I lived in Alaska 12 years and started hunting with 338 win mag .I had a bunch of grizzlies come try to get into my tent and that night I decided to bring a 416 rem mag from then on as my tent gun or truck gun .I had rem model 700 guide guns which were not stainless but had hs stocks on them and they were pretty light 7.5 pounds but kicked less than my 9.5 pound win model 70 in 416 .It's just a good life insurance policy close up .A friend who guided for alaaka coatal bears got charged full on by a ten footer The client shot it 3 times with a 358 Norma mag then he shot it 4 times with Barnes x bullets from a 416 Taylor. THOSE bullets failed bad but the bear finally died .He switched to 410 gr woodleigh bullets .
