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<blockquote data-quote="Frog4aday" data-source="post: 1598698" data-attributes="member: 9308"><p>Hey BigNgreen, I love your rifle plan! (6.5 SS at five pounds weight.) You should do that. It will be a fantastic sheep gun. And - in the super rare chance you have to shoot a bear to protect your life - the 6.5mm bullets have great sectional density and will provide a lot of penetration and protection against bears. </p><p></p><p>While you wouldn't necessarily pick the 6.5 SS specifically for a grizzly bear hunt (though you could, I suppose) it isn't exactly harmless to Mama & Papa Bruin. And I like your thought of carrying a handgun as a back-up plan. And while I do love me a revolver, they are heavy with limited capacity. Since you are looking to be as light as can be, I like the 10mm suggestions, specifically in a Glock 20 (15 round magazine) or Glock 29 (10 round magazine) shooting Buffalo Bore "Heavy 10mm Outdoorsman ammo" (220 gr. hard cast FN at 1200 FPS/703 ft.lbs) Glocks are light and reliable.</p><p></p><p>The beauty of the Glock is that it will always be loaded & ready, even in camp when the rifle may be out of hand and out of reach. Or when gutting & packing out your sheep. Or when taking a leak. Or when sleeping. It will bring you a lot of 'peace of mind'. And if you need it, 10 to 15 rounds into Ursus Arctos Horribilus from a full power 10mm will likely put them on the path to the big bear forest in the sky.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Frog4aday, post: 1598698, member: 9308"] Hey BigNgreen, I love your rifle plan! (6.5 SS at five pounds weight.) You should do that. It will be a fantastic sheep gun. And - in the super rare chance you have to shoot a bear to protect your life - the 6.5mm bullets have great sectional density and will provide a lot of penetration and protection against bears. While you wouldn't necessarily pick the 6.5 SS specifically for a grizzly bear hunt (though you could, I suppose) it isn't exactly harmless to Mama & Papa Bruin. And I like your thought of carrying a handgun as a back-up plan. And while I do love me a revolver, they are heavy with limited capacity. Since you are looking to be as light as can be, I like the 10mm suggestions, specifically in a Glock 20 (15 round magazine) or Glock 29 (10 round magazine) shooting Buffalo Bore "Heavy 10mm Outdoorsman ammo" (220 gr. hard cast FN at 1200 FPS/703 ft.lbs) Glocks are light and reliable. The beauty of the Glock is that it will always be loaded & ready, even in camp when the rifle may be out of hand and out of reach. Or when gutting & packing out your sheep. Or when taking a leak. Or when sleeping. It will bring you a lot of 'peace of mind'. And if you need it, 10 to 15 rounds into Ursus Arctos Horribilus from a full power 10mm will likely put them on the path to the big bear forest in the sky. [/QUOTE]
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