September 25, 2012, 09:52 PM | #1 |
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.308 for black bear?
I was wondering if the .308 is enough for blackbear. With 200gr accubonds would this work?
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September 25, 2012, 09:54 PM | #2 |
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Yes enough, but I don't think you need anything beyond 180 grains
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September 25, 2012, 09:55 PM | #3 |
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More than enough...I've used 165 grain bullets with good success, but yes...a 180 grain Accubond will do just fine.
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September 25, 2012, 10:45 PM | #4 |
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Alright, sounds good.
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September 25, 2012, 11:48 PM | #5 |
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.308 is just fine, and those 180 grain bullets are quite enough. Even a .30/30 is quite adequate. Wouldn't use less than a .30 caliber, though.
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September 26, 2012, 04:11 AM | #6 |
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165-180 premium bullet will do very well.
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September 26, 2012, 06:50 AM | #8 |
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The 200 gr Accubonds are adequate for the largest grizzly. For typical black bear a decent quality 150 or 165 is just fine.
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September 26, 2012, 08:06 AM | #9 |
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Anything 150 grain and above would be fine. A Round Nose profile would be a better choice versus a P-SP.
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September 26, 2012, 08:38 AM | #10 |
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Many a black bear has been fairly easily killed with a .30-30. A .308 is a bunch more power...
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September 26, 2012, 11:27 AM | #11 |
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Many black bears have been killed with .30-30s around here. I even know of a couple that were killed with a .357 magnum handgun. I would bet that almost any .308 round will be just fine.
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September 26, 2012, 11:33 AM | #12 |
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I've done it with a .30-06 using the old, and now discontinued 180 gr. Winchester FailSafes- plenty of gun. The .308 oughtta be fine.
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My vote goes to the 165 Partiton, Interbond, or GMX.
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September 29, 2012, 02:47 AM | #14 |
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Failsafe's
The Failsafe's were a great slug.
And yeah, there is not a B. bear around that will withstand a .308 and near any good game bullet, 150 gr and up. A 200 gr slug in a .308 would be just a tad heavy for my tastes, and I would stay in the 165-180 range myself. Recoil would be less too. |
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I killed a medium sized one when I was 19 with a 357 magnum carbine 16.25 inch barrel. A 308 is fine
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.308 is a great round for black bear. What weight bullet you need would depend on the size of the bear you end up shooting. A 180 grain Nosler Partition would work on even the largest black bear you would encounter.
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I've had my best luck shooting Remington 180 grain core-lokt's in my .308 carbine. The roundnose style opens up fast like a speedier 150 grain but has the weight and momentum of the 180 grain.
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