And to answer the question.. I have a 338-06. When I decided to get a big gun we bought a 458 Win. Got a good deal on it and its not bad to shoot. Wife is small, and she will shoot it though full on 500s are not her favorite.
There are lots of good choices and folks make their own decisions, and they all work.
We can keep Larry Root and all his idiotic blabber and user names on here, but we can't get Ralph back..... Whiskey Tango Foxtrot, over....
So your never under Gunned>> take the new 25-o6 to a brown bear hunt because my new bullet is better !!!>>Mass Kills big things! 22 swift kills GOOFS>> but not Bears>>and that what the rags are saying you take a Knife to a gun fight> NO you take a 270 to a brown Bear Fight >> I would say the Bear will win >> put that on his coffin Rag!
Can someone translate this?
If you take the time it takes, it takes less time. --Pat Parelli
American by birth; Alaskan by choice. --ironbender
I finally moved up to a 375HH >MM I have never shot a charging Brown bear but I have shot a few big black in dicky willow >close and I always took my 375 H&H even I had a 338!
"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.
Yeah genius...what is your profound knowledge of bears, let alone Wilderness? Betting you haven't been off your couch in years..........if ever.
You made a very bad choice for someone to call out... He might have actually used a handgun on a charging Kodiak bear... and may just have tremendous time in seriously wild country.
And I will say he is widely respected...
And I agree with his comments.
While I've not had to shoot any charging bears, I have spent a fair amount of time(going on 34 years) working/hunting/fishing/camping in just about every corner of Alaska. To include "going out to pack game". But, it looks like there's a new sheriff in Alaska, so I'll defer to his vast knowledge and experience.
I thought there was an incident at Uganik Lake?
That was Little River Lake, and was a hunting pard, with a .30-06.
The good Sheriff's profile doesn't say where he's from. Lots of non-Alaska folks have watched a couple of episodes of Alaska reality shows and feel qualified to tell us how it should be done.
I know how to bring you back to your family...
Don't ask me about my military service or heroic acts...most of it is untrue.
The good Sheriff's profile doesn't say where he's from. Lots of non-Alaska folks have watched a couple of episodes of Alaska reality shows and feel qualified to tell us how it should be done.
It is cheap and amusing entertainment.
Originally Posted by ironbender
Originally Posted by Ranting
So your never under Gunned>> take the new 25-o6 to a brown bear hunt because my new bullet is better !!!>>Mass Kills big things! 22 swift kills GOOFS>> but not Bears>>and that what the rags are saying you take a Knife to a gun fight> NO you take a 270 to a brown Bear Fight >> I would say the Bear will win >> put that on his coffin Rag!
You made a very bad choice for someone to call out... He might have actually used a handgun on a charging Kodiak bear... and may just have tremendous time in seriously wild country.
And I will say he is widely respected...
And I agree with his comments.
While I've not had to shoot any charging bears, I have spent a fair amount of time(going on 34 years) working/hunting/fishing/camping in just about every corner of Alaska. To include "going out to pack game". But, it looks like there's a new sheriff in Alaska, so I'll defer to his vast knowledge and experience.
I thought there was an incident at Uganik Lake?
That was Little River Lake, and was a hunting pard, with a .30-06.
Okay, I was only about 10 miles away!
And a detail or two short! That only could have happened while riding a LazyBoy!
Mark Begich, Joaquin Jackson, and Heller resistance... Three huge reasons to worry about the NRA.
You made a very bad choice for someone to call out... He might have actually used a handgun on a charging Kodiak bear... and may just have tremendous time in seriously wild country.
And I will say he is widely respected...
And I agree with his comments.
While I've not had to shoot any charging bears, I have spent a fair amount of time(going on 34 years) working/hunting/fishing/camping in just about every corner of Alaska. To include "going out to pack game". But, it looks like there's a new sheriff in Alaska, so I'll defer to his vast knowledge and experience.
I thought there was an incident at Uganik Lake?
That was Little River Lake, and was a hunting pard, with a .30-06.
Okay, I was only about 10 miles away!
And a detail or two short! That only could have happened while riding a LazyBoy!
Have hunted from the couch at Uganik a few times as well.
So your never under Gunned>> take the new 25-o6 to a brown bear hunt because my new bullet is better !!!>>Mass Kills big things! 22 swift kills GOOFS>> but not Bears>>and that what the rags are saying you take a Knife to a gun fight> NO you take a 270 to a brown Bear Fight >> I would say the Bear will win >> put that on his coffin Rag!
Can someone translate this?
Probably not. What you have found is a manuscript of the ancient “bird” language! It is identified by the “bird tracks” (these >>>) imprinted in all the rest of the bird crap...
"You've been here longer than the State of Alaska is old!" *** my Grandaughters
[quote=Ranting]So your never under Gunned>> take the new 25-o6 to a brown bear hunt because my new bullet is better !!!>>Mass Kills big things! 22 swift kills GOOFS>> but not Bears>>and that what the rags are saying you take a Knife to a gun fight> NO you take a 270 to a brown Bear Fight >> I would say the Bear will win >> put that on his coffin Rag!
Can someone translate this?
wow and no maybe not ? so yes just take a 375 H&H just to be safe ? /
I finally moved up to a 375HH >MM I have never shot a charging Brown bear but I have shot a few big black in dicky willow >close and I always took my 375 H&H even I had a 338!
When I was on a Bristol Bay salmon boat for ten summers growing up we had Dad's old .410 pump with slugs for "nuisance" wildlife (those would be animals in the water only, we never seemed to touch land). That counts as a big bore right?
It was a little tough to be accurate with, as he had bent the barrel a little on it when he wrecked his bike with it slung over his shoulder at approx age 10.
OK>> I see Its all over the board but the big thing that no one said??? do you hunt and most do not hunt GriZZ that you would need a big bore just to Hunt because of Grizz or is Grizzly contact over rated in an Alaskan Hunt and just take the good old 3006 and do all hunting in Alaska?
Big bores are actually more often put into action fishing rather than hunting. I always have a 375 or 458 when packing loads of fish through the brush.