Minimum for Grizzlies

vikingpreacher · 03-11-2008, 09:37 AM

What is the smallest cartridge you would use for Grizzlies?

blackhawk45 · 03-11-2008, 09:54 AM

I've never hunted Grizz, but I've been in Grizz country, and I carried my 700 Remmy in 338Win Mag. And my Blackhawk with some hot 45Colt rounds.

Midas · 03-11-2008, 11:00 AM

.338 Win Mag with 250 grain bullets

samuel · 03-11-2008, 11:01 AM

I take it you mean what would be my choice to go intentionally for griz.I chose the .300win.That doesnt mean I think it cant be done with smaller guns. sam.

SwedeSteve · 03-11-2008, 11:46 AM

300.

Mooseman684 · 03-11-2008, 11:54 AM

30/06 is Minimum.(Non Magnum)..I now prefer the .300 Win mag Sledgehammer!
Rich

billy · 03-11-2008, 12:07 PM

if i am actually looking for one.
what moose said.

rdale501 · 03-11-2008, 01:39 PM

Well for sure I would want enough power to give me the pennatration nedded and I think there are a number of rounds out there I would be very comfortable with. I would be more concerned with what I was throwing out there than with what was throwing it. More thought would go into the bullet I chose. I want something designed to take a griz. not drop an antelope at a thousand yards. Just my opinion...

billy · 03-11-2008, 01:48 PM

the biggest cartridge that would not cause permanent injury to me while firing it.
that 1st shot better count!

Windwalker · 03-11-2008, 02:13 PM

Lol, Billy that is about how I feel. If I had to go looking for a grizzly I would carry the heaviest rifle that I could shoot repeatedly and accurately. At my age this would be a 45-70, and not with the monster loads.

Brother Bob · 03-11-2008, 06:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Windwalker

Lol, Billy that is about how I feel. If I had to go looking for a grizzly I would carry the heaviest rifle that I could shoot repeatedly and accurately. At my age this would be a 45-70, and not with the monster loads.

And just how old is that, Windwalker?

billy · 03-11-2008, 06:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Brother Bob

And just how old is that, Windwalker?

38

7mmremmag1995 · 03-11-2008, 06:28 PM

why is 50 not on there??? souds like the perfect bear/squrrel round

the smallest i would use is a 300 win mag

Brother Bob · 03-11-2008, 06:56 PM

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Originally Posted by billy

38

Billy, I'm sure he meant size. Age has little to do with ones ability to handle recoil. I've shot a lot of guns and different calibers. The one that really made me say, "WOW", was a .460 Weatherby Magnum that I shot 10 or so years ago..........4 times! Talking about a round that will back you out from under your ball cap!

Windwalker · 03-11-2008, 08:13 PM

Nope, Bro. Bob, I meant age. I am 69 and if I have to have so much gun that it is going to tear my arm off I might just as well let the bear do it. 1. I have a lot of faith in the 45-70. 2. Unless the bear is posing a threat to life or property I won't be out hunting him.

billy · 03-11-2008, 08:52 PM

when i lived in ak i carried a mossberg pump shotgun with slugs.

SwedeSteve · 03-11-2008, 09:08 PM

I have a Rem 870 Express Mag with 4 slugs, then 4 000 buck for a camp gun.

Purdy · 03-11-2008, 10:21 PM

I don't understand the question. The Grizzly is an endangered species and as such you can't hunt for them. (maybe soon in MT) If I were just out hunting and had an encounter of the worst kind, what I had in my hands would have to do. You can bet it wouldn't be a 22 LR though.

AKHunter · 03-11-2008, 10:25 PM

Purdy: they are NOT endangered and are hunted by residents and non-residents alike here in alaska and canada and russia.

Mooseman684 · 03-11-2008, 10:48 PM

Endangered...My Butt ! I have over 3000 Grizzlies here in Unit 13 alone and over 9000 Black bear...That is just One hunting unit !!!
Rich

View Poll Results: What is the smallest cartridge you would use for Grizzlies
.30-06	17	43.59%
.300 Win. Mag.	5	12.82%
.338 Win. Mag.	12	30.77%
.45-70	3	7.69%
I'd do it with a .22 if I had to	2	5.13%
Voters: 39. You may not vote on this poll

03-11-2008, 09:37 AM	#1
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03-11-2008, 11:00 AM	#3
Midas Troll B' Gone Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Springdale, Arkansas Posts: 3,939 Images: 2 Blog Entries: 6	.338 Win Mag with 250 grain bullets __________________ "Recoil lasts for a second, gravity lasts forever"

03-11-2008, 11:46 AM	#5
SwedeSteve Thor's Hammer Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Alaska Posts: 14,161 Images: 1	300. __________________ Thank God we don't get as much Government as we pay for! -Will Rogers

03-11-2008, 11:54 AM	#6
Mooseman684 Super Moderator Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Alaska Wilderness...Currently in Holiday, Fla. Posts: 11,015 Images: 2	30/06 is Minimum.(Non Magnum)..I now prefer the .300 Win mag Sledgehammer! Rich __________________ You know you might be facing your doom,when all you get is a click when you're expecting a BOOM!

03-11-2008, 09:54 AM	#2
blackhawk45 Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Millersville Pa. Posts: 84	I've never hunted Grizz, but I've been in Grizz country, and I carried my 700 Remmy in 338Win Mag. And my Blackhawk with some hot 45Colt rounds.

03-11-2008, 11:01 AM	#4
samuel Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 6,081	I take it you mean what would be my choice to go intentionally for griz.I chose the .300win.That doesnt mean I think it cant be done with smaller guns. sam.

03-11-2008, 12:07 PM	#7
billy Moderator Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: a secret lab on the shores of lake titicaca Posts: 15,791 Images: 10 Blog Entries: 158	if i am actually looking for one. what moose said. __________________ ignint mcnugget... the slug o love sez... remember kids two warning shots to the head for safety!

03-11-2008, 01:39 PM	#8
rdale501 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: oregon Posts: 426	Well for sure I would want enough power to give me the pennatration nedded and I think there are a number of rounds out there I would be very comfortable with. I would be more concerned with what I was throwing out there than with what was throwing it. More thought would go into the bullet I chose. I want something designed to take a griz. not drop an antelope at a thousand yards. Just my opinion...

03-11-2008, 01:48 PM	#9
billy Moderator Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: a secret lab on the shores of lake titicaca Posts: 15,791 Images: 10 Blog Entries: 158	the biggest cartridge that would not cause permanent injury to me while firing it. that 1st shot better count! __________________ ignint mcnugget... the slug o love sez... remember kids two warning shots to the head for safety!

03-11-2008, 02:13 PM	#10
Windwalker Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 4,265	Lol, Billy that is about how I feel. If I had to go looking for a grizzly I would carry the heaviest rifle that I could shoot repeatedly and accurately. At my age this would be a 45-70, and not with the monster loads. __________________ America: Love it and protect it or leave it

03-11-2008, 06:28 PM	#13
7mmremmag1995 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Kentucky Posts: 1,272 Images: 1 Blog Entries: 1	why is 50 not on there??? souds like the perfect bear/squrrel round the smallest i would use is a 300 win mag __________________ Just LeDoux it

03-11-2008, 08:13 PM	#15
Windwalker Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 4,265	Nope, Bro. Bob, I meant age. I am 69 and if I have to have so much gun that it is going to tear my arm off I might just as well let the bear do it. 1. I have a lot of faith in the 45-70. 2. Unless the bear is posing a threat to life or property I won't be out hunting him. __________________ America: Love it and protect it or leave it

03-11-2008, 08:52 PM	#16
billy Moderator Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: a secret lab on the shores of lake titicaca Posts: 15,791 Images: 10 Blog Entries: 158	when i lived in ak i carried a mossberg pump shotgun with slugs. __________________ ignint mcnugget... the slug o love sez... remember kids two warning shots to the head for safety!

03-11-2008, 09:08 PM	#17
SwedeSteve Thor's Hammer Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Alaska Posts: 14,161 Images: 1	I have a Rem 870 Express Mag with 4 slugs, then 4 000 buck for a camp gun. __________________ Thank God we don't get as much Government as we pay for! -Will Rogers

03-11-2008, 10:21 PM	#18
Purdy Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Montana Posts: 129	I don't understand the question. The Grizzly is an endangered species and as such you can't hunt for them. (maybe soon in MT) If I were just out hunting and had an encounter of the worst kind, what I had in my hands would have to do. You can bet it wouldn't be a 22 LR though.

03-11-2008, 10:25 PM	#19
AKHunter Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Alaska Posts: 899	Purdy: they are NOT endangered and are hunted by residents and non-residents alike here in alaska and canada and russia.

03-11-2008, 10:48 PM	#20
Mooseman684 Super Moderator Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Alaska Wilderness...Currently in Holiday, Fla. Posts: 11,015 Images: 2	Endangered...My Butt ! I have over 3000 Grizzlies here in Unit 13 alone and over 9000 Black bear...That is just One hunting unit !!! Rich __________________ You know you might be facing your doom,when all you get is a click when you're expecting a BOOM!