I would feel a lot more comfortable hunting dangerous game in Africa with a 375 H&H than I would if I was carrying a .223.
For 99%+ of the hunting done in NA, you can decide for yourself. You're a consenting adult and should make the decision you feel is best. But once you are on the menu...
I have more than my fair share of rifles. 204 Ruger through 375 h&h.
This last year I built a 6mm arc howa mini for my 12 year old daughter. It's under 6lbs loaded and has almost no recoil, even without a muzzle device.
This round fits all your req's, and does so in a smaller package.
Is there a possibility that the bear had mites? They will destroy a hide and you will not notice it until the hide is tanned.
I'm not trying to burn anyone but sometimes hides slip even with the best care. And I've seen bears lose all the hair on the face when they were dropped off at the...
I know it's only a 3 shot group but the range was closing down. 6mm ARC Howa mini. I bought a barreled action from Brownells, after market floorplate/triggerguard and a factory second stock from Stockys. 103 eldx in front of 30 grains of cfe223. Shoots 2700 fps.
My daughter took her first deer...
As a TMobile customer, I've been patiently waiting for this feature. Will I get rid of my Zoleo? Probably not for a while, but I hope that phone to satellite communication helps me to remove one piece of gear from my pack.
My grandpa was a gunsmith that loved to built custom rifles on old Mausers. I killed my first several animals with a rifle he built for me. My wife killed her first elk with a rifle my grandpa built for her.
My daughter killed her first deer with a Howa mini I built earlier this year. I loaded a 103 eld-x at 2700 fps and she made an awesome shot on a bedded deer. Video is below.
Stacie Lee Deer Hunt
My daughter killed a buck with a 6mm arc and 103 eld-x with a MV of 2700. It was a bedded 250 yard shot that broke ribs going in and out of the chest cavity. The bullet also broke through the scapula on the off side and we found the bullet under the skin on off side. The bullet weighed 73.3 grains.
The Book Cliffs in Utah went to a 4x4 or better hunt in the 1990s before closing down for several years. Now there are an abundance of 2x3 mature deer running around.