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<blockquote data-quote="alremkin" data-source="post: 69529" data-attributes="member: 3345"><p><strong>Re: Just read my latest NRA \"American Hunter\"</strong></p><p></p><p>I haven't read the article, but would like to. Would it be possible to paste it here later?</p><p></p><p>If someone hasn't seen grizzlies in the bush, it's hard for them to understand how quickly and the amount of force a bear that big can apply. Years ago I saw a big blond sow with three two year old cubs decide to take the elk meat the outfitter had on his meat pole. Fortunately he had dogs who gave us a warning, as the big sow with her cubs the largest of which looked to be over 200 lbs and the next biggest one only a little smaller went for the elk meat. About 10' from the pole the sow stopped to look at us. One of the hunters shot her through the heart lung area at 50 yards with a 250 gr 338 bullet. She immediately turned and ran 250' up a 45 degree hill with her cubs and died about 2 minutes later. There were four of us with a 45/70, 12 gauge shotgun with slugs, a 30-06, and the 338. I wondered what would have happened if she AND the cubs decided to charge.</p><p></p><p>What I've decided is that if I ever hunt grizzly it will be with a minium 40 caliber heavy rifle. Actually my choice is a 450 Rigby with a 22" barrel weighing around 12 lbs.</p><p></p><p>Back to your situation with large coastal grizzlies charging from 160 yards. To me it seems if one was at the alert ready positon with a full magazine and a round chambered there would be time for two or at most three aimed shots before the bears are on you. The bears would likely close that distance in less than 10 seconds. No time for debate /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/shocked.gif</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="alremkin, post: 69529, member: 3345"] [b]Re: Just read my latest NRA \"American Hunter\"[/b] I haven't read the article, but would like to. Would it be possible to paste it here later? If someone hasn't seen grizzlies in the bush, it's hard for them to understand how quickly and the amount of force a bear that big can apply. Years ago I saw a big blond sow with three two year old cubs decide to take the elk meat the outfitter had on his meat pole. Fortunately he had dogs who gave us a warning, as the big sow with her cubs the largest of which looked to be over 200 lbs and the next biggest one only a little smaller went for the elk meat. About 10' from the pole the sow stopped to look at us. One of the hunters shot her through the heart lung area at 50 yards with a 250 gr 338 bullet. She immediately turned and ran 250' up a 45 degree hill with her cubs and died about 2 minutes later. There were four of us with a 45/70, 12 gauge shotgun with slugs, a 30-06, and the 338. I wondered what would have happened if she AND the cubs decided to charge. What I've decided is that if I ever hunt grizzly it will be with a minium 40 caliber heavy rifle. Actually my choice is a 450 Rigby with a 22" barrel weighing around 12 lbs. Back to your situation with large coastal grizzlies charging from 160 yards. To me it seems if one was at the alert ready positon with a full magazine and a round chambered there would be time for two or at most three aimed shots before the bears are on you. The bears would likely close that distance in less than 10 seconds. No time for debate [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/shocked.gif[/img] [/QUOTE]
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