It had me worried. Thanks for the clarafication. Tommy parker
10’ 2” Bear
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That's amazing, congratulations!
Reemty J
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I can't imagine going after brown bear shooting a burger bullet and a seven MM, I've only shot one brown bear but that sure as heck wouldn't be my first choice. Different strokes for different folks
memtb
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There are those that will do it! It's also a reason that guides/outfitters carry larger, more powerful forearms for those times when the hunter doesn't get the job done!
Someone probably told them (husband and wife) that her firearm/bullet was adequate! Or, perhaps…..the husband wanted to kill an Alaskan Brown!
memtbAussieWriter
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C'mon fells's, it's on the internet so it must be true?
RockyMtnMT
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Well that's interesting! Mike called me because our website wouldn't let him leave a second review on the same product. He made his original review May 10th 2026 after he did load development and promised a follow up review after the bear hunt. He told me about the hunt over the phone and never mentioned anything other than one shot. He then emailed me a couple of pics and a short story for me to add to his review. You can see his review and follow up. I tried calling him to get clarity but couldn't reach him. I'll keep trying.
https://hammerbullets.com/product/375-cal-276gr-hammer-hht/
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RockyMtnMT
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I received this email today from Mike. If we had know this was a backup shot, we would have posted it as such. I also spoke with James via text. He was unaware of any backup shots.
Steve.. I have been in meetings all week and not free to talk, in a short break now.
I want to clarify the entire hunt/ story.. and send this email as documentation.
Alice, practiced prior to her hunt with both her 7 PRC and one of my custom build 375's,
Her shoulder is all but bone to bone, thus the lighter recoil of the 7 PRC was chosen
Shooting 195 Bergers.. On her hunt it was well planned by the outfitter and the guide
( as a norm) to back up Alice after her shot. I was basically there as a back up to the back up.
When Alice fired her shot the Bear was less than 20 yds from the thick brush, she struck
the bear in the vertical crack behind the front leg, thus a perfect lung shot! The bear
started spinning and biting as normal. At that point the guide's rifle snapped on his trigger
pull. He jammed in another round, it to snapped. At that point.. which all was with in
a matter of seconds, and prior to Alice getting off another round.. I fired the 375 with the
276 HHT hammers, hitting the boar center point of the shoulder.. At that he dropped in
His tracks as previously stated.
Please note in none of my emails or review did I state Alice used.. the 375, I simply stated
the bear was taken by Alice and the 375 Dropped him in his tracks.. Both are true..
I realize there are folks that don't understand.. me giving credit to Alice nor giving
Credit to Hammer.. I guess one would needed to be have been on the kill site to have witnessed
The chain of events.. At the same time, most don't realize, a Brown Bear that close,
And or.. near the thick brush.. is a totally different situation.. than shooting
An Elk, Mulie, Whitetail or..
I do apologize if I have created any aggravation, by not fully listed all the chain of events..
Thanks so.
Mike Lineberger
Steve.. I have been in meetings all week and not free to talk, in a short break now.
I want to clarify the entire hunt/ story.. and send this email as documentation.
Alice, practiced prior to her hunt with both her 7 PRC and one of my custom build 375's,
Her shoulder is all but bone to bone, thus the lighter recoil of the 7 PRC was chosen
Shooting 195 Bergers.. On her hunt it was well planned by the outfitter and the guide
( as a norm) to back up Alice after her shot. I was basically there as a back up to the back up.
When Alice fired her shot the Bear was less than 20 yds from the thick brush, she struck
the bear in the vertical crack behind the front leg, thus a perfect lung shot! The bear
started spinning and biting as normal. At that point the guide's rifle snapped on his trigger
pull. He jammed in another round, it to snapped. At that point.. which all was with in
a matter of seconds, and prior to Alice getting off another round.. I fired the 375 with the
276 HHT hammers, hitting the boar center point of the shoulder.. At that he dropped in
His tracks as previously stated.
Please note in none of my emails or review did I state Alice used.. the 375, I simply stated
the bear was taken by Alice and the 375 Dropped him in his tracks.. Both are true..
I realize there are folks that don't understand.. me giving credit to Alice nor giving
Credit to Hammer.. I guess one would needed to be have been on the kill site to have witnessed
The chain of events.. At the same time, most don't realize, a Brown Bear that close,
And or.. near the thick brush.. is a totally different situation.. than shooting
An Elk, Mulie, Whitetail or..
I do apologize if I have created any aggravation, by not fully listed all the chain of events..
Thanks so.
Mike Lineberger
Reemty J
Well-Known Member
Makes perfect sense, congrats!
zeeman
Well-Known Member
The very first sentence of the initial post is not ambiguous. With all the information and all the comments all over the Internet on millions of topics, credibility becomes the overriding issue to the reader. Congratulations to a very fine bear harvest !
Tangox
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Nice job, congrats!
Great bruin
