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Heavy hardcast lead for bear?
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<blockquote data-quote="mnoland30" data-source="post: 2335298" data-attributes="member: 29323"><p>I used 405 gr. .458 hardcast on a cow elk out of my muzzleloader. Went in at front right shoulder and exited rear left ham. It wasn't a quick kill, she went 200 yards or so, but it worked. My bullet had a bigger meplat. With yours, I'd aim for a shoulder to stop the bear and follow up if needed with a lung shot. Often, the bone will shatter into the lung for a quick kill. In my experience, black bears aren't that difficult to kill, but I've always used center fire 7mm. </p><p></p><p>When shooting heavy recoiling rifles off the bench, I put a sandbag behind the stock to take the recoil. When hunting, you won't feel it. </p><p></p><p>Frank Mayer wrote about buffalo hunting back in the day. He was using 500 gr. round nose bullets supplied by the gov't with 120 gr. of black powder. I believe they had a BHN of aroud 11, which is softer than a hardcast. I've used pure lead 400 gr. pointed bullets on elk, and found they left almost no entry wound, and expanded to over an inch, so no exit wound either. </p><p></p><p>Outlaw State bullets made me some subsonic 405 gr. Remington hollowpoints (although not available now). They drop elk in their tracks at about 1750 muzzle velocity and 1250 terminal velocity (at 225 yards).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="mnoland30, post: 2335298, member: 29323"] I used 405 gr. .458 hardcast on a cow elk out of my muzzleloader. Went in at front right shoulder and exited rear left ham. It wasn't a quick kill, she went 200 yards or so, but it worked. My bullet had a bigger meplat. With yours, I'd aim for a shoulder to stop the bear and follow up if needed with a lung shot. Often, the bone will shatter into the lung for a quick kill. In my experience, black bears aren't that difficult to kill, but I've always used center fire 7mm. When shooting heavy recoiling rifles off the bench, I put a sandbag behind the stock to take the recoil. When hunting, you won't feel it. Frank Mayer wrote about buffalo hunting back in the day. He was using 500 gr. round nose bullets supplied by the gov't with 120 gr. of black powder. I believe they had a BHN of aroud 11, which is softer than a hardcast. I've used pure lead 400 gr. pointed bullets on elk, and found they left almost no entry wound, and expanded to over an inch, so no exit wound either. Outlaw State bullets made me some subsonic 405 gr. Remington hollowpoints (although not available now). They drop elk in their tracks at about 1750 muzzle velocity and 1250 terminal velocity (at 225 yards). [/QUOTE]
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