I have shot black bear and caribou
with the 35 Whelen using 225 grain Nosler Partition. I would be comfortable using it on Alaskan moose and with brown bear I would be hunting with a guide and would probably dig out my 275 grain
Barnes Originals.

I like to do my hunting BEFORE I pull the trigger!
There is only one kind of dead, but there are many different kinds of wounded.