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Drew one of the four non resident Nevada bear tags.We will be hunting with hounds and was wondering what gun and caliber you would use?I thought a shotgun with slugs would be a nice lightweight option but not legal.All of my rifles are bolt action rifles from 257 bee -300 win mag.I am thinking this might be a excuse to buy something  By all means you have to buy a new rifle. None of those you mention will kill a black bear. 
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I have been on 4 bear hunts where we used dogs. I killed mine with a Ruger Redhawk 44 magnum and my daughters both use a CZ 527 bolt gun in 7.62x39. My stepdad used a Marlin 30-30. Mine took 4 shots during a ground fight with the dogs. My daughters both killed their bears with one shot and the bears fell dead from the tree. My stepdad killed his as it was coming out of the tree and it fell stone dead. The 30-30 left a huge exit wound.
A handgun is nice for carrying in rough country, but those little carbines were handy and much better for accuracy and killing power.
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We will be on foot although I like the idea of horses  Pops has a 30-30 I used as a kid and will probably take that and the Bee(lightest) but still wouldn't mind a new gun!
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30-30's and 35 Rems are a great choice as well. When ever I go to Canada I take a 35 Rem. Marlin 336. Very affordable rifle and not bad to carry.
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Puma 92 in 454 sounds about right. Mine is light and handles great. Holds 10 in the tube. Not much I wouldn't hunt with it at a reasonable range.
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Well a letter from Nevada fish and just killed my idea of a new rifle! They sent me a bull elk tag in the early rifle in 076-081! 
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My go to bear gun is my Marlin 336 in 35 Remington with the Remington 200 round nose Core Lokt bullets.
Last edited by simplyme; 07/29/15.
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I've had good luck with my Ruger 96 in 44 MAG. It hits much harder than mere paper charts would suggest. Sherwood ![[Linked Image]](http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c146/rushmoreman/Tasco%203_zpsx3gj1rzj.jpg) That would make a sweet walking pig hunting rig, my other choice would be a Rugger 77 in 44 Mag, 5.25 lbs (with out scope) add a Leupold 2.5x (8 oz) right under 6 lbs, and only 38 inches long
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