30-06 for grizzly

[260]

Like most things bigger is better and this situation is no different but that statement comes with a caveat.....only go as big as you can shoot accurately! A .338 would work great but if you flinch heavily and therefore can't shoot it accurately this can easily result in chasing a wounded bear through thick bush where a well placed shot from a 30-06 can easily result in a dead bear. Know the capabilities of you, your caliber and the bullet of choice and keep the shot distances within that affective range and you will have a dead bear! Good Luck!

[Wild one]

Like most things bigger is better and this situation is no different but that statement comes with a caveat.....only go as big as you can shoot accurately! A .338 would work great but if you flinch heavily and therefore can't shoot it accurately this can easily result in chasing a wounded bear through thick bush where a well placed shot from a 30-06 can easily result in a dead bear. Know the capabilities of you, your caliber and the bullet of choice and keep the shot distances within that affective range and you will have a dead bear! Good Luck!

Could not agree with more ^^^

[Ltbullken]

Interesting how if they were all shot at the same distance how they all mushroomed differently.

Bullet on left, the first shot, squared both shoulders (retained 100%! weight). The other ones hit only one bone.

[rimfire]

+1 for Shot placement and properly constructed bullets. Those features kill more animals every year than big calibers. If you can shoot that 30-06 accurately, it is more deadly than the guy who shoots a big bore magnum poorly.