Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Hunting Rifles When will 30-06 not work?

I've never hunted Brown Bears, but hopefully some day I will. I do, and have known and spoken with, many Guides and hunters who have.
To those who had relatively uneventful hunts as is "there he is, wait until he stops, then shoot when you are ready" type of scenario, the 06 is PERFECTLY adequate. Then again those who've had a bit more exciting hunts, to a MAN, all wished that no matter what they were carrying, they wished they had something bigger. I have an uncle who was fortunate enough to hunt Polar Bears (in Norway I think) and he took his 458. Shot his bear up close as apparently those bears have zero fear of man and when they see you, they think "lunch"! and just come. He said he wished he had something bigger. When I go, I'll not be taking an 06...