[BlueDragon]

the gun will bring down a grizzley bear

Perhaps. If one gets lucky. But larger and heavier calibers are recommended. Try .338mag for starters. Or .375 H & H.

'06 should be enough for most black bears, though. Brown bears can get about 3x bigger.

[snowtigger]

the gun will bring down a grizzly bear
Perhaps. If one gets lucky. But larger and heavier calibers are recommended. Try .338mag for starters. Or .375 H & H.

Back before the animals all got body armor, the old '06 was plenty big medicine. My brother killed everything in Alaska with one, my Dad used the .308.

I got caught up in the magnum craze. 308 Norma Mag, 350 Rem mag, even a 458Win. Even had a 338 mag. Hated it! Sold it back to the feller I bought it from.

Then, I bought a .280 Rem. For the first time in years, I really enjoyed shooting, I could even see the muzzle blast through the scope. I didn't need a spotter to tell me where I hit, I could see the bullet make a hole in the target! The "06 is enough gun for ANYTHING on the North American continent. Shot placement is everything.