Dunno how big coastal brown bears get in SE Alaska, but they can get pretty big even south of there. This bear was killed by Grancel Fitz (the first guy to take what at the time were considered ALL the species of big game in North America), in British Columbia not all that far north of the U.S. border. The skull's B&C score of 25-9/16 tied the B&C world record at that time. The rifle Fitz used on all his hunts was Griffin & Howe .30-06, built on a Remington Model 30 action with a 2-3/4X Hensoldt scope. He also used factory ammo on all his hunts, on this one 220-grain Core-Lokt Remingtons, back when the jackets were very heavy.

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