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<blockquote data-quote="Alibiiv" data-source="post: 2766112" data-attributes="member: 69192"><p>First I stopped reading the BS so I did not read that you are going to be using a 300 WSM, it is a good cartridge and will certainly get the job done. If it were me I would still use the 180gr Barnes TSX bullet, there's plenty of muzzle velocity and certainly enough bullet weight to give you a through-and-through shot. One year I did see a bullet that was "recovered" from a 200 pound black bear that was shot from a 300 WSM. The shot was a quartering away shot, the bullet was a 165 grain "cup-and-core" bullet, that was reloaded for this hunter for this bear hunt. That bullet expanded perfectly, was picture perfect as far as expansion, however it entered just behind the left front quarter and stopped just past the lungs. That bear died, it had to be tracked, there was no blood trail and it was only by happenstance that one of the guides found the bear lying dead in some tall grass near where the bear was shot. I have never recovered a Barnes bullet from any bear that I have shot. I did take a bear one year where it turned and did a "moon walk" (slow motion) away from where he was shot and then fell, about ten yards from where he was hit. After falling that bear tried to get up, only to fall down again. At that time I "figured" that he was down for the count, but again he got up and again only to fall. After the third time of getting his back end off of the ground and then falling again I became concerned that he was going to get a second wind and run off into some horribly thick woods and brush that I'd dragged bear out of before. With these thoughts in mind I decided that I was going to spine this bear. I didn't want to shoot him again because he was facing away from him and I didn't want to put a bullet hole into the back end of that bear; however, chasing him into those woods was not an option for me. I put the shot between the two rear quarters about eight-inches above the tail and up high enough so the bullet would stay close to the spine. The bullet was a 300gr Barnes TSX FB bullet out of the 45-70. It traveled the entire length of that bear and exited the nose. When the guide got to the bear he was not happy with me because he thought that I took a head shot. I told him "no" that is the exit hole, "not" the entry hole. He again disagreed with me until I showed him the entry hole between the two rear quarters. That bear was in the 200+ pound weight, we never recovered that bullet either.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Alibiiv, post: 2766112, member: 69192"] First I stopped reading the BS so I did not read that you are going to be using a 300 WSM, it is a good cartridge and will certainly get the job done. If it were me I would still use the 180gr Barnes TSX bullet, there's plenty of muzzle velocity and certainly enough bullet weight to give you a through-and-through shot. One year I did see a bullet that was "recovered" from a 200 pound black bear that was shot from a 300 WSM. The shot was a quartering away shot, the bullet was a 165 grain "cup-and-core" bullet, that was reloaded for this hunter for this bear hunt. That bullet expanded perfectly, was picture perfect as far as expansion, however it entered just behind the left front quarter and stopped just past the lungs. That bear died, it had to be tracked, there was no blood trail and it was only by happenstance that one of the guides found the bear lying dead in some tall grass near where the bear was shot. I have never recovered a Barnes bullet from any bear that I have shot. I did take a bear one year where it turned and did a "moon walk" (slow motion) away from where he was shot and then fell, about ten yards from where he was hit. After falling that bear tried to get up, only to fall down again. At that time I "figured" that he was down for the count, but again he got up and again only to fall. After the third time of getting his back end off of the ground and then falling again I became concerned that he was going to get a second wind and run off into some horribly thick woods and brush that I'd dragged bear out of before. With these thoughts in mind I decided that I was going to spine this bear. I didn't want to shoot him again because he was facing away from him and I didn't want to put a bullet hole into the back end of that bear; however, chasing him into those woods was not an option for me. I put the shot between the two rear quarters about eight-inches above the tail and up high enough so the bullet would stay close to the spine. The bullet was a 300gr Barnes TSX FB bullet out of the 45-70. It traveled the entire length of that bear and exited the nose. When the guide got to the bear he was not happy with me because he thought that I took a head shot. I told him "no" that is the exit hole, "not" the entry hole. He again disagreed with me until I showed him the entry hole between the two rear quarters. That bear was in the 200+ pound weight, we never recovered that bullet either. [/QUOTE]
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