I have a Trijicon Credo 1-4 on my bear rifle and my back up scope is a VX3 2.5-8. Talley mounts. I can switch scopes and hit within an inch of where originally sighted every time.
I built a 308 with a carbon wrapped PBB 18" barrel. It still sits on the factory Remington stock.
Crux Arc Neo suppressor
I killed a couple of blacktails and mountain goats last season with it. Intend do shot more this season.
Have had good luck with 178 ELD-X.
I'm going to use 180 Norma...
My only prefit was 338 Norma. Headspaced perfect and engraving was in the right spot. It shoots many ¼ moa groups and almost all groups are no bigger than ½ moa as long as i use 300 grain bullets. Killed an elk at 1050 one shot ( Mausingfield action) i have a 308 and 243. All are carbon fiber...
I had a Glock blew up in my hand on a grizzly/ caribou hunt. It was an ammo problem
I still carry a high cap semi auto in bear country. Revolvers are theoretically more reliable but they're slow to reload and hold only 5 or 6 rounds.
There is a big difference between a coastal brown bear and an interior grizzly. My griz was from Brooks range and wasn't any bigger than some blacks I've seen. A fall Brown bear might have 4" of fat.
A spring bear is much thinner. I think the 300 grain Accubond will work for all three but on a...
I'm amazed at how many people think that the bullet making it the last 1/16" through the far skin is going to make a drastic difference in how fast it bleeds to death.