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<blockquote data-quote="Alibiiv" data-source="post: 1604858" data-attributes="member: 69192"><p>bigngreen, just curious if your guide is going to be hunting right alongside of you. If this is going to be the case, does he carry a rifle and if so can he carry something that would take the wind out of a grizzly if an encounter were to occur? Personally if I wanted something that was long range and something that is capable of dispatching a critter that has long claws, sharp teeth with a bad disposition that was looking at me for a large portion of protein (for me maybe two large portions<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite11" alt=":rolleyes:" title="Roll Eyes :rolleyes:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":rolleyes:" />), I'd seriously be looking at something in the .338 Winchester category. Although I carry a Glock20 10mm (220gr Buffalo Bore) for black bear hunting (you are correct about the magazine dump) I would be carrying something bigger in a wheel-gun if in grizzly country. I have a friend who was mauled in Alaska a few years back, from 50-60 yards the grizzly charged (after it had been wounded) from the alders, he managed to get one round off before his rifle jammed, the bear essentially ate the end of his barrel and ripped it from his hands before it attacked him. My friend nearly died, bad weather prevented him from an air-lift, it took three days to get him out due to heavy overcast conditions and the planes couldn't fly. Personally for me .338 Winchester (ought to get you long range) and a large wheel gun; I'd rather have it and not not need it, than need it and not have it! The friends rifle jammed when he pulled the bolt back so hard that the extractor pulled through the base of the case leaving an empty case in the chamber and the next round jammed in the magazine well. My friend went from a Browning push-feed in 300WinMag to a controlled feed, Montana .338WinMag., as did all of the men in his hunting party. Something to consider when building your rifle is <em>controlled feed</em> for dependability. One can be carrying all the horsepower in the world, if you cannot get that horsepower from the magazine to the chamber what good is it? This is MHO.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Alibiiv, post: 1604858, member: 69192"] bigngreen, just curious if your guide is going to be hunting right alongside of you. If this is going to be the case, does he carry a rifle and if so can he carry something that would take the wind out of a grizzly if an encounter were to occur? Personally if I wanted something that was long range and something that is capable of dispatching a critter that has long claws, sharp teeth with a bad disposition that was looking at me for a large portion of protein (for me maybe two large portions:rolleyes:), I'd seriously be looking at something in the .338 Winchester category. Although I carry a Glock20 10mm (220gr Buffalo Bore) for black bear hunting (you are correct about the magazine dump) I would be carrying something bigger in a wheel-gun if in grizzly country. I have a friend who was mauled in Alaska a few years back, from 50-60 yards the grizzly charged (after it had been wounded) from the alders, he managed to get one round off before his rifle jammed, the bear essentially ate the end of his barrel and ripped it from his hands before it attacked him. My friend nearly died, bad weather prevented him from an air-lift, it took three days to get him out due to heavy overcast conditions and the planes couldn't fly. Personally for me .338 Winchester (ought to get you long range) and a large wheel gun; I'd rather have it and not not need it, than need it and not have it! The friends rifle jammed when he pulled the bolt back so hard that the extractor pulled through the base of the case leaving an empty case in the chamber and the next round jammed in the magazine well. My friend went from a Browning push-feed in 300WinMag to a controlled feed, Montana .338WinMag., as did all of the men in his hunting party. Something to consider when building your rifle is [I]controlled feed[/I] for dependability. One can be carrying all the horsepower in the world, if you cannot get that horsepower from the magazine to the chamber what good is it? This is MHO. [/QUOTE]
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