This is a dead head thread...but..there is just too much floating not to be rebutted based on lack of real northern hunting experience. Or with real irritated bears
that need stopping. Or even trophy bull elk that need to be downed without being lost due to sub-standard bullet performance.
IMHO, premium bullets work-and more advancement in bullet design has occurred in the last 15-25 years than the previous 100 yrs.
My last moose in the Interior of Alaska was shot with a 270 gr Hawk bullet- 348 in a M-71 Winchester chambered for 348 AK Imp. Ballistics identical to a 35 Whelen.
No guide, no backup in case of a bear contesting the meat or gut pile.
So if someone wishes to hunt Alaska-Canada with 1920s era jacketed bullets, that's OK. Its his hide in bear country. Someone mentioned "no grizzly bears in Montana".
Interesting observation, but wrong. A US Forest Service employee was killed off duty on his mountain bike a couple of miles outside the West Glacier NP entrance
in 2017. Look it up. My "other rifle" is a pre -war Deluxe Model 71 chambered in 450 Fuller-cousin of the 450 Alaskan. Use Hawk or Alaska Bullet Works bonded FP
400 gr bullets. For those who think nothing like this could happen-read Alaska Bear Attacks. Or Bear Attacks-their causes and avoidance.-Dr. Stephen Herrero.
Carry what you want: just be aware that if you make a mistake, you may not retrieve what you shot at. Another little known fact: A good lever action 1886 or Model 71
will deliver more repeat shots on a moving target inside 100 yds than ANY bolt action rifle. Like upset bear or moose for "moving targets".
