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Whats the big Bore Of Alaska!>>458, 416, 375 and the last I see is 338 >> you can put the 358 Alaskan in there !!
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My vote would be the 375 H&H!>> why MMM It just does the JOB! not the 375 >> other garbage want to be 375ss!i
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A 577 would do the job, but I would take a 338 if I had an opportunity.
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My vote would be the 375 H&H as well. I use my 375 H&H quite a bit, and have a few buddies who do as well. Does the job nicely on moose and bear, even took a sitka blacktail with it while on Kodiak. One thing I've noticed about the 375, it really doesn't do much meat damage.
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Whatever you can shoot accurately that will do the job
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its tough to beat a 375 H&H, a friend used a 338 Win mag, for 20 years up there on bears
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When I go up it's a 45-70. Got to get past 0.40 before I consider it big bore.
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That would be the 400 Whelen. We can close the thread now.
Chronographs, bore scopes and pattern boards have broke a lot of hearts.
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That would be the 400 Whelen. We can close the thread now. Would love to try one, but had 500 been made all time?
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Whats with the 45-70?? they its the cats meow and then others say the 458 win mag is garbage ??>>MMM I thought the win mag was a world class but no one likes it >> but every one sings like a JAY BIRD about the 45-70>>>>>> I do not get it?????? Any help?
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Whats with the 45-70?? they its the cats meow and then others say the 458 win mag is garbage ??>>MMM I thought the win mag was a world class but no one likes it >> but every one sings like a JAY BIRD about the 45-70>>>>>> I do not get it?????? Any help? 458 isn't garbage. The 45/70 is popular because Marlin makes it in a short fast handling rifle.
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I've not run into anyone who says the 458 is garbage. It's a great round and highly useful in Alaska. One of my friends swears by his and I know he's used it to sort out a fair number of tough situations.
I will say that the 45-70 is more readily available in short, compact, easy to carry packages and probably more shootable for many hunters. Not everyone can shoot a 458 well, especially under duress. Just like many cannot shoot big bore handguns well. For the hunters who can handle a 458, it is well ahead of the 45-70.
Honestly, anyone who says the 458 is garbage is a fool. It may not be for everyone but it is a highly effective round in the hands of a competent shooter/hunter.
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50 Alaskan. Joe Want would say 500 Nitro Express.
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Would be packin' a .45/70 and an itty bitty (4 5/8 or 6 1/2") .480Ruger sidearm. If I was going out to pack game back in...12ga w/ Brennekes.
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As bullets got better,bore's lost diameter.
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"If I was going out to pack game back in...12ga w/ Brennekes."
One of the last combos I would choose. There are more piss poor choices for bear protection, but not many.
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I’d say when I was up that the 375s were the most popular of the “big” bores.
I used the 458 some and it was always decisive, never had any trouble with it.
I used a 45/70 some and found I prefer the 300 Savage for levergun duty.
Went to a 35 Whelen that was fantastic on everything I ever shot with it.
Last couple years I hunted with either a 257wby or a 300 Savage. Both worked very well
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When I saw the title of this thread my pay answer was Liiisa...
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50 Alaskan. Joe Want would say 500 Nitro Express.
Joe still polluting AOD? The mods there drove me away 2/3 years ago, thought I'd heard rumors Joe had been giving the boot.
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50 Alaskan. Joe Want would say 500 Nitro Express.
Joe still polluting AOD? The mods there drove me away 2/3 years ago, thought I'd heard rumors Joe had been giving the boot. That is what happens when the idiots are protected by idiots and all opinion trumps correct information. Joe might know more about AK hunting than every idiot over there.
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