Whats your Black Bear Caliber?

[waspocrew]

I've killed two black bears in Wyoming. Both were shot with my Tikka 270 WSM and 140 accubond handloads.

If I ever go bear hunting again, I'd like to make it fun and use a lever gun in 30-30 or 45-70.

 

[Sandhills]

I've shot one with a 6mm Remington and 1 with a 270. I've seen em shot with everything from a 22 hornet all the way up to a 45-70. They're not overly hard to kill

 

[LawyerB]

6.5 Creed with 143 Eld-X or 7 Sherman Short with 175 EOL's.

 

[RADunfee]

30-06 with 150gr cor-lokts

 

[hunting1]

.308 Win and a 168 NBT

 

[ianpadron]

6.5CM or .308 so far on all of mine

I've carried .243, .25-06 as well on bear hunts, just haven't found a good bear with them in hand yet

Likely 243 and 7 mag all Spring this year

 

[Mr.Ktm]

Hoping to let the 6.5 cm sing on one this fall

 

[Oncorhynchus]

My two bears, W WA and SE AK, were with my 30-06. ~80 & 170yds Hornady SST & Barnes TTSX. Neither went more than 5-10 ft.

Shot placement matters, a 3 legged bear can go quite a ways….

 

[jzeblaz]

My only bear was with my bow; Opening day of blacktail season. I recently inherited my grandfather's Model 81 in 35 Rem., so I intend to take that out, but between the cartridge and open sights, it'll be a short range proposition. I believe he did all his black bear hunting in PA.