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I have probably killed at least a dozen w/my old HVA 243, all w/ max. loads of H4831 and 100 gr Nosler PT's. Never lost one, most shot through the heart lungs and one shoulder. ANYBODY who says that a 243 is in anyway inadequate for black bears is blowin smoke. What WILL get you a lost black bear is a bullet that is too stiff, you need expansion right now and penetration, hence the PT's. Muddy

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Originally Posted by 1tnhunter
IIRC an #800 black bear was killed in pa. a while back by an amish guy using a 30-30...so why wouldn't a 243 work



I remember that too. And the same year a kid killed a 500 pounder with a 243.

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