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What bullet for black bears?
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<blockquote data-quote="memtb" data-source="post: 2776733" data-attributes="member: 75451"><p>Absolute truth here! Especially the Spring bear vs Fall bear comment. Also the potential variances in size are much greater than with deer. Deer are generally (at least those being hunted) of similar size. Bears can vary from a bit over 100 pounds to as much as 500+ pounds….though those exceeding 400 are pretty rare!</p><p></p><p> There are a large group of folks here that expound the virtues of using the smallest legal cartridge. Not that a 6.5 is that small…..just commenting on a fairly recent transition of the "smaller is better" rationalizations! Which work great…..until they don't. There is no reason not to use the largest diameter, heaviest (or at least heavy), cartridge/bullet combo that you have!</p><p></p><p> Many write volumes about their kills with the small stuff…..but, rarely do we read about the failures. We've all had failures, and most will have them again…..however, why should we invite potential failure!</p><p></p><p>I lived with this philosophy long before Bob Hagel so eloquently stated it……</p><p></p><p>You should not use a rifle that will kill an animal when everything goes right; you should use one that will do the job when everything goes wrong." -Bob Hagel</p><p></p><p> memtb</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="memtb, post: 2776733, member: 75451"] Absolute truth here! Especially the Spring bear vs Fall bear comment. Also the potential variances in size are much greater than with deer. Deer are generally (at least those being hunted) of similar size. Bears can vary from a bit over 100 pounds to as much as 500+ pounds….though those exceeding 400 are pretty rare! There are a large group of folks here that expound the virtues of using the smallest legal cartridge. Not that a 6.5 is that small…..just commenting on a fairly recent transition of the “smaller is better” rationalizations! Which work great…..until they don’t. There is no reason not to use the largest diameter, heaviest (or at least heavy), cartridge/bullet combo that you have! Many write volumes about their kills with the small stuff…..but, rarely do we read about the failures. We’ve all had failures, and most will have them again…..however, why should we invite potential failure! I lived with this philosophy long before Bob Hagel so eloquently stated it…… You should not use a rifle that will kill an animal when everything goes right; you should use one that will do the job when everything goes wrong." -Bob Hagel memtb [/QUOTE]
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