Question for those who spend lots of time in bear country- If someone deems a pump action Remington dependable enough to carry in bear country, why would they carry it in 12 gauge instead of carrying it in 30/06, fed with 200 grajn Nosler Partitions, which I think would give much more dependable penetration?
Because tolerances in shotguns are far more forgiving than metallic cartridge guns... Shooting anything like high pressure loads in a 760/7600 shows pretty quickly the difference in extraction forces between bolt actions and pump guns.
I have a 7600 in 35WhelenAI with a bit of excess headspace. If I shoot it with neck-sized reloads only it is significantly harder to work than SB sized loads. Enough so it has been just hanging in the safe for a very long time... It has been used on a number of bears, deer, moose, and caribou... but the bolts go hunting these days.
Mark Begich, Joaquin Jackson, and Heller resistance... Three huge reasons to worry about the NRA.
