What grain bullet

[3tags2010]

Would you guys recommend for a black bear hunt? I'm using a 7mm. Thanks guys!!!

 

[BRUSE1]

I would say it depends how you are hunting them. I hunted them over bait in maine with my 7mm mag and the shots were only around 30 yds or so. I shot mine with a 175 grain core lokt. The bear went right down. The guide their recommended at least 150 grain bullets. I would use this combo again on any black bear hunt. Shot placement is the key. Good luck!!


BRUSE
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[3tags2010]

Thanks Bruse.... I'm hunting them stalk and spot and might try to call them in. I'm expecting that a shot might range to up to 300+ yards. \

 

[rmanwill]

Whatever you are currently shooting and the gun is sighted in for. You will have confidence with the current load and gun you have been shooting. I have killed them with 270-130 grain, 7mm -165 grain, 308 - 165 grain, 300 WSM - 165 grain and they all have done very well and I have recovered all bear between the spot of the shot to less then 100 yards.

 

[UGAhunter]

+1 rmanwill.

Any gun will do, if you will do! (Sorry, I stole that saying from FrontSight). Shot placement all the way. Bears are not hard to kill. Now if you were talking self defense on a charging brown bear...shotgun, but in a hunting situation I don't think it matters. Put a bullet in the lungs and it will die.

 

[coyote]

I have a 7mm and a few years back I started useing 139 gr. Hornady inerbond. I have been way impressed. My rifle is sighted in at 2 inches high at 100 yds. She is a flat shooter. I took a nice bear at 500 yds. A buck at 500 yds and a bull at 430 yds. And have taken numerous other animals at shorter distances. I would recomend this bullet for sure. All of these animals died within a few yds.

 

[3tags2010]

Thanks for all the advice!