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Rifles, Bullets, Barrels & Ballistics
.308, 8mm, .338?
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<blockquote data-quote="ofbandg" data-source="post: 1742721" data-attributes="member: 91402"><p>I am a 338 fan but I shot my largest black bear (500 + pounds) with an 8-06 AI using a Speer 200 grain bullet. It was under a hundred yards and he went down quickly and got up just as quickly, not unusual for big bears when hit, and my hunting partner hit him with his .340 Wby which produced the same result, so I hit him again and he stayed down this time. I think anything 30 cal or greater is fine for black bears if its a quality bullet but the biggest ones can soak up a lot of "hit". The toughest part of shooting black bears, I find, is picking the right aiming point because in any kind of poor light it's just a black blob.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ofbandg, post: 1742721, member: 91402"] I am a 338 fan but I shot my largest black bear (500 + pounds) with an 8-06 AI using a Speer 200 grain bullet. It was under a hundred yards and he went down quickly and got up just as quickly, not unusual for big bears when hit, and my hunting partner hit him with his .340 Wby which produced the same result, so I hit him again and he stayed down this time. I think anything 30 cal or greater is fine for black bears if its a quality bullet but the biggest ones can soak up a lot of "hit". The toughest part of shooting black bears, I find, is picking the right aiming point because in any kind of poor light it's just a black blob. [/QUOTE]
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