Originally Posted by Steelhead
Originally Posted by jorgeI
Originally Posted by colorado bob
All I know is that I liked having the 375 Ruger when I went after AK grizzly bears.

Exactly! But wait, some here say a 243"AI" would be enough given proper shot placement!



If you don't know, you don't know, and you don't know.


psychic obviously..

Originally Posted by Mule Deer

The brown bear guides and African PH's I know (and trust) best prefer cartridges from .375 H&H up. They say cartridges above .40 in caliber tend to slow charging animals enough to get in another shot, but even with really big rounds the only way to be certain of literally stopping a charge is to hit the central nervous system.




A good principle to guide me through life: “This is all I have come to expect, standard lackluster performance. Trust nothing, believe no one and realize it will only get worse…”