what is a good rifle for hunting black bear?

Question

what caliber and rifle are best for hunting black bear and grizzly bear?

Answer 1

I have taken both species in Canada and British Columbia. I used a 7mm Remington Magnum and a 300 Winchester Magnum and they both took care of business. If I had to recommend anything else, I would suggest something in 30-06 minimum or larger, preferably a magnum.

Answer 2

for black bear a .270 will actually work, despite what other people say. many people like a 7mm-08 rem for both whitetail and black bear, and so is the .30/06. for both grizzly and black bear, a 7mm rem mag or a 300 win mag, but both of those might be too small for some grizzly. a .375 H&H or a .338 win mag would work great for any large game in north america.

Answer 3

Even though more Black bear have been killed with the old .30-30, a better choice is anything .308 or above. For Grizzly I pick something .30-06 or preferably bigger.

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Answer 4

Black bear a 12 slug is hard to beat. For Grizzly minimum of a 300 magmun

Answer 5

A good .30 caliber, .30-06 or .308, is as far down as I would go. Given my choice, I'd look at something like a .338 for big bears.

Any quality bolt-action rifle should be fine.

Answer 6

M1 Garand 30-06

Answer 7

It all depends on what you want.Where I live alot of people use there deer rifle for black bear.3006 is a popular round.
I know people who hunt bear with a bow and arrow.If I were to go bear hunting Id use my 460 S&W.

Answer 8

The .338 Win Mag or .375 H&H

Answer 9

I have never had a problem with my Remington BDL 7mm mag. on bear
using nosler partitions

Answer 10

A .416 Rigby, 350grain bullet should do the trick.