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My bad, allow me to rephrase....
"243/85TSX kills like the hand of GOD HIMSELF and STOPS BEARS IN THEIR TRACKS! BANG-FLOP, INSTANT DEATH, RUG, BEAR MEDICINE, RIP YOGI, BEAR DOWN. It's as if the HAMMER OF THOR were wielded by CHUCK NORRIS himself, and a roundhouse kick thrown in for good measure."
And all of that with very little recoil.... How many feet can you miss by and still have it kill on the fly-by? Can I shoot through rocks right off the bow of my gun? Or do I have to pack Chuck along, too?
Mark Begich, Joaquin Jackson, and Heller resistance... Three huge reasons to worry about the NRA.
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My bad, allow me to rephrase....
"243/85TSX kills like the hand of GOD HIMSELF and STOPS BEARS IN THEIR TRACKS! BANG-FLOP, INSTANT DEATH, RUG, BEAR MEDICINE, RIP YOGI, BEAR DOWN. It's as if the HAMMER OF THOR were wielded by CHUCK NORRIS himself, and a roundhouse kick thrown in for good measure."
And all of that with very little recoil.... How many feet can you miss by and still have it kill on the fly-by? Can I shoot through rocks right off the bow of my gun? Or do I have to pack Chuck along, too? Yes? 
"You've been here longer than the State of Alaska is old!"
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I would get the biggest you can comfortable handle.. 300 win mag or .30-06 would be my minimum. Black bears get pretty big dude.. 400-600 pounds and solidly built with heavy muscle and bone, not an animal to mess around with.
Jeszcze Polska nie zginela kiedy my zyjemy,co nam obca przemoc wziela szabla odbierzemy.
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You obviously have never seen the bones of a real blackbear.
Try again...
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You obviously have never seen the bones of a real blackbear. ...let alone shot or killed one... Just saying
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Campfire Oracle
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TFF.
By the by, we gots action.
If you take the time it takes, it takes less time.
--Pat Parelli
American by birth; Alaskan by choice.
--ironbender
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Great news! Talked to the idiot with the spear yesterday and he told me the thing is ready! It does look freakin' interesting though longish...hope his insurance is up to date 
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life insurance or health insurance? 
If you take the time it takes, it takes less time.
--Pat Parelli
American by birth; Alaskan by choice.
--ironbender
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This feller with the spear, his name wouldn't happen to be Roy would it?
That's ok, I'll ass shoot a dink.
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If you take the time it takes, it takes less time.
--Pat Parelli
American by birth; Alaskan by choice.
--ironbender
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I'm not feeling too bad about a 243 now!
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Beerhuntr and I both know the spear chucker. He's a tough SOB and likely could kill a blackie with just a hunting knife.
If you take the time it takes, it takes less time.
--Pat Parelli
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--ironbender
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This feller with the spear, his name wouldn't happen to be Roy would it? Nah. Roy's been there done that. This guy is just a pretender to Roy...though he knows Roy well. I suppose this fellow is trying to keep up with the Jones' (Smith's ) though, anyway...
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life insurance or health insurance? Yes.
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I watched one of Roys bear spearing videos, to say it was impressive is an understatement. He damn near sliced that bear in half, what a devistating would channel!
That's ok, I'll ass shoot a dink.
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Will it overpenetrate?
If you take the time it takes, it takes less time.
--Pat Parelli
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I'd put a longer handle on that thing and probably a longer blade too.
That's ok, I'll ass shoot a dink.
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Looks a half-ounce heavy on the front end...might be a tad sharper. Dang sure would work though. Good "jumpin'outada the tree" piece I think...
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I talked to a relative who has shot lots of bears. He says a .243 is plenty if you are in a tree and shooting for the spine.
Where you hunt bears may be different than Minnesota but the brush is so thick that finding them after you kill them is the challenging part unless they leave a good blood trail you may never locate them.
I don't think they are that tough to kill just tough to find afterwards. Especially if they can crawl under a log or get into the swamp.
whelennut
I like to do my hunting BEFORE I pull the trigger!
There is only one kind of dead, but there are many different kinds of wounded.
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