Black bear calibre/ammo

[Snowwalker]

303 british.....pretty slow heavy roud.....it wont go far

No not very far...ONLY two or three Miles. It will carry enough energy to do serious injury or death for a long time.

It is normal for hunters up north to drop moose at 500 to 800 yards with the 303 British using 180 or 200 grain rounds.

[Fox]

No not very far...ONLY two or three Miles. It will carry enough energy to do serious injury or death for a long time.

It is normal for hunters up north to drop moose at 500 to 800 yards with the 303 British using 180 or 200 grain rounds.

I am pretty sure he meant the bear will not go far

[glen]

Maybe the bullet will stay in the bear.

[Snowwalker]

Maybe the bullet will stay in the bear.

In the shattered shoulder behind the exploded heart would be a great spot for it.

[punkrockerpj]

i sported a 6.5x55. was a good all around choice when bushwacking northern ontario.

[MikePal]

303 british.....pretty slow heavy roud.....it wont go far

No not very far...ONLY two or three Miles. It will carry enough energy to do serious injury or death for a long time.

It is normal for hunters up north to drop moose at 500 to 800 yards with the 303 British using 180 or 200 grain rounds.

You do know that a 180gr .303 zeroed at 200 yds will have a -60" (5 FEET ) hold over for it to hit a target at 500 yd and will have less than 1,000 ft/lbs of energy (ethical minimum to kill a deer).

So you might not be stretching it to say hunters are killing deer with it at 800 yds HaHa...

[MikePal]

i sported a 6.5x55. was a good all around choice when bushwacking northern ontario.

Millions of Europeans agree !!

[canadaman30]

You do know that a 180gr .303 zeroed at 200 yds will have a -60" (5 FEET ) hold over for it to hit a target at 500 yd and will have less than 1,000 ft/lbs of energy (ethical minimum to kill a deer).

So you might not be stretching it to say hunters are killing deer with it at 800 yds HaHa...

Those kind of shots are what the 7mm, 300 magnums are better suited for....

[Snowwalker]

Those kind of shots are what the 7mm, 300 magnums are better suited for....

Only wealthy southern hunters had those. I was 21 years old before I found out there was someone beside Dominion Arms that made rifle ammo. That was the year I finally ran out of the ammo I got for my Birthdays and in my Xmas stocking since I was 9 years old.

I miss my No 4 rifle.

[Snowwalker]

You do know that a 180gr .303 zeroed at 200 yds will have a -60" (5 FEET ) hold over for it to hit a target at 500 yd and will have less than 1,000 ft/lbs of energy (ethical minimum to kill a deer).

It is still a dangerous round for a long distance beyond your target. Just because it's not a 3000+ FPS round does not mean it's not going travel aways.

My No.4 Rifle had an adjustable sight and I used an Optical range finder.