Tom---I tested them in both both wet phone books & dry phone books. Wet books gave a perfect mushroom @ 180 grains size of a quarter. Dry phone books gave a 170 grains and the bullet looked like everything above the interlock was gone. Size was .375 On the bear she was facing me & at a quartering angle @ 100 yards. Bullet when in just inside the left shoulder & exited just behind the right shoulder. Exit hole was about the size of a half dollar. FYI--I booked another grizzly hunt in 2020 with Jake Jefferson. I'm planning on using the same load. Bob
Photo of the bear is in the Alaska section.
Thanks Bob, read your nice write-up in the Alaska section. I remember Jake from when he first started guiding and posting on the Alaska outdoors forums. I use to hang out there a bit when I was still living there. My big bear huntings days are mostly behind me now being a non-res, but keep my 375 hanging around for a trip to Africa someday.
