The best caliber for brown bear?

[22lr]

So I'm a little bored, and started reading through the B+C records. Low and behold, who knew! The world's largest *entered into the B+C* Brown Bear was taken with the ole 30-06! That makes it officially the best round for the species right? Haha

B&C World's Record - Alaska Brown Bear

The world's record Alaska brown bear was taken during a scientific expedition in 1952, for the benefit of the Los Angeles County Natural History Museum. Alaska’s Kodiak Island rests about 250 miles south of Anchorage and just below the mouth of Cook Inlet. Kodiak supports some of the largest...

www.boone-crockett.org

Anyone want to volunteers to shoot a world record Brown with a 30-06! Lol

I'm curious what the record Polar bear was shot with. Anyone know? More than anything it's just a fun fact, and yes, the title is supposed to be click bait.

 

[22lr]

Bella Twin, the .22 Used to Take the 1953 World Record Grizzly, and More

On 10 May, 1953, Bella Twin was hunting small game with her partner, Dave Auger, along an oil exploration cutline south of Slave Lake. She was 63 years old.

www.ammoland.com

That was child's play, how about taking one with a single shot 22lr! Holy crap, this is a facinating story. I'd love to have met that lady!

*edit* this is even better, I missed it. Not a 22lr, a freaking 22long! Holy crap!

 

[SDHNTR]

I have a .375HH, but I'd also not feel handicapped with my 30-06.

 

[Werty]

I wouldn't be afraid.

 

[brsnow]

.308 is my largest, so that would be my best.

 

[Nick Muche]

Killing a bear, or anything else in North America has more to do with shot placement than caliber of choice.

 

[EastMT]

In Pinnell and Talifsons book, “Last of the great brown bear men” he takes a true squared 11’ kodiak brown bear with a 30-30 if I remember correctly on the details, it’s been a few years since I’ve read that one. I think it took a couple rounds.

 

[BeastOfTheTrees]

.300 Wby is what I’m going to throw at Brownie

 

[Dustin the wind]

Nothing smaller than the M134 minigun, M230 chain gun preferably

 

[22lr]

Im having a ball going down this rabbit hole. Quite a few articles on bears killed with a 22.

I cant find any more info on Shelby Longoria's rifle that he used on his record Polar bear. The pictures of him standing over it dont make it look like it was anything super big.

 

[Deplorable77]

I'm so not getting sucked into this one. Nice try.

 

[22lr]

I'm so not getting sucked into this one. Nice try.

I heard 9mm with a good hard lead bullet was pretty good for bear. What do you think?

 

[22lr]

I should have titled this, "worst caliper for brown bears." The amount of 22lr and 9mm kills is actually pretty impressive. Never anything id volunteer to attempt, but shot placement truly is everything. Definitely a fun little sidetrack to read through some of these stories.

And can we talk about Fred Bear for a minute. He goes on 2 hunts, arrows a bear both times, gets charged both time and the guide has to kill the polar bear for him BOTH TIME. Yet he goes out on a third trip to finally bag his archery Polar Bear. That dude....

 

[WRO]

I heard 9mm with a good hard lead bullet was pretty good for bear. What do you think?

There was one killed on the Russian river by 9mm in the early 2000's full charge.

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[Deplorable77]

Well sheet, you got me to fall for it.
I've never tried to beat a bear to death with a caliper, but if I'm ever in that situation I'd probably say a set of F550 chineseium front calipers would be my go to, they seem to grenade on the slightest impact. And if we're talking about shop calipers, well then its going to be a pair of Starrett.......

I should have titled this, "worst caliper for brown bears."

 

[hodgeman]

There was one killed on the Russian river by 9mm in the early 2000's full charge.

I remember that one...FMJ to boot. Phil Shoemaker tipped one over with a 9mm a couple years ago as well. Still not going to try it.

In the ye olde days people tipped bears over with all kinds of stuff. Read "Last Voyage of the Karluk". Those guys dropped a number of bears with a 6.5 Mannlicher and a Winchester 94. Good stuff.

 

[22lr]

Well sheet, you got me to fall for it.
I've never tried to beat a bear to death with a caliper, but if I'm ever in that situation I'd probably say a set of F550 chineseium front calipers would be my go to, they seem to grenade on the slightest impact. And if we're talking about shop calipers, well then its going to be a pair of Starrett.......

Music plays in the background *cause all I do is win win win, no matter what*

 

[22lr]

There was one killed on the Russian river by 9mm in the early 2000's full charge.

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Its its the one Im thinking of, wasnt he carrying a single stack S&W 3rd gen compact or something like that? Was a hell of a good story!

 

[Beendare]

Tim Wells stoned one with an arrow.....

Giving Credence to Nicks comment on shot placement.

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[FLAK]

I carried a .300 Win.