375 JDJ Contender and a 285 gr. Speer Grand Slam. Dropped him with a frontal chest shot.
Big calibers/bullets work quite well. The .375 Ruger would be my choice if I used rifles. Accubonds and Xs are head & shoulders above other bullets.

 

[Frank in the Laurels]

..any .338wm with a Nosler Partition will handle any brownie without much anxiety and rifle expense... an old timer that time tested and hunter approved ! No need unless your wallet and shoulder can handle it to go much bigger...

 

[memtb]

..any .338wm with a Nosler Partition will handle any brownie without much anxiety and rifle expense... an old timer that time tested and hunter approved ! No need unless your wallet and shoulder can handle it to go much bigger...

Frank, that is the reason that we chose the .338 WM as my wife's rifle…..the planed Alaskan hunts. We figured it would also work well on most of the African game!

Her rifle never go to travel to distant lands……but, has served her remarkably well right here in the lower 48! It's simply…..just a darn good cartridge! memtb

 

[Bill Peet]

What rifle do you have? A 300 win will work using Premium bullets. Barnes 200, Nosler Partisan200 or 220 gr. Use a bullet that holds to gather, Most shots are under 100 yards. Guides I have known used a 375 HH with 300 gr Partisions ,or 458 s to stop a charge. Shoot the front shoulder to break him down and keep shooting till he quits moving. I had a 375 HH 285 Grand Slams, first **** was 35 yards broad side. He ran away but my next three put him down by 75 at the brush line.

 

[Bill Peet]

..any .338wm with a Nosler Partition will handle any brownie without much anxiety and rifle expense... an old timer that time tested and hunter approved ! No need unless your wallet and shoulder can handle it to go much bigger...

375 HH has less felt kick , but 338 works just fine

 

[WV Hitman]

Who needs a rifle? I took my brownie with a
.500 mag Smith at 129 yds. With a 375 Barnes x. One shot.

 

[Marine sniper]

Always fun to debate calibers, but the reality is any 30 cal mag and above with good bullets and proper shot placement will do the job 100% of the time in short order.

Poor shot selection and it will not matter what you shoot him with.

 

[Marky_mark]

375 HH has less felt kick , but 338 works just fine

That would defy physics

 

[memtb]

That would defy physics

Yes, but…….most .375 H&H's are fairly heavy, which greatly mitigates felt recoil.

Just as an example……my wife's .338 WM felt recoil is much greater than that of my heavier .375 H&H. She has no problems shooting 300 grain bullets from my old H&H. memtb

 

[RH300UM]

So life presents a new challenge
All that I had planned for myself to progress towards a dream realization gets taken away.
It's a long, sad story that I could write a book about.
No bear hunt, no sheep hunt, guide career lost(for the interim until suspension is lifted in September).
Wrong decisions, betrayal, misplaced judgement, lack of accountability and a whole host of other issues.
Bottom line is this.
A guides life is not easy.
It's not a job
It's not a life of easy work
It's not a life of rewards that come easy
It's not a life of instant gratification
It's not a life of stature
It's not a life of anything but hardwork Extremely hard!! and harder life lessons handed to you each and everyday from all directions.
If one word describes a guide it would be Tenacity.
Then there is the guides wife.
Her life takes on a whole different level of the guide.
She has to deal with all the home responsibilities while the guide is guiding. PLUS has to deal with the guide when he returns home.
Good and bad seasons.
This last year it's a bad season for my wife. Really bad!!
I know it's not thread relevant but there it is
Just remember that guides have a lifestyle that is not a easy road
There are those that lost their lives while guiding
While it pales on n comparison to active duty personnel serving a guide gives absolute all for your hunt
At least I did

100%
You can not EVER stop!!
NEVER!