Back in the late 80's I abandoned the wonderful 200 grain .30 caliber Nosler Partition bullet in my 30-06 for the Barnes X in 180 grains. I now run the 175 grain Barnes LRX in my old pre-64 Featherweight and the Barnes 168 grain TTSX in my little Husqvarna Lite 30-06. I have been using H4350, but will try StaBall 6.5 with the 175 grain load this year. Other bullets work, but make mine a Barnes X of some flavor.
Any bullet that is tough enough for a grizzly is tough enough for a brown bear. Shots at "charging" bears are hard to justify to our Fish & Game Dept. if the first shot is taken must past 30 feet, as bears may "bluff" charge.
