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Bears with a 470 Capstick #6613291 06/21/12
Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 707 R rem40xb1 OP Campfire Regular
OP rem40xb1 Campfire Regular R Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 707	This year we shot a few Black Bears with a 470 Capstick and the cutting edge 320 grain brass hollow point bullets. Results were outstanding. DOA [img]http://youtu.be/RMyyyoKkmOE[/img] Last edited by rem40xb1; 06/21/12.

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Re: Bears with a 470 Capstick rem40xb1 #6613312 06/21/12
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OP rem40xb1 Campfire Regular R Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 707	[img]http://youtu.be/W3aWBj0M6rU[/img]

Re: Bears with a 470 Capstick rem40xb1 #6613325 06/21/12
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bluefish Campfire Tracker B Joined: Apr 2011 Posts: 4,673 Maine	With good shot placement would you have expected less??? The way life should be.

Re: Bears with a 470 Capstick bluefish #6614401 06/21/12
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colorado Campfire Regular C Joined: Oct 2007 Posts: 2,132 Colorado Springs, Colorado	How old were those cubs? Regards, Chuck "There's a saying in prize fighting, everyone's got a plan until they get hit" Ghost And The Darkness

Re: Bears with a 470 Capstick colorado #6615010 06/21/12
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OP rem40xb1 Campfire Regular R Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 707	about 0ne week old give or take a day

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Re: Bears with a 470 Capstick rem40xb1 #6616343 06/22/12
Joined: Jun 2005 Posts: 27,500 Going BACK to Africa this year... safariman Campfire Ranger
safariman Campfire Ranger Joined: Jun 2005 Posts: 27,500 Going BACK to Africa this year...	Good shooting there. And good EATIN as well! I would have expected about that performance with that cartridge/bullet combo. Thanks for posting. LOVE God, LOVE your family, LOVE your country, LIKE guns and sports. About 2016 team "R" candidates "We definitely need a crew with a sack of balls the size of hot water bottles, bloviated estrogen leaking feel-gooders need not apply." Gunner 500

Re: Bears with a 470 Capstick safariman #6616441 06/22/12
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TexasTBag Campfire Regular T Joined: Jul 2008 Posts: 1,718 Colorado Springs, CO	Out of curosity, what size was the largest bear you took with your .470? Despite my user name, no I am not from Texas.........

Re: Bears with a 470 Capstick TexasTBag #6617154 06/22/12
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OP rem40xb1 Campfire Regular R Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 707	Just over 300 pounds was the largest bear taken. There were 2 others that were 200+

Re: Bears with a 470 Capstick rem40xb1 #6617644 06/22/12
Joined: Jun 2005 Posts: 27,500 Going BACK to Africa this year... safariman Campfire Ranger
safariman Campfire Ranger Joined: Jun 2005 Posts: 27,500 Going BACK to Africa this year...	Those two are SHOOTERS! LOVE God, LOVE your family, LOVE your country, LIKE guns and sports. About 2016 team "R" candidates "We definitely need a crew with a sack of balls the size of hot water bottles, bloviated estrogen leaking feel-gooders need not apply." Gunner 500

Re: Bears with a 470 Capstick rem40xb1 #6617707 06/22/12
Joined: Apr 2001 Posts: 28,277 Bozeman, Montana Mark R Dobrenski Campfire Ranger
Mark R Dobrenski Campfire Ranger Joined: Apr 2001 Posts: 28,277 Bozeman, Montana	Originally Posted by rem40xb1 [img]http://youtu.be/W3aWBj0M6rU[/img] U gotta be kidding me, that's like a cocker spaniel...why would you shoot that lil dude let alone post a pic of it? Dober "True respect starts with the way you treat others, and it is earned over a lifetime of demonstrating kindness, honor and dignity"....Tony Dungy

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Re: Bears with a 470 Capstick Mark R Dobrenski #6617910 06/22/12
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OP rem40xb1 Campfire Regular R Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 707	I didn't shoot that bear a 12 year old girl did and she was very happy with her first big game animal. 4 kids shot bears on our baits and all the bears were small and all the kids were very pleased with there animals. 3 are being mounted

Re: Bears with a 470 Capstick rem40xb1 #6617940 06/22/12
Joined: Apr 2001 Posts: 28,277 Bozeman, Montana Mark R Dobrenski Campfire Ranger
Mark R Dobrenski Campfire Ranger Joined: Apr 2001 Posts: 28,277 Bozeman, Montana	Yikes that 12 year old used the 470 Capstick? Glad she didn't get tipped out of the tree... Dober "True respect starts with the way you treat others, and it is earned over a lifetime of demonstrating kindness, honor and dignity"....Tony Dungy

Re: Bears with a 470 Capstick Mark R Dobrenski #6617965 06/22/12
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OP rem40xb1 Campfire Regular R Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 707	The bears were shot from a portable bench at 168 yards

Re: Bears with a 470 Capstick rem40xb1 #6617984 06/22/12
Joined: Apr 2001 Posts: 28,277 Bozeman, Montana Mark R Dobrenski Campfire Ranger
Mark R Dobrenski Campfire Ranger Joined: Apr 2001 Posts: 28,277 Bozeman, Montana	with a 470? "True respect starts with the way you treat others, and it is earned over a lifetime of demonstrating kindness, honor and dignity"....Tony Dungy

Re: Bears with a 470 Capstick Mark R Dobrenski #6618192 06/22/12
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OP rem40xb1 Campfire Regular R Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 707	6 with a 470 capstick Load was 87.0 H 322 275 grain Barnes HP 320 grain Cutting Edge brass HP

Re: Bears with a 470 Capstick rem40xb1 #6618525 06/23/12
Joined: Jun 2005 Posts: 27,500 Going BACK to Africa this year... safariman Campfire Ranger
safariman Campfire Ranger Joined: Jun 2005 Posts: 27,500 Going BACK to Africa this year...	Looks like it WORKED! Good on ya for letting some kids shoot bears out of your baits. I am betting a good time was had by all. What state are you in? We lost our bating and hound hunting of bears here in WA a couple of years back. LOVE God, LOVE your family, LOVE your country, LIKE guns and sports. About 2016 team "R" candidates "We definitely need a crew with a sack of balls the size of hot water bottles, bloviated estrogen leaking feel-gooders need not apply." Gunner 500

Re: Bears with a 470 Capstick safariman #6618853 06/23/12
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OP rem40xb1 Campfire Regular R Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 707	Idaho--The kids had a great time and it was fun to watch them shoot there first animal. I put a 1.5 OZ jewell trigger on the rifle so they could shoot it accurately and did a short video of each shot and gave it to them

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