stormking
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I have killed most of my bear and deer with archery, Ive shot 4 blacktailed deer and 2 bears with a 30-06 and a 7mm rem mag. Both calibers were extreemely way way way way too much gun for black bear and blacktailed deer. Completly destroys bear with a six inch hole and almost blows deer in half. lol Im tired of cleaning up a mess and throwing out a quarter of a blood shot animal that looks like he got hit with a 120mm tank round. and thats with the little 140-150 gr. factory loads.
Move to a heavier constructed bullet and stay away from the poly tipped bullets.
My thoughts exactly. I took a black bear last fall w/ 30.06. He probably weighed in the 225# range. First shot, broadside vitals did the trick, no exit. He stopped rolling on the only flat spot for miles, to make sure he stayed there, I spined him w/ the second just below the base of the skull. Exit was approx 3". This was at 80yds using Rem factory 180gr Corlocs. I had hunted the weekend prior w/ my .243. After seeing a 400#+ boar, I decided, I NEEDED more bore. .243 will darn sure kill black bear, the question is how far will you have to track, and is it enough if you REALLY need to put one down in a hurry.
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I have killed most of my bear and deer with archery, Ive shot 4 blacktailed deer and 2 bears with a 30-06 and a 7mm rem mag. Both calibers were extreemely way way way way too much gun for black bear and blacktailed deer. Completly destroys bear with a six inch hole and almost blows deer in half. lol Im tired of cleaning up a mess and throwing out a quarter of a blood shot animal that looks like he got hit with a 120mm tank round. and thats with the little 140-150 gr. factory loads.
Move to a heavier constructed bullet and stay away from the poly tipped bullets.
My thoughts exactly. I took a black bear last fall w/ 30.06. He probably weighed in the 225# range. First shot, broadside vitals did the trick, no exit. He stopped rolling on the only flat spot for miles, to make sure he stayed there, I spined him w/ the second just below the base of the skull. Exit was approx 3". This was at 80yds using Rem factory 180gr Corlocs. I had hunted the weekend prior w/ my .243. After seeing a 400#+ boar, I decided, I NEEDED more bore. .243 will darn sure kill black bear, the question is how far will you have to track, and is it enough if you REALLY need to put one down in a hurry.