Suggestions on Caliber in Light Weight Rifle

[SwiftShot]

I’ve hunted MT Grizz country for 3 years now. Had a close encounter with a mom and 2 cubs 2 years ago. One of the scariest moments of my life.

I’m not downplaying the risk of a grizz attack. They are definitely a legit thing to be worried about. But a bolt action rifle is a really poor tool to protect yourself against them. So bad that I wouldn’t even think about it in selecting a cartridge.

Any centerfire will absolutely kill a charging grizz if you hit it in the brain or spine.

Any centerfire will not immediately stop a charging grizz if you miss the brain or spine.

It’d be like trying to select the perfect fork to eat a bowl of soup… anything you select will be suboptimal anyways, so why not just pick up the right tool in the first place?

Well in your analysis it must be bear spray. You have fun with that. Poor tool in your opinion. All those years of experience.
In my world, it is what I have in my hand already, which is the rifle. What doesnt work is the thing I have to reach for. My encounters that made me nervous have all been upclose and personal under 40 yards. Seeing them past that has not put me on edge. A pissed off brownie can cover that ground in 2 Mississippi. So in those instances dropping my rifle and pulling something else isn't in my thought process at that point. So you go right ahead and do you but I hunt the coast in Alaska and that is up close and personal much of the time. So that will have an impact on my caliber.

 

[gtriple]

Well in your analysis it must be bear spray. You have fun with that. Poor tool in your opinion. All those years of experience.
In my world, it is what I have in my hand already, which is the rifle. What doesnt work is the thing I have to reach for. My encounters that made me nervous have all been upclose and personal under 40 yards. Seeing them past that has not put me on edge. A pissed off brownie can cover that ground in 2 Mississippi. So in those instances dropping my rifle and pulling something else isn't in my thought process at that point. So you go right ahead and do you but I hunt the coast in Alaska and that is up close and personal much of the time. So that will have an impact on my caliber.

Where in any of my posts did I say bear spray? lol.