Originally Posted by elkhunternm
Originally Posted by ingwe
Originally Posted by elkhunternm
Changing subject,All mighty POOHBAH,have you ever killed a black bear and what did you use?



I have killed a double fistful of black bears, and used the following on them...
.44mag handgun
.243
7x57
300 win.
.38-55


Wwere I to do it again, it would be with a .22 centerfire...its been 10+ years since I killed a bear.
Ok,another question,how big were they?

I'm going on a black bear hunt in Arizona next November and I've never seen a bear let alone killed one,so just going to pick your brain. Planning on taking a .30-06 and a 7mm Dakota,but that may change. laugh


Sorry for the late answer...they were up to #350 and 6.5 ft. square...the biggest one got it with a 7x57

Last edited by ingwe; 11/15/12.

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