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Re: 357 magnum (rifle) for Bear elkhunternm #13672610 03/20/19
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OP moosemike Campfire Outfitter Joined: Jun 2010 Posts: 13,913 PA	Originally Posted by elkhunternm I hunted black bear with a .375 H&H. There's a few on here that probably think that's what I should be using.

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Re: 357 magnum (rifle) for Bear moosemike #13672971 03/20/19
Joined: Aug 2009 Posts: 96,040 Southern New Mexico E elkhunternm Campfire Oracle
elkhunternm Campfire Oracle E Joined: Aug 2009 Posts: 96,040 Southern New Mexico	The .375 H&H will work on both deer and bear. 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: 357 magnum (rifle) for Bear elkhunternm #13674359 03/20/19
Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 86,156 In the shadow of the Kenai Mtn... ironbender Campfire Oracle
ironbender Campfire Oracle Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 86,156 In the shadow of the Kenai Mtn...	Originally Posted by elkhunternm The .375 H&H will work on both deer and bear. What WON'T it work on Ken? If you take the time it takes, it takes less time. --Pat Parelli American by birth; Alaskan by choice. --ironbender

Re: 357 magnum (rifle) for Bear elkhunternm #13674624 03/20/19
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OP moosemike Campfire Outfitter Joined: Jun 2010 Posts: 13,913 PA	Originally Posted by elkhunternm The .375 H&H will work on both deer and bear. I have one in the house. It is my Dr's recommendation that I no longer shoot it however.

Re: 357 magnum (rifle) for Bear moosemike #13674680 03/20/19
Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 40,179 wasilla ak watch4bear Campfire 'Bwana
watch4bear Campfire 'Bwana Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 40,179 wasilla ak	Quote It is my Dr's recommendation that I no longer shoot it however. Use the same amount of powder as a .357 Son of a liberal: " What did you do in the War On Terror, Daddy?" Liberal father: " I fought the Americans, along with all the other liberals." MOLON LABE

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Re: 357 magnum (rifle) for Bear ironbender #13674774 03/20/19
Joined: Aug 2009 Posts: 96,040 Southern New Mexico E elkhunternm Campfire Oracle
elkhunternm Campfire Oracle E Joined: Aug 2009 Posts: 96,040 Southern New Mexico	Originally Posted by ironbender Originally Posted by elkhunternm The .375 H&H will work on both deer and bear. What WON'T it work on Ken? Tanks. 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: 357 magnum (rifle) for Bear elkhunternm #13674804 03/20/19
Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 86,156 In the shadow of the Kenai Mtn... ironbender Campfire Oracle
ironbender Campfire Oracle Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 86,156 In the shadow of the Kenai Mtn...	Originally Posted by elkhunternm Originally Posted by ironbender Originally Posted by elkhunternm The .375 H&H will work on both deer and bear. What WON'T it work on Ken? Tanks. You’re welcome. If you take the time it takes, it takes less time. --Pat Parelli American by birth; Alaskan by choice. --ironbender

Re: 357 magnum (rifle) for Bear ironbender #13674809 03/20/19
Joined: Aug 2009 Posts: 96,040 Southern New Mexico E elkhunternm Campfire Oracle
elkhunternm Campfire Oracle E Joined: Aug 2009 Posts: 96,040 Southern New Mexico	Anytime. 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: 357 magnum (rifle) for Bear elkhunternm #13674943 03/20/19
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 elkhunternm Originally Posted by ironbender Originally Posted by elkhunternm The .375 H&H will work on both deer and bear. What WON'T it work on Ken? Tanks. Really ? a 375 HH won't stop a TANK ! Last edited by jwall; 03/20/19. jwall- * 3100 guy* A Flat Trajectory is Never a Handicap Speed is Trajectory's Friend !!

Re: 357 magnum (rifle) for Bear jwall #13675516 03/21/19
Joined: Aug 2009 Posts: 96,040 Southern New Mexico E elkhunternm Campfire Oracle
elkhunternm Campfire Oracle E Joined: Aug 2009 Posts: 96,040 Southern New Mexico	Nope,a .375 H&H won't stop a tank. Now a .460 Wby.... 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

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Re: 357 magnum (rifle) for Bear elkhunternm #13676991 03/21/19
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swarf Campfire Member S Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 241 Elyria, Ohio, USA	How many of the responders know about the large number of 700 pound plus black bears taken in Pennsylvania? I'd get a bigger gun. I'd hate to loose the chance of a lifetime for "not enough gun."

Re: 357 magnum (rifle) for Bear swarf #13677264 03/21/19
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MontanaCreekHunter Campfire Outfitter M Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 13,354 Florence, Montana	Originally Posted by swarf How many of the responders know about the large number of 700 pound plus black bears taken in Pennsylvania? I'd get a bigger gun. I'd hate to loose the chance of a lifetime for "not enough gun." 700lb or not the .357 will kill it. Eat Fish, Wear Grundens, Drink Alaskan.

Re: 357 magnum (rifle) for Bear swarf #13677576 03/21/19
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OP moosemike Campfire Outfitter Joined: Jun 2010 Posts: 13,913 PA	Originally Posted by swarf How many of the responders know about the large number of 700 pound plus black bears taken in Pennsylvania? I'd get a bigger gun. I'd hate to loose the chance of a lifetime for "not enough gun." Large number? It's usually one, maybe two a year.

Re: 357 magnum (rifle) for Bear swarf #13677587 03/21/19
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OP moosemike Campfire Outfitter Joined: Jun 2010 Posts: 13,913 PA	Originally Posted by swarf How many of the responders know about the large number of 700 pound plus black bears taken in Pennsylvania? I'd get a bigger gun. I'd hate to loose the chance of a lifetime for "not enough gun." I might add that we had a 600+ pound Bear taken in PA this past season with a .357...……...Handgun!!!

Re: 357 magnum (rifle) for Bear moosemike #16239168 07/09/21
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OldGrayWolf Campfire Regular O Joined: Feb 2019 Posts: 2,386	Hard to stop a hard cast 180 out of a .357. Sixgun or rifle...

Re: 357 magnum (rifle) for Bear moosemike #16299473 07/31/21
Joined: Aug 2009 Posts: 3,900 Great Lakes B brinky72 Campfire Tracker
brinky72 Campfire Tracker B Joined: Aug 2009 Posts: 3,900 Great Lakes	Originally Posted by moosemike I just got a stainless Rossi 92 in 357 magnum that I really like and I'm eager to take it deer hunting. But with our Bear season overlapping with Deer I'm normally hunting both so I'm asking a two part question. First, is it enough out to 125 yards and second, what bullet and what grain? Well! How did the hunt go? Just curious how the 357 rifle worked if you had an opportunity. Keep your powder dry and stay frosty my friends.

Re: 357 magnum (rifle) for Bear moosemike #16300024 07/31/21
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Garandimal Campfire Tracker Joined: Dec 2016 Posts: 3,030	Originally Posted by moosemike I just got a stainless Rossi 92 in 357 magnum that I really like and I'm eager to take it deer hunting. But with our Bear season overlapping with Deer I'm normally hunting both so I'm asking a two part question. First, is it enough out to 125 yards and second, what bullet and what grain? A stout load of H-110, behind a HDY .357"/180 gr. XTP, will give you ~ 1800 fps/MV from a Carbine. Aperture sighted, zeroed at 100 yards (+0.5" @ 25), the drop at 125 yards is 2", w/ ~ 835 ft-lbs of energy (better than .357 Mag. pistol at point-blank). Call it a 200 yd cartridge if you can hit. GR

Re: 357 magnum (rifle) for Bear moosemike #16300155 07/31/21
Joined: Dec 2010 Posts: 1,608 Interior, Alaska M mainer_in_ak Campfire Regular
mainer_in_ak Campfire Regular M Joined: Dec 2010 Posts: 1,608 Interior, Alaska	With swift A-Frames, I would use a 357 mag any day of the week for deer n bear combo within 125 yds. Fk hardcast in the 357 mag, doesn't have enough diameter for quick kills. This is what a 180 A-frame looks like after a finishing shot square through the entire neck of a large bull moose, found against off side of hide. For those of you in the know, that is one of the toughest pieces of meat around Alaska.

Re: 357 magnum (rifle) for Bear moosemike #16300186 07/31/21
Joined: Dec 2010 Posts: 1,608 Interior, Alaska M mainer_in_ak Campfire Regular
mainer_in_ak Campfire Regular M Joined: Dec 2010 Posts: 1,608 Interior, Alaska	It never fails to surprise me, how much hypothetical thinking out loud occurs on this forum, or any forum at that. Anyhoo, the versatility of the handy 357 with fmj's over a smidgen of unique, I rarely pick up ah shotgun anymore! Don't even own ah rimfire.

Re: 357 magnum (rifle) for Bear mainer_in_ak #16303977 08/01/21
Joined: Aug 2009 Posts: 3,900 Great Lakes B brinky72 Campfire Tracker
brinky72 Campfire Tracker B Joined: Aug 2009 Posts: 3,900 Great Lakes	Originally Posted by mainer_in_ak It never fails to surprise me, how much hypothetical thinking out loud occurs on this forum, or any forum at that. Anyhoo, the versatility of the handy 357 with fmj's over a smidgen of unique, I rarely pick up ah shotgun anymore! Don't even own ah rimfire. I had a bunch of the old wad cutter 38 special Remington ammunition laying around that was super accurate in my Taurus 357. That accounted for a ton of small game and a deer or two that wandered in to closely. I wish I had more. The old Speer/CCI 170 grain, 357 load was a hammer on deer. Keep your powder dry and stay frosty my friends.

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