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<blockquote data-quote="Pdvdh" data-source="post: 511620" data-attributes="member: 4191"><p>I've shot 3 (no - 4 brown bear) and 1 grizzly bear. Observed another grizzly bear taken by a hunting buddy. Two of these bears needed finishing off. I didn't go into the alders to finish either of them. One was hit with a Barnes X bullet from a .458 Win Mag. Hit in the butt because the boar starting running at the same time the trigger broke. Distance about 80 yards. Hit on the far butt cheek, behind the pelvic plate and hip joint. A flesh wound. He ran into the closest patch of alders. We repositioned to our full advantage, and then started talking very loudly. The bear finally lost his nerve and bolted out into the open. We finished him off on the run with a volley of follow-up rounds.</p><p></p><p>The first hit on the other brown bear was a 160 gr Barnes X from a 7mm Rem Mag. The wind was blowing and the bullet clipped the back edge of the lungs, slightly to far back for a rapid death. He ran 1/4 before laying down on top of a large boulder, out on a wide open mountain side. He wouldn't have lasted too much longer, but we were able to reposition and finish him off.</p><p> </p><p>To my way of thinking, your question could only produce meaningful conclusions if you also knew where the bears were first hit with the non-VLD bullet.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Pdvdh, post: 511620, member: 4191"] I've shot 3 (no - 4 brown bear) and 1 grizzly bear. Observed another grizzly bear taken by a hunting buddy. Two of these bears needed finishing off. I didn't go into the alders to finish either of them. One was hit with a Barnes X bullet from a .458 Win Mag. Hit in the butt because the boar starting running at the same time the trigger broke. Distance about 80 yards. Hit on the far butt cheek, behind the pelvic plate and hip joint. A flesh wound. He ran into the closest patch of alders. We repositioned to our full advantage, and then started talking very loudly. The bear finally lost his nerve and bolted out into the open. We finished him off on the run with a volley of follow-up rounds. The first hit on the other brown bear was a 160 gr Barnes X from a 7mm Rem Mag. The wind was blowing and the bullet clipped the back edge of the lungs, slightly to far back for a rapid death. He ran 1/4 before laying down on top of a large boulder, out on a wide open mountain side. He wouldn't have lasted too much longer, but we were able to reposition and finish him off. To my way of thinking, your question could only produce meaningful conclusions if you also knew where the bears were first hit with the non-VLD bullet. [/QUOTE]
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