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<blockquote data-quote="Capt RB" data-source="post: 1507586" data-attributes="member: 85987"><p>I've been a part of about 100 bear kills. Biggest was 525 dressed. The bear killed with that 243 was shot at 70ish feet in a tree was 304 dressed. Most of the others with the first shot at least were shot the same way. The guides I know in Maine don't or didn't use to set their clients up much further than 40-50 yds if that. Most adequate bullets in a 6mm and up centerfire will kill an average bear with proper bullet placement at maximum point blank range. A 6mm bullet is marginal at best for bear medicine. However the experience I have showed how devastating it can be. The 13yo that shot that bear couldn't have done any better with any thing else that day. That happened back in 1988. </p><p> The barnes bullet as other copper bullets perform far better than a cup n core bullet for bear. When they open up the petals are sharp so they cut. If they break off they are more lethal than a cup n core bullet. I saw bears of decent size shot with them. If I was running hounds again I'd run that type of bullet in my 06. I know it will have 2 holes which is key for bear hunting the way I hunted them.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Capt RB, post: 1507586, member: 85987"] I've been a part of about 100 bear kills. Biggest was 525 dressed. The bear killed with that 243 was shot at 70ish feet in a tree was 304 dressed. Most of the others with the first shot at least were shot the same way. The guides I know in Maine don't or didn't use to set their clients up much further than 40-50 yds if that. Most adequate bullets in a 6mm and up centerfire will kill an average bear with proper bullet placement at maximum point blank range. A 6mm bullet is marginal at best for bear medicine. However the experience I have showed how devastating it can be. The 13yo that shot that bear couldn't have done any better with any thing else that day. That happened back in 1988. The barnes bullet as other copper bullets perform far better than a cup n core bullet for bear. When they open up the petals are sharp so they cut. If they break off they are more lethal than a cup n core bullet. I saw bears of decent size shot with them. If I was running hounds again I'd run that type of bullet in my 06. I know it will have 2 holes which is key for bear hunting the way I hunted them. [/QUOTE]
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