Shot placement on grizzly bears

[Razor84]

Looking for some thoughts from you big bear hunters....where do you try to place your first shot? Please respond for any of the following shots you take:

• broadside
• facing you head on
• quartering towards you
• quartering away
• facing straight away

Of these, which do you prefer?

I'm looking for shot placement advice. I'll be bringing a 338 Mag shooting 225 gr Barnes

Thanks in advance for your thoughts, and good hunting my friends

[Liveforthehunt]

Unless you have no choice and it's running right at you I would wait for a broadside shot and still wouldn't think twice about putting it through the lungs

[revarchery]

Lungs and break the offside shoulder, you will have time for a follow up shot if you do this.

[paw325]

See that white thing low in the chest with the valves sticking out of it??

hit the top of that no matter what angle he's facing

[.264winmag]

Personally broadside, I'd be trying to break the onside shoulder through both lungs and break the offside shoulder stopping inside the hide so we can all see the bullet! Barnes are designed for that kind of penetration are they not?

[Ron.C]

For Blackbears with rifle or bow, broadside heart and lungs. Not worrying about breaking the shoulders on a bear. One of my concenrs is a clean kill, but also looking to minimize meat damage

[GOLDEN TOP SNIPER]

Broad side ribs . hitting the lungs in the best i find .

[The Dawg]

Lungs. Broadside

[Philcott]

Is this of any use? I'd have posted the pic but the forum tells me I'm 56.4K over on a 57.2K picture?? must be a setting I don't know about somewhere.

http://www.triplecoutfittersalaska.c...ne-510x630.jpg

[high and to the right]

Always, always, always try to break the front shoulder. I hear of too many lost bears with lung shots. The bleed hole often closes up very fast and they can go a long way in thick bush.