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150 Ballistic tips for bear?
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<blockquote data-quote="Clem Bronkoski" data-source="post: 2602857" data-attributes="member: 110518"><p>I'd say definitely no. I hit a bear 1 time in the gut and 3 times in the chest with a .308 Win using 150 gr bullets. This was at distances of 40 yards to 20 yards. (ran toward me on the first shot) That bear ran about 300 yards before another hunter shot it. The bear weighed close to 400 lb. I'm sure if I had been using 180 gr bullets there wouldn't have been a problem. Oh yea the bullets were Core Lokts. Nosler BTs I've used in my 270 for deer many many times from in my lap to over 400 yards with no problem. More often than not they were DRT.</p><p>I don't believe a 150 gr bullet has the penetration required for a bear over 200 lb. Especially in the fall when they have a lot of fat.</p><p>I know this is a long range forum but my favorite cartridge for bear is my lever action .45-70 and 300 gr hps or 405 gr cast bullets. It knocks the snot out of them.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Clem Bronkoski, post: 2602857, member: 110518"] I'd say definitely no. I hit a bear 1 time in the gut and 3 times in the chest with a .308 Win using 150 gr bullets. This was at distances of 40 yards to 20 yards. (ran toward me on the first shot) That bear ran about 300 yards before another hunter shot it. The bear weighed close to 400 lb. I'm sure if I had been using 180 gr bullets there wouldn't have been a problem. Oh yea the bullets were Core Lokts. Nosler BTs I've used in my 270 for deer many many times from in my lap to over 400 yards with no problem. More often than not they were DRT. I don't believe a 150 gr bullet has the penetration required for a bear over 200 lb. Especially in the fall when they have a lot of fat. I know this is a long range forum but my favorite cartridge for bear is my lever action .45-70 and 300 gr hps or 405 gr cast bullets. It knocks the snot out of them. [/QUOTE]
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