The only Bear i have killed was a Black Bear in Canada at around 100 yards and it was taken with my 280 AI and the Speer 160 gr Hot Core and it dropped right there . Bullet went in one shoulder and out the other, so don't know retained weight of bullet, but it worked and no other bullet regardless of cal would have done better.


A Doe walks out of the woods today and says, that is the last time I'm going to do that for Two Bucks.