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January 5th, 2016, 03:20 PM
#1
Black bear
Is a 270 a good black bear gun ?
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January 5th, 2016 03:20 PM
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January 5th, 2016, 03:52 PM
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January 5th, 2016, 04:02 PM
#3
yes and no. Yes it is good for short distances, but for longer distance I would use a 30-06
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January 5th, 2016, 04:12 PM
#4
Easily capable of taking down a black bear.
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January 5th, 2016, 04:33 PM
#5
Has too much time on their hands

Originally Posted by
The Phoenix
yes and no. Yes it is good for short distances, but for longer distance I would use a 30-06
Got my pop-corn, now let watch the show.....
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January 5th, 2016, 05:35 PM
#6
It depends on bullet, 140-160gr would be fine for black bear. I've found that in my case 45-70 with 320gr works way better than 308 Win 160gr due to the chance of recochet.
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January 5th, 2016, 06:09 PM
#7
It will kill a black bear no problem, they are not supposed to be very tough to kill.
That being said, I have a couple friends who are bear guides, they prefer 30 cal rifles for fall bear as the hole that is open on exit is larger and tends not to plug up with fat.
I was going bear hunting on a bait, I have a 6.5x55mm and was going to use it, I was told my 30-30 would be a better option as the larger hold will give a better blood trail if it does not drop. The feet of bears do not leave very good tracks either.
You hit a bear in the high shoulder with a 270 though and I doubt it will run far on 2 broken shoulder blades.
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January 5th, 2016, 06:14 PM
#8
Has too much time on their hands

Originally Posted by
The Phoenix
yes and no. Yes it is good for short distances, but for longer distance I would use a 30-06
30-06... lol.. need a min. 338 win mag
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January 5th, 2016, 06:28 PM
#9

Originally Posted by
The Phoenix
yes and no. Yes it is good for short distances, but for longer distance I would use a 30-06
Maybe you can explain, because I am not understanding your comment.....a .270 will/can do the job no problem,
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January 5th, 2016, 06:48 PM
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