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<blockquote data-quote="ofbandg" data-source="post: 2209313" data-attributes="member: 91402"><p>Lever actions are my first choice when wandering around bear country in the off season but if moose and elk are in season I carry a bolt rifle. My .375 H&H is a Rem. stainless/synthetic and it carries an older 3x Leupold. It fits good and its accurate but I wouldn't say it's ideal, even though it has been used successfully on grizzly and moose in close quarters. I did have a 1 x 4 Leupold on it for a while but, to my eyes, one power wasn't very useful. If it's that close you are down to a point and shoot situation. Sometimes I carry my Mauser 9.3 x 62 with a red dot when hunting in the thick stuff. Scopeless rifles feel handier. One reason is because I cut the pull shorter, (just my preference), and a good red dot can be useful out to long yardage on animals as big as moose. It's a hard hitting rig and it's fitted for me so it comes up fast and points well but, like the Remington, those long bolts throws can get a bit wobbly and I worry about binding or short stroking. One thing I do make a point of is carrying a dangerous game rifle in my hands. If there are signs of dangerous game around having it slung defeats the purpose and slings, like big complex scopes and very long barrels, can hang up on things when you are in a hurry. I don't know what an ideal bear gun would look like and at my age chances are I never will. I would guess it would have the easy carry and point of a lever gun along with the light weight and strength of a bolt gun, with low mounted clear optical sights in a caliber that would reach out beyond 300 yards. Anybody know of such a thing?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ofbandg, post: 2209313, member: 91402"] Lever actions are my first choice when wandering around bear country in the off season but if moose and elk are in season I carry a bolt rifle. My .375 H&H is a Rem. stainless/synthetic and it carries an older 3x Leupold. It fits good and its accurate but I wouldn't say it's ideal, even though it has been used successfully on grizzly and moose in close quarters. I did have a 1 x 4 Leupold on it for a while but, to my eyes, one power wasn't very useful. If it's that close you are down to a point and shoot situation. Sometimes I carry my Mauser 9.3 x 62 with a red dot when hunting in the thick stuff. Scopeless rifles feel handier. One reason is because I cut the pull shorter, (just my preference), and a good red dot can be useful out to long yardage on animals as big as moose. It's a hard hitting rig and it's fitted for me so it comes up fast and points well but, like the Remington, those long bolts throws can get a bit wobbly and I worry about binding or short stroking. One thing I do make a point of is carrying a dangerous game rifle in my hands. If there are signs of dangerous game around having it slung defeats the purpose and slings, like big complex scopes and very long barrels, can hang up on things when you are in a hurry. I don't know what an ideal bear gun would look like and at my age chances are I never will. I would guess it would have the easy carry and point of a lever gun along with the light weight and strength of a bolt gun, with low mounted clear optical sights in a caliber that would reach out beyond 300 yards. Anybody know of such a thing? [/QUOTE]
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