Creedmoor for Brown Bear Hunt

[Billogna]

What is an energy rating? Who determines it? Where does it come from? What bullet manufacturer cites energy as a metric required?

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good question. I was being obtuse. For this discussion ft/lbs should do just fine.

 

[Billogna]

What is an energy rating? Who determines it? Where does it come from? What bullet manufacturer cites energy as a metric required?

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to follow up. No manufacturer sets minimums. We have experience outdoor writers to thank for that!

 

[grfox92]

to follow up. No manufacturer sets minimums. We have experience outdoor writers to thank for that!

I suspect some of them are lurking in the pages of this forum lately.

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[Billogna]

I suspect some of them are lurking in the pages of this forum lately.

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As they should be!! How else are they gonna learn anything??

 

[grfox92]

As they should be!! How else are they gonna learn anything??

They think they are here thinking they will teach us brother.

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[Billogna]

They think they are here thinking they will teach us brother.

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I mean... If you can't kill it with mono's and magnums it just won't damn die!!

 

[fwafwow]

I noticed a new power factor was introduced in this thread that we need to consider. The "Grit" factor. How is this one measured? What is the minimum "Grit" factor needed to kill coastal brown bears compared to elk? For that matter, let's use a "well-known" and "flawless" gold standard measurement. How much energy is needed to kill a coastal brown?

This or the original comment about elephants lacking grit reminded me of a debate we had in college - which would win in a cage match between a male grizzly (we can say coastal brown) vs a male silverback gorilla, armed with an aluminum baseball bat, and he knows how to use it? (I always went with the bear.) So, lose the cage - which would win in a match of a coastal brown vs. a bull (let's say African) elephant? I'm going with the bear, and probably put it as the endpoint in any "Grit" factor spectrum. (I am open to another "Grittiest" endpoint animal.)