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I have a kodiak tag for the spring. Probably will be 300win and a mono.
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Go with Phil's choice the 220 grain Partition. But any stout bullet of 200+ grains would be good.
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Go with Phil's choice the 220 grain Partition. But any stout bullet of 200+ grains would be good. Probably 180 or 168
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Go with Phil's choice the 220 grain Partition. But any stout bullet of 200+ grains would be good. Probably 180 or 168 A 168ttsx would do the job just fine. Its the only bullet I use anymore out of my 300saum. Never recovered one. Killed goats and deer with it. Bears are tougher but those bullets will penetrate.
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I have a kodiak tag for the spring. Probably will be 300win and a mono. I've seen more than a couple tip over to a 300 win mag. What rifle you using? Which tag did ya draw? PM if its a secret..
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I have a kodiak tag for the spring. Probably will be 300win and a mono. I've seen more than a couple tip over to a 300 win mag. What rifle you using? Which tag did ya draw? PM if its a secret.. Calvin is a fisherman, it's all a secret! 
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Phil, from what I gathered from her story, you loaded that ammunition that jammed up on her during the bear charge, correct?
I don't blame her for writing off the entirety of that sloppy jalopy.
Having owned one of the 375 rugers, hornady components would be my last choice.
With that 416 rem, she has unlimited choice in other brands of brass or loaded ammo. A serious gun, proof-checked by a serious man (Echols). That was an indepenedentaly smart choice on her behalf. A choice that will further her safety, and the safety of her clients. No, those were factory loads she was carrying. I have enough sense lot to load wide, flat nosed bullets with steel jackets in any bolt action ! I had a heart to heart talk with Hornady at the next SCI show and I am sure so did many others. The new DGX have a much smaller meplat with a rounded nose and work superbly I also read that first iteration of the DGX had a horrible track record of just coming apart. What i read on the world wide internet, the final straw Steve Hornady used them in Africa with dismal results. It was back to the drawing board..
Then STFU. The rest of your statement is superflous bullshit with no real bearing on this discussion other than to massage your own ego. Suckin' on my titties like you wanted me.
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Phil, from what I gathered from her story, you loaded that ammunition that jammed up on her during the bear charge, correct?
I don't blame her for writing off the entirety of that sloppy jalopy.
Having owned one of the 375 rugers, hornady components would be my last choice.
With that 416 rem, she has unlimited choice in other brands of brass or loaded ammo. A serious gun, proof-checked by a serious man (Echols). That was an indepenedentaly smart choice on her behalf. A choice that will further her safety, and the safety of her clients. No, those were factory loads she was carrying. I have enough sense lot to load wide, flat nosed bullets with steel jackets in any bolt action ! I had a heart to heart talk with Hornady at the next SCI show and I am sure so did many others. The new DGX have a much smaller meplat with a rounded nose and work superbly A heart to heart. Sounds a little bit like an understatement. Did this heart to heart happen in the woodshed. 
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.300--.338,,,,why dick around with less,....that's the way I see it.
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I don't know if he was BSing me or not, but once had a guy who said he guided on Kodiak and carried a Merkel 470NE. 2 shots, one after another would be pretty serious stopping power.
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I don't know if he was BSing me or not, but once had a guy who said he guided on Kodiak and carried a Merkel 470NE. 2 shots, one after another would be pretty serious stopping power. Joe Want carried double rifle I forget what caliber maybe Phil can chime in I want to say it was a 500 something
Then STFU. The rest of your statement is superflous bullshit with no real bearing on this discussion other than to massage your own ego. Suckin' on my titties like you wanted me.
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No, those were factory loads she was carrying...
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The new DGX have a much smaller meplat with a rounded nose and work superbly
So the .375 factory rounds she carried for the DG hunt were tested/cycled through that specific Ruger rifle prior and everything worked fine?
With that 416 rem, she has unlimited choice
in other brands of brass or loaded ammo. A
serious gun, proof-checked by a serious man
(Echols). That was an indepenedentaly smart
choice on her behalf. A choice that will further her safety, and the safety of her clients.
Whats important is what specific ammunition D'Arcy Proof-checked the Legend with. Not sure if he guarantees a rifle to feed anything and everything off the shelf, or what concoction one might later roll for themselves. One thing I would trust is D'Arcy telling me he tested specific wide meplat rounds and saying they are 'good to go' . I recall he built a .505 magnum mauser and he showed where the leading edge of FN solid was below the start of the feed ramp...😂
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Tell D’Arcy a rifle has to feed empties. 😂
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I have a kodiak tag for the spring. Probably will be 300win and a mono. I've seen more than a couple tip over to a 300 win mag. What rifle you using? Which tag did ya draw? PM if its a secret.. Uganik Lake. Db 254. Know anything about that area? Rem 700 xcr2 in 300wm.
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Beautiful area. Hunted it for deer years ago--and saw lots of fresh bear sign!
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I’ve killed one, with a bow.
If I were rifle hunting, I’d use a 7MM mag, 300win, or 338 win, and heavier bullets.
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I have a kodiak tag for the spring. Probably will be 300win and a mono. I've seen more than a couple tip over to a 300 win mag. What rifle you using? Which tag did ya draw? PM if its a secret.. Uganik Lake. Db 254. Know anything about that area? Rem 700 xcr2 in 300wm. I haven't hunted Uganik, most of my time on Kodiak has been spent further south. I do know its a good place to NOT shoot a dink! I've had a couple friends work for Sam and they consistently took great bears. If you need a spotter I might come out of retirement. Only need some pilot bread and a couple of mountain houses as a payment
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PM sent. I have a kodiak tag for the spring. Probably will be 300win and a mono. I've seen more than a couple tip over to a 300 win mag. What rifle you using? Which tag did ya draw? PM if its a secret.. Uganik Lake. Db 254. Know anything about that area? Rem 700 xcr2 in 300wm. I haven't hunted Uganik, most of my time on Kodiak has been spent further south. I do know its a good place to NOT shoot a dink! I've had a couple friends work for Sam and they consistently took great bears. If you need a spotter I might come out of retirement. Only need some pilot bread and a couple of mountain houses as a payment
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Tell D’Arcy a rifle has to feed empties. 😂 Laughing! Which reminds me. I plan on hunting with empties this fall. I should check that they function in the rifle properly.
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I like the idea of a .35 Whelen. in a Remington 700 Classic I I may. Scarcer than Brown Bears though.
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