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A lot more similar than they are different.
You have to step WAY up in diameter and velocity to begin to make an appreciable difference. Not like a 7 mag pops deer apart like a 22-250 and a ground squirrel.
Not a lot of difference between a 3” permanent hole through shoulders and lungs from an appropriate 22 CF and a 3” hole bored through shoulders and lungs from a 7 mag.
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Think I want to try and get one with my compound bow first, if not 300wmg 180 grain accubond or 270wsm win powermax 130 grain
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Evanguy
I hear you on this post man, I have a 500 Jeffery that has only fired 10 rounds to be sighted in, I'm on the fence if I should take it or not.
On one hand it would be overly comforting to have a 500 Jeffery against black bear hunting with my 6 year old son
but
on the other hand I can shoot my parker hale lee Enfield like a shot gun (as soon as I pull it up it going to hit here I'm looking) and I've shot all my big game with it so far in my hunting adventures (mountain goat and 2 black tails)
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You HAVE to take the 500....:)
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Anatomy of a black bear.
About mid point top-to-bottom, and forward of the mid point front-to-back.
Behind the shoulder for a double lung hit, which is very effective. Into the shoulder if bear is angling towards. Shoot for off-shoulder if angling away.
https://i.imgur.com/UF7bKYq.jpg
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Gateholio
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You HAVE to take the 500....:)
Well, that is a very valid point you make, i may just do that to break the gun in. A 570gr bullet at 2200fps should adequate
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Going to try my hand at a bear with a bow this year. I don’t eat bear so not concerned if I don’t get to harvest one. In Alberta you only have to keep the hide. You can feee the meat to the birds / yotes.
passed on a lot of bears in bc because I didn’t want to deal with the meat. Only lookin for that rare hog of a bear for a rug.
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Probably the .375 Ruger Afrikaans with 250 grain TTSX.
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6.5 needmoor or 257wby or maybe 300wsm with 210 LR ABs
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.308 M77 Hawkeye with 165grain federal fusions.
wait for a good double lung broadside on any decent bear without cubs