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The logical succession of these big game calibers, in order of increasing power, is. Best dangerous game cartridges for boltaction rifles. Brown bear brown bear is my 2 year old sons favorite book. Other cartridges to consider for brown bear hunting include. The gun has a 24 blued heavy barrel with open sights and a barrel band, a walnut monte carlo style stock with rosewood forend cap and grip cap. So, here we go, and remember, if you book a hunt, your outfitter is. Feb 11, 2016 september 15, 2015 moose hunt in alaska, bull moose called in to 60 yards and taken with a ruger m77 in 7mm remington magnum and a 160 gr winchester fail safe bullet dead center on shoulder. Basically the last major big game animal i want is a brown bear. The 7mm rem mag would take down a moose or black bear no questions asked. When i hunt big brown bruins, ill use the 416 rem, also. Finally, you gluttons for abuse, consider the 416 ruger, 416 rigby, 416 rem. My bear repellant loads consist of cast performance 265 grain bullets with 21. But a brown bear that squares 8 or bigger and is shot at bow hunting range, 50 or less is a world class dangerous game trophy. Fiocchi exacta 12 ga hv aero slug 12slug 10 rndbox.

One is a 416 rigby, because of the wide availability and variety of factory ammofrom fairly mild loads like this kynoch ammunition 416 rigby 410 grain woodleigh welded core soft point box of 5 midwayusa to nearweatherby loads, like this corbon dpx hunter ammunition 416 rigby 350 grain barnes tripleshock x bullet hollow point leadfree box. Shot a single brown bear backing up a buddy and it will penetrate on a broadside thru the lungs, but i dunno about heavy raking shots or shoulder bone. I think the fellas name is scott newman and he was. You are bidding on a new winchester model 70 safari express in 416 remington magnum with a 24 barrel. Hey, ive shot coyot with my 416 rem mag 350 gr speer hot cores at 2550 fps and fox with my 9. When the cartridge was released in 1988, author frank c. Jan 31, 20 a friend center punches clay birds at 200 meters offhand with his 416 rem mag model 700 custom shop rifle. If you are accustomed to the recoil of the 300 mag. She shoots a 416 remington, respects the game she hunts and has agreed to share some of her tales of adventure. September 15, 2015 moose hunt in alaska, bull moose called in to 60 yards and taken with a ruger m77 in 7mm remington magnum and a 160 gr. Ammunition top brands with amazing prices palmetto. With its 350grain bullets at 2500 fps, it would break both of a brown bears shoulders even though theyre a real dense animal. The reason brown bears subsonic ammunition outperforms the competition is twofold.

The brown bear features a brown laminated hardwood straight stock, black action, 21. I know a guy who shot a moose and a black bear with a. Fiocchi exacta 12 ga hv aero slug 12slug 10 rndbox 12slug. Loaded with quality components to create excellent accuracy and outstanding dependability. The model 70 safari express in a matte blued finish is the perfect choice for your onceinalifetime hunt because its built to handle the heavy cartridges necessary to take dangerous game. Tia is a registered alaska hunting guide and bush pilot. I have a pair of interarms mark x whitworth actioned rifles. Average muzzle velocity out of my 612 ruger blackhawk was 34 fps with a standard deviation of 10 fps. This is on the upper end of their recommended impact velocity. Handloaders have a whole universe of bullets to choose from, but today the manufacturers offer considerable variety, including many of the very best bullets.

Ammo supply warehouse fiocchi exacta 12 ga hv aero slug 12slug 10 rndbox 12slug10 fiocchis philosophy is to create an enjoyable shooting experience for all. I wanted to get him polar bear and panda bear since he loves brown bear so much. Within other rifle calibers you can currently find some of the following products. As you can tell by my user name i think the 340 is the perfect brown bear caliber. Shot in the brisket, bullet found in a ham near the ahole. Steve west and the film crew head to alaskas top brown bear area, the peninsula, in search of the monster bears that live there. Best calibers for brown bear outdoors international.

Every hunter owes it to himself, the game animal and innocent bystanders to use a rifle in a caliber that he can consistently shoot accurately. Synthetic stainless, finnlight, bavarian, bavarian carbine, varmint, brown bear, black bear, kodiak, grizzly, long range, varmint stainless synthetic black, carbonlight, classic deluxe, deluxe, safari, black wolf. Short of a brown bear or bison, their match is moose, so if you have a hankering for a thumper. The hornaday dgx bullet in 400 grain is interesting because it is a round nose bullet with the. These slugs are designed specifically for smooth bore barrels but can also be used in rifled choke tube barrels or fully rifled barrels. This is a pre owned but like new remington 700 safari custom in. This rifle has a drop plate instead of the magazine because of the magnum caliber. Obviously, this is less of a concern when hunting alaskan or canadian grizzly brown bears, but is really something to keep in mind when hunting in africa. The bear bit newman on the legs and arms and then turned away and lay down, giving newman a chance to pull out his radio and call for the coast guard for help. Jan 16, 2012 as you can tell by my user name i think the 340 is the perfect brown bear caliber. Big bore hunting cartridges for the biggest wild game. One is a 416 rigby, because of the wide availability and variety of factory ammofrom fairly mild loads like this kynoch ammunition 416 rigby 410 grain woodleigh welded core soft point box of 5 midwayusa to nearweatherby loads, like this corbon dpx hunter ammunition 416 rigby 350 grain barnes tripleshock x bullet hollow point leadfree box of 20. You dont mess with texas, and if youre a grizzly bear you dont mess with tia shoemaker. I have 4 choices in that i believe are good and will do the job, just wondering thoughts on which would be best.

The brown bear guides ive met usually have some old beater of a rifle. Personally, i do hunt black bear, but i do it with a. Mar 08, 2018 you dont mess with texas, and if youre a grizzly bear you dont mess with tia shoemaker. Plus its small for his hands and great size to take for travelling. The bear turned and charged, troopers said, and newman fired again. However, even this, the worlds most versatile biggame cartridge, fell to the. The 416 s and 458 s are great rounds but if all your gonna do is hunt 1 big bear with it you really dont need it.

Apart from the big bears such as the alaskan brown bear, polar bear and perhaps large bovines such as plains and wood. Ive caught the 300 gr partition in a blacktail before. For those who dont mind recoil, the 375 ruger is a good candidate for the allround alaska rifle. I dont think a brown bear article has ever got past me. There are seasons for both black and browngrizzly bears in the springthough the. Bear guns posted by john keppel on mar 19 2003 planning a brown bear hunt in the near future and have two guns to choose from, a 378 weatherby mag. Scott newman attributes incident to two cardinal errors. If you were going to shoot brown and grizzly beari know that a 338 or 375 would be waaaaaaayyyy better but since im probably never going to alaska this is just out of curiositywould you take a remington 742 in 3006 or a remington 700 in 7mm rem mag. Theyve all dug wounded bears out of the alders and know what they want. As velocity drops, the absolute requirement for the best bullets diminishes. If you are not overly familiar with the heavy hitters, i would say go with the 375.

Wilderness woman tia shoemaker ron spomer outdoors. At self protection ranges accuracy is not going to be the issue. No,i am in no way a remington dealer,spokesperson or advertiser. Overcome the toughest bear hunts with the sako 85 brown bear. If you were going to shoot brown and grizzly bear i know that a 338 or 375 would be waaaaaaayyyy better but since im probably never going to alaska this is just out of curiositywould you take a remington 742 in 3006 or a remington 700 in 7mm rem mag. One of the odd features of that rifle is a shotgun vent rib just for the quick pointshooting required. A great big bear taken at 100 or more yards is a trophy big game animal. And the short stroking is a result of training or lack of. Bear guns the alaska hunting forum outdoors directory. The cartridge uses the case of the 8 mm remington magnum as a parent cartridge. I have long felt that 300 magnums and heavy bullets should be lumped with 338s and other mediums. If you were to land a bush plane at any lodge on the alaska peninsula, a spare box of. Although i have guided many successful hunts with clients using various. For african big game the 400 grain bullets of a good construction is the classical choice, but for brown bear in alaska or driven moose in europe many.

The ultra mag class of cartridges were all designed to operate at a maximum average pressure of 65,000 psi, which is the same as the. I wasnt able to whisper, wait til he turns his side, newman said. But the gun on my belt should all else fail is a 4 inch 44 mag. When i hunt caribou where there everywhere may be grizzlies, ill carry the 375. His work includes numerous magazine articles as well as 14 books on. All bullets are 400 grain at 2400 fps i am hoping for either a between the shoulder shot or a shoulder shot followed up with more in the boiler room. When the bear started climbing over the logs, the client became excited and fired two or three rounds. Both brown bears and grizzlies are thickhided, heavily muscled, and prodigiously strong. That rifle, scope combo was imo the perfect brown bear rifle. I shoot 260 grain bullets in the 375 and 350 grainers in the 416. Anyway he got to telling me about a friend there that bought a cz in 416 rem mag 400gr bullet at 2400fps and 5000 flbs of energy and dumped his old bear gun and. Apr 30, 2017 despite bells success, i dont think many of us would want to test our marksmanship and cool against a rampaging grizzly or brown bear, so the 7mm08 rem. Along the way he has taken nearly 100 cape buffalo and elephants and a near recordbook brown bear.

Anyway he got to telling me about a friend there that bought a cz in 416 rem mag400gr bullet at 2400fps and 5000 flbs of energy and dumped his old bear gun and started using it to back up brown bear hunters. He now fired several rounds of his own, big 400grain bullets from a. Penetration and power is about all that will stop a charging bear. The sako 85 brown bear is ideal for the big game hunter who hunts north american and african game under the most demanding conditions. She grew up in a wilderness homestead cabin, off the grid, home schooled.

A friend center punches clay birds at 200 meters offhand with his 416 rem mag model 700 custom shop rifle. Ar15, boltaction, semiauto, hunting and tactical from brands like remington and winchester. I can shoot it, i can carry it and it will be a better stopper than a 300 mag. Find your perfect alaska rifle ron spomer outdoors. Obviously, this is less of a concern when hunting alaskan or canadian grizzlybrown bears, but is really something to keep in mind when hunting in africa. Ive been on the scene once when the 300 weatherby was used on a brown bear in the 8 foot class by a guy from minn. I got a message from him while i was working at a fishing lodge. The cartridge was intended as a dangerous game hunting cartridge and released to the public in 1989.