I skipped over most of the posts when the drivel started. I have only shot 2 with a 7RM with 175 Noslers which worked fine. I have witnessed others shot with 250/3000, 308, 30-06, 444, and 12 gauge. They all worked but this was subsistence hunting. The friends that stayed in Alaska have gravitated towards the 338 as front runner with 375 second and 33 third or back up. Mostly the choice is based on Brown Bears and they are tag or trophy hunting and can't get the five permits a year they used too.

So for those with lot's of experience is the 30 + calibers better for a trophy type hunt as opposed to a meat hunt? I tend to think so and with added insurance for the bear factor too.

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