Originally Posted by Landrum
if you were up close and personal with a big brown bear?

I have wondered which would be the better option in stopping a bear. And for the sake of conversation, there are no variables such as rifle familiarity, recoil tolerance etc., etc, to ponder. In other words, you are equally proficient with either rifle/cartridge.

If you were in a situation where you had to stop a bear, which rifle would you hope to have in your hands? There may not be much difference in the stopping power of the two cartridges. And yes...........we all know about shot placement. But still, which would you rather have when the chips are down? Landrum


I do not believe it would make any noticeable difference whatsoever. The two cartridges provide so nearly the same terminal performance that no bear would ever know the difference.

Either one would be an enormous improvement over a flat rock grin.

DN

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