SBR for bear defense

[Pilsner]

I would do 338 arc

Any of the 338s would do nicely id think.
338 arc in AR-15 pistol or 338 fed and 8.6 BLK in AR10 platform.
Bullet choice would matter far more than the head stamp

 

[Steve300xcw]

Do you not wear gloves?

rarely

 

[RockAndSage]

I hunt with a 458 socom SBR. It’s my bear and moose gun. It doubles as my bear protection.

Would appreciate seeing/hearing about your experiences killing game with that cartridge. What barrel length?

 

[Yukon Cornelius]

Would appreciate seeing/hearing about your experiences killing game with that cartridge. What barrel length?

12.5” barrel. I haven’t taken an animal with, but have no concerns. Got quite a few friends that have taken moose and bear with.

Our moose last year was harvested by my daughter with 6.5cm.

I carry the socom and the 6.5 and our goal is whoever gets the shot gets the shot.

I use 325ttsx with the socom. It’s a blast to shoot and very accurate.

 

[HogSlayer79]

What rounds are you using?

 

[solidstars43]

If it's just for bear defense, why not bring a more powerful rifle. If it's brown bears, you want penetration. Why run an expanding bullet? Everyone who does shit or knows shit in brown bear country runs either a real rifle, a shotty with non expanding slugs or a pistol with hard cast rounds. Expansion is not what you want. If it's black bears, anything 9mm and up is fine with hard cast bullets. Black bears are chumps.