Whats your Black Bear Caliber?

[shootnrun]

25-05, 300win, 300 wby, 338 win.

 

[Huntingfarandwide]

Pennsylvania Black Bear, heavy blow-downs, brush busting 350 Remington Mag.

Works for Elk too.

Blessings~

 

[UKwildcatfan]

Just curious what are most of you guys/girls using Caliber wise for hunting Black bear. Thank you in advance Jason

35 Whelen, and a 225 or 250 gr partition.

 

[WJS23]

My 45-70, 7mm-08 and 280 ai

 

[gwh97]

I have yet to kill one spot and stalk, but I plan to take my 6.5 PRC, shooting 140 grain bergers


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[Malcolm31]

Shot my first Black Bear in PA with a .270, but now I carry a 300 win mag because 300 win mag.

 

[wyodog]

for the guys shoot bears with a .243. what bullets do use and like?

 

[HighCountryDreamin]

I'm probably hunting with 270 WSM this fall for a black bear in CO. 300 win mag would probably be ideal

 

[gerry35]

I'm probably hunting with 270 WSM this fall for a black bear in CO. 300 win mag would probably be ideal

The 270 Win is my favorite and I've tried a lot of different cartridges. Your 270 WSM is more than enough for any bear you'll find.

 

[HighCountryDreamin]

The 270 Win is my favorite and I've tried a lot of different cartridges. Your 270 WSM is more than enough for any bear you'll find.

Thanks for the affirmation. Will be first hunt for black bear...time to study up on field judgin!

 

[gerry35]

Thanks for the affirmation. Will be first hunt for black bear...time to study up on field judgin!

Good luck, it's such a fun hunt and you'll have a blast. There's a good thread somewhere on here talking about shot placement. Bears die fast when you double lung them but if you screw up they are tough customers that can take a lot of punishment.

 

[TheHammer]

450bm, 308, 357

 

[platinumsqueeze4]

Just curious what are most of you guys/girls using Caliber wise for hunting Black bear. Thank you in advance Jason

308 Winchester

 

[huntingislife]

I've shot two with a 7MM rem mag but was only able to recover one of them. Personally I'm thinking of switching to a 300 PRC or 300 WSM for my big game hunting.

 

[Shadowbandd]

6.5CM spot and stalk

 

[Rage]

.308 Win. - 178 Hornady Precision Hunter - Western Oregon


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[Telford29]

243 Winchester. 108 eldm. North Idaho.

 

[Yoteassasin]

for the guys shoot bears with a .243. what bullets do use and like?

80grn gmx loaded deep

 

[Corey0372]

Have killed one with a 300 Win Mag (180 grain trophy copper), buddy borrowed that rifle and shot one with a 180 grain Accubond. Last year I got one with an AR10 in 308 (165 grain tipped core lokt).

Plan on using the AR10 again this year, but with 178 grain ELDX.

 

[doc holiday13]

Just curious what are most of you guys/girls using Caliber wise for hunting Black bear. Thank you in advance Jason

Did you just thank yourself for this thread?