Whats your Black Bear Caliber?

[Jason277]

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

 

[Lxhuntinpa]

I’ve shot them with 12gauge slugs, .308 and 7mm-08

 

[Hondo0925]

6.5 for me

 

[Hondo0925]

But I’ve killed more with a 30-30 then anything

 

[long hunter]

Last one was a 300WM kill

 

[West.mass.hunter]

45/70. No shots over 100 yards here. Mainly walking corn field edges or calling

 

[IDVortex]

6.5cm, but i am looking at building either a 6arc or 6cm for all of my hunting.

 

[elkguide]

.300 Win Mag.

 

[MHWASH]

7mm RM, 270 Win, 7mm-08, 6.5 CM, 308 have all worked and I can't say one has worked better than the other. . This year I'll be trying the .243 & maybe my 22-250AI.

 

[JohnnyB]

6.5 cm, but I am anxiously awaiting my left handed Tikka .223

 

[IDVortex]

7mm RM, 270 Win, 7mm-08, 6.5 CM, 308 have all worked and I can't say one has worked better than the other. . This year I'll be trying the .243 & maybe my 22-250AI.

Details on the AI? That's a unique round no one in my friend group would even know about lol

 

[7RemMag]

I've traditionally hunted bears in my home state of PA with a 7mm Rem Mag. I killed my first bear and only bear to date there my last year as a resident. 139 gr Interlock on a 250 lb sow. She didn't go far, but there was no blood. Based on our extensive experience and knowledge of the spot, we walked up to where she laid with little to no effort.

This spring I will be running my new .280 AI.

 

[pacoalcracker]

308 Winchester, 32 Special, 35 Whelen

 

[MDR]

I've used 9.3x62, .303, .308, 8x57, 7rm. I've seen bears taken with 6.5cm, 300wm, 30-06 and 7.5x55.

I plan to use my 45/70 this spring.

 

[MHWASH]

Details on the AI? That's a unique round no one in my friend group would even know about lol

It's the 22-250 blown out with minimal taper and a 40 degree shoulder. I'm shooting 80gr ELDms @3200 out of a 20" barrel. Ballisticaly similar to the 22 Creed.

 

[justinspicher]

223/556 for me.

 

[pbroski]

I've used 223, 280AI, 308, 30-06, 300WM, 338WM, 9.3x62, 375H&H, 416 Rigby and 45-70. This year I'll be using 22ARC and 6.5CM.

 

[flyfisher117]

Hoping my first BB will be with a 6.5 Creed but in my circle this is a sin. Everyone tells me I need "at least a 7 mag"

 

[03mossy]

30-06

 

[gonhunting247]

30.06, .338 WM, .300 RUM