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Re: Let’s build a Big Bear Rifle... Judman #13727555 04/09/19
Joined: Apr 2011 Posts: 15,326 Likes: 4 Northeast USA B beretzs Campfire Ranger
beretzs Campfire Ranger B Joined: Apr 2011 Posts: 15,326 Likes: 4 Northeast USA	Originally Posted by Judman Haha for sure!! I got a dandy model 88 308 I was thing 338 federal, but gonna do a 358 I think.... I'll have Jess do er up... Too cool. I’ve got a SS 243 Hawkeye that doesn’t do much for me and reading another thread on the 338 made me wonder if they shouldn’t both go at the same time. I’ve got a BLR 358 that’s been a good meat getter as well. Figured a Hawkeye 338 might be fun to. Got tons of 338 bullets. Semper Fi

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Re: Let’s build a Big Bear Rifle... Beaver10 #13727562 04/09/19
Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 21,199 N.. Newaukum, Washington J Judman Campfire Ranger
Judman Campfire Ranger J Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 21,199 N.. Newaukum, Washington	I've got a blr 358 too, hell I might go 338 federal..... Grin Ping pong balls for the win. Once you've wrestled everything else in life is easy. Dan Gable I keep my circle small, I’d rather have 4 quarters than 100 pennies. Ain’t easy havin pals.

Re: Let’s build a Big Bear Rifle... Cascade #13727572 04/09/19
Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 21,199 N.. Newaukum, Washington J Judman Campfire Ranger
Judman Campfire Ranger J Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 21,199 N.. Newaukum, Washington	Originally Posted by Cascade Thanks Judman. It's one heck of a rifle. Kinda torn right now. Had a nice offer on it. I bought it to hunt grizzly and cape buff. Got the grizzly with my 30-06 (of all things) and not sure I'll ever go for Cape Buff. But, it's the finest rifle I've ever owned, Built by Michael Scherz. Very nice rifle. Regards, Guy Not that my opinion matters, buuuut, I'd keep it, and leave the handle its got, on it.... Be a good, classy elk rifle. Ping pong balls for the win. Once you've wrestled everything else in life is easy. Dan Gable I keep my circle small, I’d rather have 4 quarters than 100 pennies. Ain’t easy havin pals.

Re: Let’s build a Big Bear Rifle... Cascade #13727641 04/09/19
Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 21,959 Idaho 340boy Campfire Ranger
340boy Campfire Ranger Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 21,959 Idaho	Originally Posted by Cascade I do have this 375 H&H Model 70 with a Douglas Barrel. Shoots great! I just haven't hunted with it yet: Love the stock, but perhaps it ought to go into a McMillan for serious bear-hunting chores. Not sure I'm ever going back for another "big bear" though. One, somehow seems enough. Black bears? Oh heck ya, I love hunting the local black bear. Guy That is a beautiful rifle. Wow. Verrry nice, Guy! "For joy of knowing what may not be known we take the golden road to Samarkand." James Elroy Flecker

Re: Let’s build a Big Bear Rifle... Judman #13727665 04/09/19
Joined: Aug 2009 Posts: 20,824 Hollywood irfubar Campfire Ranger
irfubar Campfire Ranger Joined: Aug 2009 Posts: 20,824 Hollywood	Originally Posted by Judman Originally Posted by Cascade I do have this 375 H&H Model 70 with a Douglas Barrel. Shoots great! I just haven't hunted with it yet: Love the stock, but perhaps it ought to go into a McMillan for serious bear-hunting chores. Not sure I'm ever going back for another "big bear" though. One, somehow seems enough. Black bears? Oh heck ya, I love hunting the local black bear. Guy That's a dandy guy. Jud, I agree Guy has a fine rifle there. This has been an enjoyable thread. I am no bear expert, killed a couple black bears with gay 270's. I do live in griz country but have been lucky and haven't had bear problems, that being said as a rifle loony of course I have built a couple " bear" rifles.... The first that would qualify is a Mauser in 9.3x62, the second is a Mauser (imagine that) in 338 Win mag. I suspect either would work fine for griz ? My 9.3 My 338 Thanks Beav for the fine thread...... Originally Posted by Judman PS, if you think Trump is “good” you’re way stupider than I thought! Haha Sorry, trump is a no tax payin pile of shiit.

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Re: Let’s build a Big Bear Rifle... Beaver10 #13727714 04/09/19
Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 21,199 N.. Newaukum, Washington J Judman Campfire Ranger
Judman Campfire Ranger J Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 21,199 N.. Newaukum, Washington	Diggin that 9.3 Bri!! Ping pong balls for the win. Once you've wrestled everything else in life is easy. Dan Gable I keep my circle small, I’d rather have 4 quarters than 100 pennies. Ain’t easy havin pals.

Re: Let’s build a Big Bear Rifle... Cascade #13727881 04/09/19
Joined: Sep 2010 Posts: 19,179 Southern Arkansas J jwall Campfire Ranger
jwall Campfire Ranger J Joined: Sep 2010 Posts: 19,179 Southern Arkansas	I do have this 375 H&H Model 70 with a Douglas Barrel. Shoots great! I just haven't hunted with it yet: Guy Originally Posted by Cascade Thanks Judman. Had a nice offer on it. But, it's the finest rifle I've ever owned, Built by Michael Scherz. Very nice rifle. KEEP it, you'll hate yourself the DAY after. Jerry jwall- * 3100 guy* A Flat Trajectory is Never a Handicap Speed is Trajectory's Friend !!

Re: Let’s build a Big Bear Rifle... Cascade #13728041 04/09/19
Joined: Mar 2013 Posts: 1,570 Yukon Terrirory Y yukon254 Campfire Regular
yukon254 Campfire Regular Y Joined: Mar 2013 Posts: 1,570 Yukon Terrirory	Originally Posted by Cascade Some terrific rifles here guys, thank you! Interior grizzly with my 30-06 Rem 700 and 200 gr Nosler Partitions. Have to admit that a couple of 225 gr Barnes TSX bullets from the guide's rifle ended up in the bear as well. There was quite a bit of shooting going on, in a hurry, at modest range. I hunt all sorts of critters with the 30-06, so it seemed like a good choice for the grizzly hunt as well. Accurate & reliable. Still a favorite. The black bears I've taken weren't huge, roughly 6 feet, pretty much normal for an adult boar where I hunt in Washington. Used either my 30-06 or a 375 H&H Ruger Number One on them. Ranges were from really close, like 15' out to over 300 yards. Washington black bear with the 375 H&H Ruger: Interesting thread. Guy Real nice bear, congrats.

Re: Let’s build a Big Bear Rifle... Beaver10 #13728054 04/09/19
Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 23,500 Likes: 10 C Calvin Campfire Ranger
Calvin Campfire Ranger C Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 23,500 Likes: 10	If a unimak tag were to become mine, a 338 Ultra would be built.

Re: Let’s build a Big Bear Rifle... Cascade #13728093 04/09/19
Joined: Sep 2010 Posts: 19,179 Southern Arkansas J jwall Campfire Ranger
jwall Campfire Ranger J Joined: Sep 2010 Posts: 19,179 Southern Arkansas	Originally Posted by Cascade Super Nice Bear ! ! Griz & Elk are 2 animals I’ve wanted to hunt for many years. Obviously we don’t have Griz in Ark. Our Blacks are mostly on private or leased land AND mostly baited. Not my cup of tea. I enter our annual Elk permit drawing every year since 99 or so. No luck, zip, nada, nuttin. CONGRATS even tho I’m w/envy. Jerry jwall- * 3100 guy* A Flat Trajectory is Never a Handicap Speed is Trajectory's Friend !!

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Re: Let’s build a Big Bear Rifle... Beaver10 #13728205 04/09/19
Joined: Nov 2004 Posts: 10,033 Likes: 4 Idaho B Burleyboy Campfire Outfitter
Burleyboy Campfire Outfitter B Joined: Nov 2004 Posts: 10,033 Likes: 4 Idaho	I saw a nice older interarms MKX in 7mm rem at a local shop today. Cheap plastic stock but the metal was all excellent. I picked it up and thought what could I build. 458 instantly came to mind. Pretty sure it was from reading about Phil's at some point. I'll probably never get to hunt grizzly unless they open up Idaho and I draw. But, I may make it back to Africa. I've got several old 30-06s on commercial FN 98s. I hope to build one into a 9,3x62 one day and take it back to Africa. Maybe I'll run over to Dean Zollingers house this week and see if he's still around and has time for what he used to call Saturday quick cash work. Who makes a decent 9,3 barrel. I want to go stainless on the barrel and then cerakote the barreled action afterwards. Just looking for a utilitarian working gun. Bb

Re: Let’s build a Big Bear Rifle... Judman #13728559 04/10/19
Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 13,661 Indiana pointer Campfire Outfitter
pointer Campfire Outfitter Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 13,661 Indiana	Originally Posted by Judman I've got a blr 358 too, hell I might go 338 federal..... Grin Be way different and go 9.3 or 375. 200+ gr bullets would make for a deer thumper!

Re: Let’s build a Big Bear Rifle... Beaver10 #13728568 04/10/19
Joined: Aug 2009 Posts: 96,161 Likes: 3 Southern New Mexico E elkhunternm Campfire Oracle
elkhunternm Campfire Oracle E Joined: Aug 2009 Posts: 96,161 Likes: 3 Southern New Mexico	I have two,they are both SS and one is a Winchester 70 .375 H&H and the other is a Remington 700 .375 RUM. Life Member SCI Life Member DSC Member New Mexico Shooting Sports Association Take your responsibilities seriously, never yourself-Ken Howell Proper bullet placement + sufficient penetration = quick, clean kill. Finn Aagard Ken

Re: Let’s build a Big Bear Rifle... Beaver10 #13728682 04/10/19
Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 10,988 Likes: 3 Winchester, WY USA M memtb Campfire Outfitter
memtb Campfire Outfitter M Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 10,988 Likes: 3 Winchester, WY USA	Enjoying the thread.....comments, rifles and game shots! memtb You should not use a rifle that will kill an animal when everything goes right; you should use one that will do the job when everything goes wrong." -Bob Hagel “I’d like to be a good rifleman…..but, I prefer to be a good hunter”! memtb 2024

Re: Let’s build a Big Bear Rifle... Cascade #13730445 04/10/19
Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 58,584 Likes: 10 Paradise,Alaska Big Stick Campfire Kahuna
Big Stick Campfire Kahuna Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 58,584 Likes: 10 Paradise,Alaska	Originally Posted by Cascade Originally Posted by Brad There’s a local guy here that guided every year for decades in the Yukon. His do-everything rifle was a pre-64 338 WM stoked with 250 Partitions. That rifle accounted for over 50 grizzlies. That's pretty danged impressive. I only own (1) Hornet that's killed 100+. Hint...…………………... Brad says: "Can't fault Rick for his pity letting you back on the fire... but pity it was and remains. Nothing more, nothing less. A sad little man in a sad little dream."

Re: Let’s build a Big Bear Rifle... Beaver10 #13761787 04/21/19
Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 1,276 B Buckeye Campfire Regular
Buckeye Campfire Regular B Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 1,276	I love reading threads like this one , I will never be anywhere close to Grizzly or Brown bear country .. But if I was .... a 22 inch barrelled 9.3X62 would be my choice.. I had a custom Mauser in that flavor ... I thumped a few deer with it ... with 286gr RN should handle just about anything

Re: Let’s build a Big Bear Rifle... Beaver10 #13761956 04/21/19
Joined: Jun 2012 Posts: 740 Thornton, CO M MileHighShooter Campfire Regular
MileHighShooter Campfire Regular M Joined: Jun 2012 Posts: 740 Thornton, CO	I also have a Petrov chamber 400 whelen, mine has a .410 barrel. Also having a rifle being built currently, at least in my mind, id rather carry for bear. 376 Steyr built on a M98 in a lightweight synthetic stock whole gun should weigh around 8lbs and a little change, with scope. 22" bbl in a fairly light contour

Re: Let’s build a Big Bear Rifle... Beaver10 #13762124 04/21/19
Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 21,199 N.. Newaukum, Washington J Judman Campfire Ranger
Judman Campfire Ranger J Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 21,199 N.. Newaukum, Washington	So, a late buddy of mine, that's killed more bear than probably all of us combined, swore by, a 44 and a 375 mdl 70 cut back to 20" .... Another ran a 88 308... These guys did timber company work back when most of us were suckin tittees..... It's amazing what a 240 jhp does to a bears face..... Ping pong balls for the win. Once you've wrestled everything else in life is easy. Dan Gable I keep my circle small, I’d rather have 4 quarters than 100 pennies. Ain’t easy havin pals.

Re: Let’s build a Big Bear Rifle... Beaver10 #13762200 04/21/19
Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 58,584 Likes: 10 Paradise,Alaska Big Stick Campfire Kahuna
Big Stick Campfire Kahuna Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 58,584 Likes: 10 Paradise,Alaska	Laughing!...................... Brad says: "Can't fault Rick for his pity letting you back on the fire... but pity it was and remains. Nothing more, nothing less. A sad little man in a sad little dream."

Re: Let’s build a Big Bear Rifle... Beaver10 #13762222 04/21/19
Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 21,199 N.. Newaukum, Washington J Judman Campfire Ranger
Judman Campfire Ranger J Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 21,199 N.. Newaukum, Washington	Oh let's hear of the rim fire that's killed 10,000 brownies, you lying fuuck!!!! Haha Ping pong balls for the win. Once you've wrestled everything else in life is easy. Dan Gable I keep my circle small, I’d rather have 4 quarters than 100 pennies. Ain’t easy havin pals.

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