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My buddy is wanting to get a larger caliber rifle for brown bear hunt in his future, also would be used for elk hunting 500yards and less I'd guess.
What would you guys recommend? 35whelen came to mind,338wm? I doubt that I ever get to hunt big brown bears but if I had to go tomorrow I suppose I'd just use my 300wm shooting 200gr Partitions since that's as big as I have
Let see what you guys have to say. Thanks
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If you restrict your inquiry to folks who are actually qualified to offer input on this question, we'll have no fun here at all. So I'll start by being a total buzzkill, suitably enabled by my qualifications of being able to type and work the internet.
If your buddy has a 30-06, use that. And hit the bear where and when the guide says to.
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I have a hankering for a 375 H&H -not saying it would be the "best" but I'd haul one on a hunt for Brownies or 500 yard elk .
338wm sounds like a great option to me also ..
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.358 Norma mag
.338 RUM
.340 Wby
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There was a pretty long discussion on the "Ask the Gunwriters" forum not too long ago about hunting big bears with a 7Mag. You might get some ideas from that thread.
That said, I've personally always thought the 375 H&H is a cool old round, I just have no use for one hunting our smallish local whitetails. If I ever got the opportunity to hunt brown bears, that would be a good excuse to try one out. However, many on here who have actually hunted them, and guided others, seem to be of the opinion that a 30-06 or similar with premium bullets that a person shoots well is far preferable to a big magnum that a person shoots poorly.
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338 WM with a good 225 is a great setup for brown bears and pretty much anything else.
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.358 Norma mag
.338 RUM win mag
.340 Wby This ^^ Really though a 30-06 would cover the bases well.
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.358 Norma mag
.338 RUM win mag
.340 Wby This Really though a 30-06 would cover the bases well. 
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I would base my choice on how much recoil he can absorb and still shoot accurately....
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I would base my choice on how much recoil he can absorb and still shoot accurately.... ^^^^^^^^^^^^ This.
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I would base my choice on how much recoil he can absorb and still shoot accurately.... ^^^^^^^^^^^^ This. ^^^^^^ Agreed sir.
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I would base my choice on how much recoil he can absorb and still shoot accurately.... ^^^^^^^^^^^^ This. ^^^^^^ Agreed sir. Oh c'mon! Stop being so practical so early on in the discussion . If a guy is eager enough to learn you would be surprised how rock solid he can shoot a 340 after the first 400 rounds
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[/quote] Oh c'mon! Stop being so practical so early on in the discussion . If a guy is eager enough to learn you would be surprised how rock solid he can shoot a 340 after the first 400 rounds [/quote] I learnt my lesson early on with a lightweight 7mm STW 😀
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Since you have a 500 yard requirement.
1. 338 Win Mag
2. 300 Win Mag
3. 300 ____ Mag
If you didn't have a 500 yard requirement then I'd vote 9.3x62.
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What does he have and is he a handloader?
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What does he have and is he a handloader? I agree. I also wonder what his recoil threshold is too. Personally, I'd go 338 win mag and not look back...
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338 WM with a good 225 is a great setup for brown bears and pretty much anything else.
Tanner This is my advice as well. I carried a .338WM in Alaska for 23 years as my primary rifle. Ed
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