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.

 

[Deinonychus]

300 PRC, but have now moved to using a 20” suppressed 7mm PRC. Kids will be using a 6.5 creedmoor.

 

[bigunit]

I've used a recurve, compound, win 94 30-30, 308, 7mag, 280ai, 338rcm. Plan on using a 22-250ackley or 6.5 creed this year. I think the fastest death was the 280ai but they all worked just fine.

 

[Fetty Wapiti]

22, 6, or 6.5 creeds

 

[brancher147]

Doesn’t take anything special unless you are shooting long range. Killed a few with a bow, 223, 300 blackout, 7mm-08, 300 saum, muzzleloader. I like my 7mm-08 right now and would take that or something similar if I was going on a rifle bear hunt.

 

[Northern Safari]

45-70 for close up, 338WM for reaching out.

 

[Halfdozen Hunter]

300 WSM

 

[ZAP035]

45 colt revolver with loads I built for elk. 300gr sierra JFP at 1300fps.

 

[gbflyer]

22 short.

 

[Speaks]

I have enough points for a tag this year, not sure if I will have time or not this fall. If I do I will most likely use my 6.5CM or even consider a new 223 I am putting together. Had it been last year I would have most likely used my 270 that I have used on deer for years.

I bought a 338wm for bear years ago when I was about 20 thinking that you must need a big bullet. Have never had a real world use for that gun yet.

 

[JDT1982]

270 or 30-06 but would not feel undergunned with a 223 with the right bullet

 

[ZAK13]

30-06 or 35 Remington