Originally Posted by salmonhead
Been a lot of blackies shot with a 30/30 over the years. My guide carried a 30/30 as his charge stopper. Pretty sure a 243 will get it done. As always, do your part.


Grew up an WV and almost all the black bears I knew of were killed with the Appalachian Assault Rifle. Most subsistence fish camps along the Yukon River don't have much more than .30-30s in them most times and they've dropped lotsa black bears and the occassional grizzly with them too.

There's not much to a black bear especially in the spring and summer. I wouldn't have a problem shooting one with a .243.

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