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Awesome discussions gentlemen! Thank you!
Apr 4, 2023
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Both the .416 and .375 Ruger are popular choices for hunting dangerous game, including bears. The .416 has a reputation for being a...
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The Barnes X bullets I have recovered have been perfect mushrooms and lost almost no weight. I have never found a 'petal' from a Barnes...
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When I first decided to load up some of the original Barnes X bullets for my 8mag I shot them into a couple spruce logs. At near 3k fps...
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If I guided big bears, I would listen to folks like Mark and disregard bullet or cartridge of the week data. Nothing compares to real...
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Interesting, but not sure what era of Barnes' copper X-Bullets you're referring to. Just FYI, when I was researching a possible trip to...
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Nosler partitions had a huge but unwarranted following. The original bullets were not bonded core bullets and the fronts would shed out...
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Oh yes, I didn't see that 300 wm in 180 down at the very bottom. Interesting...
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For sure on that. Bullet technology today is a universe ahead of where it was in the “old days,” and a rising tide - eventually -...
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I enjoyed the read. It seemed there is a definite correlation between striking force and bullet decomposition. I would really like to...
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Here's an article sent to me by a well read individual that has been following this thread. The article is old and while the principals...
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Day in and day out, Anchorage right now not withstanding, .458 Win. and .375 H&H Mag. have consistently been the easiest to get and load...
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I'll share this one just for fun. I shot a 9 1/2 boar brown bear with an old Winchester model 71 lever gun in .348. Handloaded Hornady...
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I think sometimes a guide’s goal is not just protecting a client from a charging bear, but putting down a bear running away at whatever...
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Try finding any of those rounds in Alaska right now, but the .416 Ruger is on shelves. To answer the main question, .375 bullets for...
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