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    Is a 270 a good black bear gun ?

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    Yes it is.

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    yes and no. Yes it is good for short distances, but for longer distance I would use a 30-06

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    Easily capable of taking down a black bear.

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    Quote Originally Posted by The Phoenix View Post
    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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    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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    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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    Quote Originally Posted by The Phoenix View Post
    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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    Quote Originally Posted by The Phoenix View Post
    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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    Thanks for all the help

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