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Heavy hardcast lead for bear?
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<blockquote data-quote="xsn10s" data-source="post: 2332639" data-attributes="member: 95344"><p>I haven't taken bears with my 45-70 but I read up quite a bit before going to Alaska. In hardcast bullets whether it was 44 mag to 45-70 the bigger the metplat the better was the general consensus. Pretty much what cohunt said. My understanding it cut a bigger hole giving the bear less chance of sealing the wound channel. I chose a 350 round nose exposed lead Hornady because I was hunting caribou and wanted something hopefully good enough for bear protection. If hunting purely bear I'd pick a big metplat hardcast. YMMV</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="xsn10s, post: 2332639, member: 95344"] I haven't taken bears with my 45-70 but I read up quite a bit before going to Alaska. In hardcast bullets whether it was 44 mag to 45-70 the bigger the metplat the better was the general consensus. Pretty much what cohunt said. My understanding it cut a bigger hole giving the bear less chance of sealing the wound channel. I chose a 350 round nose exposed lead Hornady because I was hunting caribou and wanted something hopefully good enough for bear protection. If hunting purely bear I'd pick a big metplat hardcast. YMMV [/QUOTE]
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