175 Nosler Partitions through the lungs and you'll have your bear. Just accept the fact that your guide will be in full readiness to back him up if the 7 doesn't flatten his bear!
I'm not arguing about a bullet thru the lungs killing the bear.
Jerry
Sitka - I agree w/you and so stated in my post.
Jerry
Sitka, jwall I'm not set in my ways too bad it's just that I have a friend that uses the 175 NP to great success and has a huge selection of expanded bullets that are perfect. In our house, 222 Horn SP 260 NBT 284 TSX 308 NP & SST 30-06 Horn SP 9X57 Horn RN 35 Gibbs NP 358 Norma Swift AF 400 Whelen Woodleigh 458 Northfork 500 S&W Woodleigh
We have used most other bullets in the past but these just seem to work the best for us now. 300 Savage NP