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<blockquote data-quote="Top Cat" data-source="post: 618796" data-attributes="member: 4532"><p>I'd skip right over all those and look at a 375 or 416 Ruger Alaskan...right off the shelf it's a great rifle...simple and inexpensive.</p><p></p><p>And although these cartridges are orphans, they would surely fit the bill as well for this purpose if a 338 Win is not the first and best choice.</p><p></p><p>338 RCM or 325 WSM.</p><p></p><p>The RCM is available OTC in a handy Ruger and is nearly identical to a 338-06 AI / Gibbs et al, without special dies and brass forming; and considering how popular they aren't, one could likely find a rifle at a discount...lots cheaper to buy than to build.</p><p></p><p>Or 9.3x62 would be a classic in that classic action.</p><p></p><p>While fun to contemplate a 338-06 I'd be more likely inclined to just stick with the Belgian 06 and load some 220 partitions...that load packs a lot of thump.</p><p></p><p>If I recall correctly, more bears have been taken with the 30-06 than all other calibers combined, 30-30 might be #2, hunting is one aspect, but guys that work around bears up close for a living day in and out, and where an encounter is more than a possibility, I've seen carrying a .458 Win for real good reasons.</p><p></p><p>And 500 yds is a do-able range for the 458 with the right bullet...when I can shoot BP 45-70 there all the time with open sights, a 375 or 416 Ruger is well beyond that round in LR capability.</p><p></p><p>One might as well take advantage of modern cartridge designs; stopping power is more about practice than anything else it seems. </p><p></p><p>TC</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Top Cat, post: 618796, member: 4532"] I'd skip right over all those and look at a 375 or 416 Ruger Alaskan...right off the shelf it's a great rifle...simple and inexpensive. And although these cartridges are orphans, they would surely fit the bill as well for this purpose if a 338 Win is not the first and best choice. 338 RCM or 325 WSM. The RCM is available OTC in a handy Ruger and is nearly identical to a 338-06 AI / Gibbs et al, without special dies and brass forming; and considering how popular they aren't, one could likely find a rifle at a discount...lots cheaper to buy than to build. Or 9.3x62 would be a classic in that classic action. While fun to contemplate a 338-06 I'd be more likely inclined to just stick with the Belgian 06 and load some 220 partitions...that load packs a lot of thump. If I recall correctly, more bears have been taken with the 30-06 than all other calibers combined, 30-30 might be #2, hunting is one aspect, but guys that work around bears up close for a living day in and out, and where an encounter is more than a possibility, I've seen carrying a .458 Win for real good reasons. And 500 yds is a do-able range for the 458 with the right bullet...when I can shoot BP 45-70 there all the time with open sights, a 375 or 416 Ruger is well beyond that round in LR capability. One might as well take advantage of modern cartridge designs; stopping power is more about practice than anything else it seems. TC [/QUOTE]
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