Posted on 05/08/2014 5:46:56 AM PDT by JoeProBono
Larry Fitzgerald and a pal were moose hunting near Fairbanks, Alaska, when they came across fresh bear tracks in the snow. Three hours later, the auto body man had taken down the grizzly that left the prints, an enormous bruin that stood nearly 9 feet tall and earned Fitzgerald a place in the record books.
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I have a minimum 100 rounds each of my favorite hunting loads, loaded at all time.
do you think I reload one or two rounds?
BTW. a 12 gauge with nice solid sabot slugs will penetrate a grizz and be good protection. the hollow foster slugs I used for years to take down deer in a shotgun county, I fear would expand to much and be stopped by the musculature of a big Grizz before reaching the vitals....
btw, a buddy moved to Maine and got a rare (at the time) moose tag. grandpas .35 Remington took down a full rack Bull with one round through the shoulders and lungs.
” There are tons of dead grizzlies shot with 200-220 grain .30-06’s, and it still kills them”
No doubt, but at a distance of 2 heartbeats, it doesn’t exude confidence.
I mainly use 300, 350, or 405 grain if I really want to beat myself to death.
A Marlin isn’t something you want to shuck .45-70 with 405 grains out of as fast as you can.
It will get your attention.
Most people don’t know that the even though they are all brown bears Kodiaks are a different genus from Grizzly’s.
Agreed. I’m just saying if you want close range big bear medicine this is it.
The one my son has is the short barreled guide gun with the built in muzzle brake holes. You can’t sit at the shooting bench next to it when it goes off.
I bought the lead 500 gr bullets originally thinking I would take the trapdoor on a western buffalo hunt. I had loaded these with 3031 and BP. (Never did this hunt)
I used the .405 lead bullets for cowboy action long range side matches with BP. You can hear the round hit the steel a fraction of a second After the shot but if the wind is wrong you can’t see it hit nor see past your nose for a while after the shot due to lots of white smoke.
FYI, I am a halfassed armchair naturalist. Have great big coffee table books on various things. Also a hunter. Here is a good description from Wikipedia which is to never be taken as 100% true. But this article is ok.
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grizzly_Bear
Were they related? Same nose and chin.
I have an upcoming job in the Alaskan bush. Have three boxes of those for my 870 “Security” sitting on the shelf. Last time I smelled a bear - but didn’t see or hear it.
Gee - thanks. Those slugs are pretty frikken big in the box. Compared to that photo though.....
Actually what I should have noted is that the Kodiak is a sub species of Brown Bear. Due to its isolation over time from regular Grizzlies it has some genetic diversity.
I’ve seen those brennekes. I do believe the slug is solid permenantly attached to a plastic fletching device. Still sabot slugs are smaller and 1-1.25 oz slugs will penetrate better if smaller diameter.
Looks like a garden rake. Scary. :-)
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