you read into crap to much,but i would bet a cheap core lokt would get the job done in my hands. i know a bear hunter/ VIET Nam Marine vet in Alaska who has used Remington core lotks and killed bears, heck bowhunters kill these bears with a bow. >but maybe in your hands you need more ?
Just attempting to get you onto a level playing field here.
But the comparison to an arrow kill vs a corelokt might be all one needs to read. I can kill a bear with a 22. Or a bow as you note.
We are talking hunting a big one, with the possibility of follow up shots. Not a doe hunt where you can choose to pass the shot if you want... Kind of one of those once in a lifetime things where lengthwise penetration might be a good thing to have and 2 holes is much better than one. Especially with the cost of a hunt all included and the fact you might not get an ideal shot.
And any animal thats then adrenalin ramped....
But then again I was fairly sure you would miss the point.
