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    .300 Win Mag VS 375 H&H

    More recoil means slower 2nd shot, loses speed way faster, which means less penetration. Bigger round hitting animal at a slower speed means more bloodshot meat and less penetration. Less penetration means less likely to hit an organ. Organ less likely taken put, bear more likely to get up...
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    .300 Win Mag VS 375 H&H

    Black bear isn't a brown bear. Neither is a dear. A lot smaller, with a different physiology. Honestly, for a deer or a Blackie, a .375 is an overkill round for amateurs that hunt 3 weeks a year. Biggest I'd go there is a .300 short mag, with a .270 preference. Been hunting Grizzlies since I was...
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    .300 Win Mag VS 375 H&H

    Was raised at a hunting lodge. Generally .375h&h is a decent gun, but isn't as good for bear as a .300 win. Has a lot of kinetic shock, but not enough penetration. Switched to .338/.300, and the bears stopped getting back up so much after a clean lung/heart shot. Bears have a tough skeleton and...
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