What'll you be carrying for spring bear?

dogz said:

Curious here, but why the change of bullets in the mag?

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275gr high BC Bulldozer is for longer ranges, which would be loaded single shot style. Too long to fit in the M70 magazine.

225gr Trophy Bonded Bear Claws fit in the magazine, and have tremendous knockdown / knockout effect at closer yardage, when leaving the muzzle at 3,300fps.

AKMav said:

Trophy retains more weight after it opens. Better penetration.

What was the weight retainage on that bullet that went through that moose last year phorwath?

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98% weight retention and 2.5x expanded diameter on that Trophy Bonded Bear Claw, at 225yds.

CA Mesa in .300 WM with 168 gr TTSX, Vortex LRH scope and my trusty 1911 in a chest holster loaded with Buffalo Bore 255 gr hard cast +P's

Coyote Shadow Tracker said:

I had a friend that was setting up a trip fro him, his two sons and myself for spring bear. The problrm came when they -Canada wanted us to quarantine for two week in there hotels. Then ten days of hunting so the trip would be almost a month cost. No way- We cancelled the trip.

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Justin True-doe has only two brain cells, and right now, one of them is out looking for the other one. How do these squirrel-bird morons get put in charge of an entire country?

I wondered if you weren't maybe single loading them.

Side note, I just can't imagine shooting at a unharmed Brownie at anything over 300 yds, but that's just me

dogz said:

I wondered if you weren't maybe single loading them.

Side note, I just can't imagine shooting at a unharmed Brownie at anything over 300 yds, but that's just me

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Yup. I hear that.
In good conditions and in the right setting (good prone rest), long range begins around 500yds. Anything closer is a pot shot. But those conditions have proven few and far between.

The farther they be, the less apt they eat you.

Best of luck to ya, check back in and let us know how it goes

Alibiiv said:

I'm black bear hunting, the Whelen and 45-70 are devastating, cannot imagine the 416 Rigby

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Dead is Dead, right?????

6.5 Creedmoor with 143 ELDX

300 PRC with 212 ELD-X. Spot and shoot mountain to mountain. No bait allowed in WA state. Fair chase only. With a spring tag I have the opportunity to harvest 3 this year.

I, ask, why go to Canada, when you can hunt black bear in the lower 48. Do not know, just asking.

338 win mag with 225 gr accubond spot and stalk diy Idaho

one3 said:

I, ask, why go to Canada, when you can hunt black bear in the lower 48. Do not know, just asking.

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generally rather inexpensive and easy for the most part. You go sit in a stand and then put the hammer to one when he comes to the bait bucket

Weatherby 300 mag, loaded with 200gr Hornady, Norma brass and Winchester primer.