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<blockquote data-quote="Bux240" data-source="post: 2209574" data-attributes="member: 71316"><p>Having killed an 8 foot griz in Alaska with a .338 Win Mag and hunting in South Africa with .375 H&H I feel safe saying that either is fine for Alaskan Grizzly bears. The real point is make the rifle an extension of your right (assuming you shot right handed) arm-PRACTICE PRACTICE PRACTICE and then practice some more. I shot my griz at 278 yards and he went down, at which point my guide said "shoot him again". Between us we put eight (8) .338 slugs into him and then waited 20 minutes "just to make sure"! Over kill? Well when he moved a paw at the 20 minute mark; we, you guessed it, shot him again. At that point my guide went back to camp to retrieve her skinning kit telling me to "watch him CAREFULLY and if he so much as twitches, shoot him again". Upon her return, we stepped off the ridge line into the brush to begin retrieval. Alaskan bush is (or can be) so thick that you cannot see more than 4 feet in any direction. Do you know grizzly bears can run 35 miles an hour uphill? I have never been so frightened in my entire life, exhilarated most certainly but scared none the less. As a point of reference I once jumped out of an airplane at 12,000 feet just for "fun". Take my thoughts for what they are-one man's opinion based upon his experience. But be ready to enjoy the experience of a lifetime.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Bux240, post: 2209574, member: 71316"] Having killed an 8 foot griz in Alaska with a .338 Win Mag and hunting in South Africa with .375 H&H I feel safe saying that either is fine for Alaskan Grizzly bears. The real point is make the rifle an extension of your right (assuming you shot right handed) arm-PRACTICE PRACTICE PRACTICE and then practice some more. I shot my griz at 278 yards and he went down, at which point my guide said "shoot him again". Between us we put eight (8) .338 slugs into him and then waited 20 minutes "just to make sure"! Over kill? Well when he moved a paw at the 20 minute mark; we, you guessed it, shot him again. At that point my guide went back to camp to retrieve her skinning kit telling me to "watch him CAREFULLY and if he so much as twitches, shoot him again". Upon her return, we stepped off the ridge line into the brush to begin retrieval. Alaskan bush is (or can be) so thick that you cannot see more than 4 feet in any direction. Do you know grizzly bears can run 35 miles an hour uphill? I have never been so frightened in my entire life, exhilarated most certainly but scared none the less. As a point of reference I once jumped out of an airplane at 12,000 feet just for "fun". Take my thoughts for what they are-one man's opinion based upon his experience. But be ready to enjoy the experience of a lifetime. [/QUOTE]
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