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Old June 20, 2011, 08:11 PM   #23
Gehrhard
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And there is 000 commercial buckshot loads and better ones. I carried Winchester in Alaska as backup. Any 00 buck and Remington is good for buck and Black bear. But for Black bear front head-shots and everywhere on bigger Brown bear you especially need penetration!!!

By the way, a .357 mag with hard-cast loads is fine for Black bear defense (if you hit them). My first choice for Alaska carry was a medium/large frame in .41 Mag made of titanium. Couldn't find one at the time so ended up with a .44 Mag. So, better than Remington's common stuff, Federal makes copper-plated 000 Buck loads. Woo hoo! Charging grizzly better watch out. But Winchester?

They make one that's copper-plated AND buffered. Double woo hoo!! Mr. Grizzly, now YOU'D better be running away from ME!!!
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