Home Forums Hunting & Shooting General Big Game Copper ammo and black bear—30-06 or 6.5 creedmoor?

I would take the 06. A 150 lb bear is no big deal. With a big bear, you might want more. There is no real reason to take the smaller caliber. My son and I have used the .270 Win. and it does fine. I also shot one with a . 270 Win broadside through both lungs . You will have a dead bear , problem is , this bear was jacked up. It came running into the boat pile. After I shot it ran off , and it was a terrible thing to watch is run out of sight in that thick brush. I knew the bear was dead and no harm to me . The problem is they are very hard to track and many times they dont bleed much. If I didn't find the bear that night, it would have been spoiled the next morning for sure, and I almost didn't find it and was almost dark when I did. From then on it was through the front shoulders and anchor him right there. Next bear , I will smash a big bullet , 150 gr. Hornady into the front shoulders . It wont go far at all. A good chance your 65. will work fine but what do you have to gain by using the smaller caliber?