April 20, 2010
Elite 3200 Silver
Elite 3200 Silver
 Bushnell Elite 3200 3-9x40mm Rainguard Riflescope Silver List Price:  |
 Nikon Buckmaster 6-18x40 Riflescope (SF Matte, BDC) List Price: |
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Black Bear Hunting Tomorrow!!?
My Father, My Brother, My Dads best friend and My best Friend are heading up north to do a bear hunt. Me and my best friend, its our first time and i was wondering what you were thinking on the choices we picked for rifles. He picked a Remington Model 700 CDL SF limited edition topped with a 3-9x40 mm bushnell elite 3200 in a 30-06 shooting 180 grain silver tips (not ballistic silver tips, just silver tips) and i picked a remington model 700 BDL topped with a 3.5-12x, 42mm Nikon monarch in a 7mm rem mag shooting 160 grain accubond CT.
I expect to get one because last week a bunch of americans went up to hunt black bear and they got 15 black bears as big as 400 lbs-450 lbs. Now that sounds unreal, dont get me wrong i didn't believe it at first but its true. Thats one hell of a big hunting party and thats one hell of a turn out. Hopefully my little hunting party can bring home a couple decent bears.
True that most Northern Black bears top out at 450 lb, but back in the boonies, some get twice that large. The 30-06 180 grainers at full power and good hits at reasonable range should be fine even on the big ones. The 160 grain 7mm Maggies are a great 700 yard deer or 500 yard elk round (assuming you can hit at that distance), but the "Northern backwoods triple-sized" Black bears are not on the menu. However, the regular 450 lb ones are.
Do be aware that recently Grizzlies have made a comeback in some Northern areas, and 200 grain bullets are absolutely necessary on the bigger ones, with that thick gristle plate on them and that thick skull.
Ghost Adventures (S03E06) Virginia City, NV - Old Washoe Club
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