Some of my native friends from Alaska claim they kill the feared Big Bear with a 223 all the time.
When I explain that most lower 48 hunters shrivel in fear and mention large caliber magnums when the Big Bear is mentioned they just lauph and tell the story of the hunter who tried to kill a Big Bear that charged him with a 300 weatherby mag and got mauled to death because he shot the bear square in the chest.
A 223 loaded with a Barnes and a Brain shot would have ended that Bear in a hurry.
A 25/06 loaded properly would make brain mush out of the largest of Big Bears.
And it most certainly will easily take anything here in the lower 48
Shod
Just curious. How many charging bears have you brained?
