The ultimate rifle cartridges for grizzly and brown bears. First of all there are several subspecies of brown bear just like tigers. Black bear up close shot 300 winiphonesolo youtube. Jul 06, 2016 dangerous game demands specialized cartridges with lots of stopping power and that are capable of penetrating thick hides.
In a survey i did of alaskan brown bear guides, the. The trophy bonded bear claw is available in nine cartridges of the premium safari family, beginning with 175 grains in the 7mm remington magnum and ending at 500 grains in the. It is also available in several high energy loadings of the. The difference that matters to elk hunters as well as moose and bear hunters is the 300 footpounds more energy the 338 win. The optimum load for a trophy bruin depends on how you plan to hunt. However, keep in mind that a safe 400yard poke with your. Although the case design of the weatherby was entirely different from the. Ive never killed a grizzly but i would be very comfortable using a. I wouldnt hesitate to use my 300 win mag on anything north america has to offer, i have a nice grizzly bear rug courtesy of my 300. We plan on hunting brown bear and moose on the kenai peninsula. Loaded with a heavy nosler partition, barnes tsx, hornady gmx, swift aframe, or the like, the.
Jun 28, 2017 larysa switlyk from larysa unleashed travels to canada to break in her new montana rifle company 300 win mag rifle while bear hunting. Randy newberg, hunter continues discussing black bear hunting ideas, responding to viewerlistener questions about cartridge and caliber selection for black bears. The 4 very best calibers for hunting big game off the. If you hope to hunt and then shoot a big bear at a reasonable distance, the. Black bear cartridges and calibers by randy newberg, hunter. Larysa switlyk from larysa unleashed travels to canada to break in her new montana rifle company 300 win mag rifle while bear hunting. This may come as a surprise to some hunters, but caliber selection is probably the least critical factor. The cartridge is designed to fit a long action and is ballistically close to the. Five top bigbore ars and cartridges the daily caller. Barrel is maintained very well clean after most every trip to the range and a bore snake between shots. In his book, kyle spoke of the round, saying, i used the.
Legendary brown bear guide phil shoemaker wrote hornady. I prefer to hunt long over clear cuts, ag fields and power lines. It ran off as if untouched so much for the mythical knockdown energy effect and kept running until my second shot directed for a high shoulderspine hit landed. American hunter top 8 bullets for african plains game. The 4 very best calibers for hunting big game offthegrid. Sprp stands for spire point recoil proof, and the design of this bullet eliminates the problem of tip deformation during recoil. Federal tlr and trophy bonded tip long range hunting forum. Fear no evil hornady manufactures dangerous game series ammunition with only the finest components, under strict quality control measures. That means, of course, that all the other 300 magnums are great, too, although the 26 to 28inch barrels many use do get unwieldy. If your plan is to shoot a charging grizzly at 20 paces you do not merely need the perfect north american big game cartridge, you need a specialized, dangerous game cartridge and rifle setup. No other production semiautomatic rifle can make this statement without a stretch. Just like how there is a difference between a sumatran tiger and a siberian tiger, there is a diffe.
Put simply, a cartridge with a larger case also usually has a greater powder capacity. This means the bar is capable of dropping antelope, deer, elk, moose and bear. They are quite happy with the lower numbers and since i think water is wet, who am to judge. All these previous answers are just straight up wrong in so many aspects. Which one would win a fight, a polar bear or a grizzly bear. The 308 vs 3006 vs 300 win mag debate has gone on for about as long as those three cartridges have existed.
In my hunting career, i have had but one occurrence where an animal decided to test my mettle by taking me on. And, since africa big game hunting is so steeped in its own history and traditions, we will treat it within its own subcategory here. I usually shoot no more than 23 shots at the beginning, let it cool, and then 1 shot and let it cool in between each shot after that. This rifle supplied my freezer with many cow elk when the kids were younger. Some of the guides are picky about what a client carries and shoots. It also has owned the tikka brand of boltaction rifles since 1983, and is now owned by the italian firearm holding company beretta holding. The ballistics chart below compares the trajectory of hornady precision hunter and winchester expedition big game and factory loads for each cartridge. Perhaps the best testimony of the effectiveness of the. The 444 with the right bullets delivers plenty of energy, but id prefer something bigger. I live in a state where you can use anything you want to.
It was an alaskan brown bear, and i was armed with a custom pre64 model 70 chambered for the. The bullets available in 35 and 33 calibers are in the same general weight range roughly 180 through 250 grains. Submoa with most factory and handloads using 180gr or heavier. Oct 19, 2017 in fact, the bar is still unique as a semiauto that can accommodate magnums like the 7mm rem mag. His logic, which comes from decades of living in brown bear country, makes perfect sense for black bear country as well. Throw in elephants, rhinos and hippos, heck, even crocodiles.
Not surprisingly, there are some significant differences in the ballistics of the three cartridges. Also, unlike the 7mm rum which struggles to better the velocities of the 7mm stw, 7mm weatherby and 7mm. I think what would show the capabilities in a comparison between likecartridges even though they really arent and a straight comparison with the same projectile, say the 212 eldm. The problem with this is that most hunters who go in search of one of the really big and genuinely dangerous bearsgrizzly bear, coastal brown bear, polar bear havent actually seen one in the wild until the first sighting on a long awaited hunt. I am planning on hunting with my brother in law this fall. Dangerous gamethose two words pique my curiosity like a kitten at the sight of a laserpointer. Im gonna reread the book to reaffirm my position but other.
I would be using a 180 grain trophy bonded tip, 180 grain barnes tripleshock, 200 grain trophy bonded bear claw, and 220 grain nosler partition bullet. My buddy shot a bear on the same hunt with his 338 and 250gr bullets, didnt kill his slightly smaller bear any quicker than the one i shot with 200gr bullet. The bullets ogive is designed to break into small blades upon impact, with the blades creating their own wound channel, and the base. So which are the best dangerous game cartridges of all time. Send a 200 to 250grain aframe, accubond or nosler partition from this round and youve got powerful moose medicine. I know the 300 is more than enough for moose as i have shot 2 with my bow is it justifiable to pickup a 338 or 375 hh for the grizzly bear or is a 300 win mag sufficient.
In addition to hunting tactics and adventures, this section will detail some. I am using it as a base line along with other articles. Buyers guide best remington 700 models pew pew tactical. Bear hunting in alberta canada with montana rifle company 300. How does the 7mm rem mag compare to the 300 win mag. Nato is currently used as a sniper round in addition to the. I know the grizzly and moose run smaller up in n bc than alaska. Im not a fan of belted cartridges but thats just me. Even so, they have different strengths and weaknesses and the 7mm rem mag vs 300 win mag debate is still going strong over 50 years later. For me, the 35 whelen is a very practical round, i experience the recoil to be about the same as my 300 with 225 grain loads and a little more of a push with the 250 grainers. Same powder loaded to max capacity, same barrel lengths, same day, same distances, on a target shooting for groups. I used a remington 8mm mag with 220 grain bullets with good success.
Nfls larry csonka hunts brown bear on alaskas kodiak island part 2. Bear hunting in alberta canada with montana rifle company. I may be out to lunch, but more than 50 years of shooting big game up to size of hippobuffalo informs me that no shoulderfired cartridge can stop anything by knockdown power. Jan 07, 2016 hey leeanne, though i personally prefer the. I am looking for a good powerful factory load with a quality bullet for my 300 win mag. All other things equal, this translates into greater muzzle velocity. Choose the lowest price from our multiple warehouses. While my box of fail safe 180 grain 300 win mag states the round is good on bear and loin, i would rather use something larger if confronted by either of these beasts.
Pennsylvanias cutting edge bullets have been excellent performers on safari, in standard calibers like. May 16, 2017 randy newberg, hunter continues discussing black bear hunting ideas, responding to viewerlistener questions about cartridge and caliber selection for black bears. If i were hunting a brown bear that i would go with something bigger. Mag the answer to most hunting questions gun digest. This monster has 20% more powder capacity than the. Sep 24, 2010 this may come as a surprise to some hunters, but caliber selection is probably the least critical factor. In fact, the bar is still unique as a semiauto that can accommodate magnums like the 7mm rem mag. It is an excellent round for deer, elk, black bear and bighorn sheep. Our classic bullet designs are tailored to meet the needs of the serious safari hunter. One of my favorite bullets for brown bear at less than 300 yds. Suojeluskuntain ase ja konepaja oy, lit civil guard gun and machining works ltd is a finnish firearm and ammunition manufacturer located in riihimaki, tavastia proper in southern finland.
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