Prolly best she uses a camera if she can't use a 30/06
I'm generally in this group.
30/06 with a proper fitting stock and maybe a brake - if she can't do that, it might be a realization that Kodiak bear isn't for her.
1. It's about a good, clean and humane kill of the animal.
2. It's about keeping your skin attached to your own body.
3. It's about not asking a guide to go in after something that's a killer because you had to use something not up to the job.
Hate to be blunt and no malice intended. Just saying - I couldn't live with myself if someone else got hurt because I wasn't up to the task at what's considered a consensus minimum.
I know, I know, natives been killing griz with a 22-250 their whole life but the difference is, they spent their whole life around them, know them and aren't likely to get "bear fever" when a 9 footer stands up to try and get their wind.
You owe it to your lady friend, the guide and the bear to make sure she can use a rifle with enough snort to get the job done in a less than perfect situation.
IMO.
