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Re: Rifle for bear hunting in Alaska BandGHunter #6721751 07/27/12
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pricedo Campfire Member Joined: May 2009 Posts: 298	.300 RUM? I thought we were talking about hunting bear...,,......not ptarmigan. Last edited by pricedo; 07/27/12. Proud Life Member of the NRA & GOA

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Re: Rifle for bear hunting in Alaska pricedo #6721786 07/27/12
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BandGHunter Campfire Member Joined: Jun 2011 Posts: 178 Bucks Co. Pa.	LOL, like that. I've only used the .300 for blackies in my neck of the woods, but in the beautiful last frontier for browns like I said H+H all the way. Like Garth Brooks sings I hunt deer in posted places....later

Re: Rifle for bear hunting in Alaska pricedo #6722122 07/27/12
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Dirtfarmer Campfire 'Bwana D Joined: Nov 2010 Posts: 37,071 Central Louisiana	Originally Posted by pricedo .300 RUM? I thought we were talking about hunting bear...,,......not ptarmigan. Ole Elmer couldn't have said it any better... DF

Re: Rifle for bear hunting in Alaska Dirtfarmer #6722156 07/27/12
Joined: Sep 2004 Posts: 1,120 Pittsburgh, Pa B bluesman Campfire Regular
bluesman Campfire Regular B Joined: Sep 2004 Posts: 1,120 Pittsburgh, Pa	STAINLESS RUGER WITH CANOE-PADDLE STOCK - .338 MAG - LEUPOLD OR BURRIS 1-4 SCOPE. Terry

Re: Rifle for bear hunting in Alaska bluesman #6722346 07/27/12
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kenster99 Campfire Tracker K Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 6,201 Winchester ID	I am selling this for a friend. Weatherby mkV in 375 H&H, has been ported, McMillan stock, Leupold Vari=x 2.5 x8. Rifle weighs just short of 9 pounds on my scale. This would probably be what I would take on a bear hunt if I had the oportunity!

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Re: Rifle for bear hunting in Alaska bearhuntr #6722360 07/27/12
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Ready Campfire Tracker Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 5,787	Originally Posted by bearhuntr Originally Posted by George_in_SD After having done an egregious amount of reading, I believe I have firmly decided on caliber. 358 Winchester - Gives excellent projectile weights and energy, sufficient killing power, some factory ammo, and easy re-sizing of 308 cases in the future. Also is a non-magnum caliber. Might have found my golden ticket I guess this means the thread is over... I'm happy that your original desire for an 8 1/2 to 9 lb. rifle, handling 350 to 400 yard shots was achieved. I'm positive you'll have easy access finding a plethora of varying factory loads for the Winny. Good luck on the Brown Bear hunt. Remember to take lots of pictures and post them back here upon your return... best, bhtr Nicely put, Mark. LOL Member of the Merry Band of turdlike People.

Re: Rifle for bear hunting in Alaska pricedo #6722368 07/27/12
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Ready Campfire Tracker Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 5,787	Originally Posted by pricedo Have several qualifiers: 1) Modified model 700 in .416 Remington Magnum with 21" barrel, Timney trigger and Williams aperture sight. 2) Savage model 116 "Alaskan Brush Hunter" in .375 RUM with 18" barrel and 3-9x40mm Leupold Rifleman scope mounted with Warne QD mounts so the excellent iron sights can be accessed in seconds. 3) Marlin model 1895G "Guide Gun" in .45-70 GVT with X/S sighting system and 2-7x33mm Leupold Rifleman scope mounted with Warne QD mounts so the excellent iron sights can be accessed in seconds.. 4) Marlin model 1895GS "Guide Gun" in .45-70 GVT with pretty decent factory sights and 2-7x33mm Leupold Rifleman scope mounted with Warne QD mounts so the pretty decent iron sights can be accessed in seconds. When seconds count, Police is minutes away... Member of the Merry Band of turdlike People.

Re: Rifle for bear hunting in Alaska kenster99 #6722384 07/27/12
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OP LeroyJenkins Campfire Tracker Joined: Jul 2012 Posts: 4,776 Alabama	Nice looking wood there! Is that an Accuracy Innovations wood stock? Checkering looks familiar. A lot of folks mention the H&H, especially given its history. Guess I just want to be different. Tis quite helpful to get the input of everyone here. Thanks again The factory of the future will have only two employees, a man and a dog. The man will be there to feed the dog. The dog will be there to keep the man from touching the equipment. � WARREN G. BENNIS

Re: Rifle for bear hunting in Alaska LeroyJenkins #6722407 07/27/12
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kenster99 Campfire Tracker K Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 6,201 Winchester ID	Not wood, just nice grain in that plastic!

Re: Rifle for bear hunting in Alaska Ready #6722458 07/27/12
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bearhuntr Campfire Tracker B Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 4,254 Soldier’s Fort, Alaska	Thanks, Carl. Ein Troll, den dieser Mann ist. Mark "You've been here longer than the State of Alaska is old!" *** my Grandaughters

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Re: Rifle for bear hunting in Alaska bearhuntr #6722869 07/27/12
Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 86,168 In the shadow of the Kenai Mtn... ironbender Campfire Oracle
ironbender Campfire Oracle Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 86,168 In the shadow of the Kenai Mtn...	Originally Posted by bearhuntr Originally Posted by George_in_SD After having done an egregious amount of reading, I believe I have firmly decided on caliber. 358 Winchester - Gives excellent projectile weights and energy, sufficient killing power, some factory ammo, and easy re-sizing of 308 cases in the future. Also is a non-magnum caliber. Might have found my golden ticket I guess this means the thread is over... best, bhtr Bwahahaha! As if a conclusion matters.......... If you take the time it takes, it takes less time. --Pat Parelli American by birth; Alaskan by choice. --ironbender

Re: Rifle for bear hunting in Alaska bearhuntr #6722872 07/27/12
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ironbender Campfire Oracle Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 86,168 In the shadow of the Kenai Mtn...	Originally Posted by bearhuntr Thanks, Carl. Ein Troll, den dieser Mann ist. Mark For the Love of God, speak English! If you take the time it takes, it takes less time. --Pat Parelli American by birth; Alaskan by choice. --ironbender

Re: Rifle for bear hunting in Alaska ironbender #6722948 07/28/12
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Ready Campfire Tracker Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 5,787	Bitte, mein Herr, haben Sie ein Streichholz? Member of the Merry Band of turdlike People.

Re: Rifle for bear hunting in Alaska Ready #6725000 07/28/12
Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 4,254 Soldier’s Fort, Alaska B bearhuntr Campfire Tracker
bearhuntr Campfire Tracker B Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 4,254 Soldier’s Fort, Alaska	Carl, A very nice pun... well done sir The old time answer used to be - "Not since Superman died!" "You've been here longer than the State of Alaska is old!" *** my Grandaughters

Re: Rifle for bear hunting in Alaska bearhuntr #6759499 08/09/12
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ppine Campfire Regular Joined: Mar 2012 Posts: 1,187 Nevada	Gentlemen, A great discussion. I love to hear from the old Sourdoughs and references to ivory hunters. I used to work in SE on the mainland once in a while and saw bears everyday. It is humorous to think back on my first trip in about 1980 carrying a Ruger .44 mag and running into a set of tracks the size of a dinner plate with water oozing back into them, surrounded by thick alders and salmon with claw marks in them. I carried rifles after that using what I had, a Ruger .270, then a .444 Marlin and later a Model 71 in .348 that I got from my great uncle Merrill of Granger, WY. I agree about shot placement and practice. The worst scenario is a nimrod that borrows a gun that he is afraid of and doesn't take the time to learn to shoot it. Native Alaskans are notorious for being under gunned. They "shoot em in the ear, and follow them until they drop." The only cure for life and death is to enjoy the interval. George Santayana

Re: Rifle for bear hunting in Alaska ppine #6764461 08/11/12
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SandRat Campfire Member S Joined: Sep 2009 Posts: 130 Kenai,Alaska	Originally Posted by ppine Gentlemen, A great discussion. I love to hear from the old Sourdoughs and references to ivory hunters. I used to work in SE on the mainland once in a while and saw bears everyday. It is humorous to think back on my first trip in about 1980 carrying a Ruger .44 mag and running into a set of tracks the size of a dinner plate with water oozing back into them, surrounded by thick alders and salmon with claw marks in them. I carried rifles after that using what I had, a Ruger .270, then a .444 Marlin and later a Model 71 in .348 that I got from my great uncle Merrill of Granger, WY. I agree about shot placement and practice. The worst scenario is a nimrod that borrows a gun that he is afraid of and doesn't take the time to learn to shoot it. Native Alaskans are notorious for being under gunned. They "shoot em in the ear, and follow them until they drop." Everyone talks trash from an armchair,shooting an animal in the "Ear" is great,but most of us Cheechakos would rather have it dead,Old Timer told me killing a huge Brownie is easy,stopping it is an altogether matter.Might be something to think about................ Enlisted Men are Stupid, but Extremely Sly and Cunning, and bear Considerable Watching. US Army Officers Manual of 1894

Re: Rifle for bear hunting in Alaska SandRat #6774081 08/14/12
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ppine Campfire Regular Joined: Mar 2012 Posts: 1,187 Nevada	Sandrat, It ain't trash if you've been there. The only cure for life and death is to enjoy the interval. George Santayana

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