44 magnum bear hunt

[Bearman375]

I had one too, shouldn't have sold it….I'd love to find one for my encore pistol, you should see some of my other handgun bears.

 

[Bearman375]

I was blowing a predator call, trying to entice another bear to get closer, when this 6' Idaho bear came in. He was running straight at me, expecting a meal, when I shot him at lawn dart throwing range. The first shot turned him and I finished him with a couple more before he got out of view. This was with JSPs or JHPs. Perhaps a hard cast bullet would have taken him down with one shot.

Today, if I were to choose one bullet for everything, I would go with Swift A-Frames, as was suggested by @Varmint Hunter. I don't have any experience with it out of a revolver but I was sure impressed with its performance out of a muzzleloader on a bull elk. I do load Swift A-Frames in my 460 S&W but I have not shot anything with that revolver yet.

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Beautiful bear, I'd full mount that dude.

 

[Bearman375]

I'd use the 270 hard cast

I'm leaning that way now

 

[Bearman375]

The average Idaho bear is nothing like the average Ak bear or some of those tanks back east.You have more than enough with either.My son shoot one with a 40 on a day hike.Theres the rare larger type that get some size around here.

I'm from Montana too, shot some real good ones with my pistols