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300 WSM or 300 Win. Mag. 180gr TTSX bullet. I'd probably go this way. That combo has done it here and worldwide so many times there's no speculation involved. Would not have to be a TTSX but bet it works great. All these guys saying 270 and you choose the 300 WSM?? WTF? The boat has left without you and you were supposed to be the captain.... ^^^^Thats great! 
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with one load and one rifle like Grancel Fitz did with his Remington model 30 .30-06 and Winchester 180 Silvertips, what would your cartridge and load be? I would do it with a .270 Winchester and a 130 grain Partition. I realize it would likely be easier with a .300 mag but I think the .270 would make it a more interesting story. Who is Grancel Fitz and his Rem model 30? Doc He was a schoolteacher and the first man to take every NA big game animal and he did it all with the old Remington 1917 Enfield sporter .30-06 and Winchester 180 grin bullets. In the 50's Sports Illustrated featured some of his articles. If you Google him you can read those articles.
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I'd probably take my skeleton stocked Ruger 7Mag. It's tough as nails, not terrible on recoil, and ridiculously accurate with 150NBTs in reduced and full power loads. That would take care of most things in the lower 48. I figure a 160TSX or a 160-175 Partition would take care of the rest.
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300 WSM or 300 Win. Mag. 180gr TTSX bullet. I'd probably go this way. That combo has done it here and worldwide so many times there's no speculation involved. Would not have to be a TTSX but bet it works great. All these guys saying 270 and you choose the 300 WSM?? WTF? The boat has left without you and you were supposed to be the captain.... ^^^^Thats great! I luv'em and have two each of these two calibers. A friend of mine on a mixed bag hunt in the Yukon shot a grizzly with .270 Win. 130 Partition. It dropped at the shot, and he shot it again on the ground. However, I personally would feel uncomfortable using a .270 on say a Kodiak island brown bear. So I would use the 300 WSM with a Limbsaver pad (for a single gun)it is not uncomfortable even for the smaller stuff.
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300 WSM or 300 Win. Mag. 180gr TTSX bullet. I'd probably go this way. That combo has done it here and worldwide so many times there's no speculation involved. Would not have to be a TTSX but bet it works great. All these guys saying 270 and you choose the 300 WSM?? WTF? The boat has left without you and you were supposed to be the captain.... Yeah, well on the range it might be your shizzle, but I doubt you've hunted big bears, etc. I'd rather have more than enough on a 100 lb. deer than not enough on a big bear (gotta see them in the flesh and at close range to actually understand that part).
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I'm going to have to say it would be the 338 Win mag and whatever 225gr pill it liked best. Be it the A-Bond,Partition, or the TTSX. I do love the 338. My first belted magnum rifle was a tanger Ruger in 338. There have been a couple others since. The lightest was a T3. That animal kicked like two sons-a-bitches. I'm thinking a M700 based custom. 23" barrel. All up at between 8 or 8.5 Lbs.in a McMillan hunter. Maybe even one of those Nightforce NXS 2.5 - 10 jobbies. Hey,the OP didn't say I had to be able to afford it,right?
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300 WSM or 300 Win. Mag. 180gr TTSX bullet. I'd probably go this way. That combo has done it here and worldwide so many times there's no speculation involved. Would not have to be a TTSX but bet it works great. All these guys saying 270 and you choose the 300 WSM?? WTF? The boat has left without you and you were supposed to be the captain.... Yeah, well on the range it might be your shizzle, but I doubt you've hunted big bears, etc. I'd rather have more than enough on a 100 lb. deer than not enough on a big bear (gotta see them in the flesh and at close range to actually understand that part). They do hunt these big bears with bows do they not? Even with recurves and longbows. Somehow I think a .270 is at least as good as a longbow.
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Fred Bear must have had a huge set of cajones. I had his Polar bear hunt and one of his Grizzly bear hunts on VHS. On both hunts he was backed up by a guide with a .458 Win.
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Fred Bear must have had a huge set of cajones. Didn't he walk around with a 10-man armed hunting party though? Or was that Jack? A 270 or the likes would be great to use, especially since the guide, assistant guide, multiple packers, will all be along with guns as well!
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Fred Bear must have had a huge set of cajones. He did have a wheelbarrow full. Have you ever seen his videos?
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with one load and one rifle like Grancel Fitz did with his Remington model 30 .30-06 and Winchester 180 Silvertips, what would your cartridge and load be? I would do it with a .270 Winchester and a 130 grain Partition. I realize it would likely be easier with a .300 mag but I think the .270 would make it a more interesting story. Who is Grancel Fitz and his Rem model 30? Doc He was a schoolteacher and the first man to take every NA big game animal and he did it all with the old Remington 1917 Enfield sporter .30-06 and Winchester 180 grin bullets. In the 50's Sports Illustrated featured some of his articles. If you Google him you can read those articles. A man after my own heart right there.
I try to stick with the basics, they do so well. Nothing fancy mind you, just plain jane will get it done with style. You want to see an animal drop right now? Shoot him in the ear hole. BSA MAGA
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338 Win Mag with 225gr TSX or TTSX. I have not tried the TTSX yet. But, I am a believer in the 225 TSX and the 338 Win Mag. With grizzly, brown bear, and polar bear on the menu, this is a small as I care to go. ---------------------------------------------------------------- with one load and one rifle like Grancel Fitz did with his Remington model 30 .30-06 and Winchester 180 Silvertips, what would your cartridge and load be? I would do it with a .270 Winchester and a 130 grain Partition. I realize it would likely be easier with a .300 mag but I think the .270 would make it a more interesting story.
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270/150 grain Partition
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