Originally Posted by waterrat
In rural Alaska many residents have only a handful of weapons. Those with 270's are usually old and scarred as it's their primary rifle for wolves,caribou,moose, and brown bear. Probably the 150gr Core-Lok has killed as many brown bears in the hands of residents as the fabled 338 Win Mag, or at least in the Bristol Bay region.


I guess that the fact that they are old would indicate that the .270s have kept them from being killed, but the fact that they are scarred might indicate that the .270s haven't totally protected them. grin


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