Top Bear Rifles and Loads | An Official Journal Of The NRA
May 1, 2019 · Contributor Philip Massaro shares some of his favorite rifles and loads for different bear hunting scenarios.
The Best Calibers for Bear Hunting - MeatEater
Sep 6, 2024 · If that’s you, or you’ve simply wondered which rifle cartridges are best for bruins, you’ve come to the right place. We’ll cover everything you need to know about selecting the right cartridge for your hunt–from bullet choice to shot placement to hunting distance to whether you need a bigger bullet for bigger bears.
9 Great Grizzly Guns for Brown Bear Hunting and Backcountry Defense
Nov 19, 2019 · Ruger. Use: Hunting/Defense. Ruger rifles are well known for dependability, and the Hawkeye and Hawkeye Alaskan, with their controlled-feed actions, are no exception. I have an Alaskan in .375 Ruger, and it is an ideal brown bear rifle.
Best Rifles and Calibers for Big Bears - RifleShooter
Jun 23, 2022 · Hunting big bears takes the right equipment. Here is a guide to the right rifles and calibers.
The Best Bear-Defense Guns and Cartridges | MeatEater Gear
Aug 4, 2022 · Since carrying two long guns is cumbersome and impractical, the traditional bear defense gun is a handgun carried alongside a hunter’s bolt-action rifle. But there are many scenarios in which a person might want a firearm for bear defense.
The 7 Best Brown Bear and Grizzly Cartridges | Field & Strea
Jul 14, 2024 · Warren Page did more bear hunting than anyone I know, and had a dedicated bear rifle. It was chambered for a cartridge called the .35 Mashburn Super Magnum, and fired a 250-grain bullet...
Best Big Guns for Big Black Bear Hunting - Petersen's Hunting
May 10, 2024 · The versatile .308 is also a “do-anything” black bear cartridge, not as fast or flat-shooting as the PRC, but propelling a heavier bullet with greater frontal area. The .350 Legend was designed to be legal in former shotgun-only states …
How to Choose a Bear Gun | An Official Journal Of The NRA
May 27, 2016 · How to Choose a Bear Gun. In hunting there are the rifles you choose to make sure you take an animal humanely; and then, there are the rifles you choose to make sure the animal doesn’t take you. A choice for a black bear rifle lends itself to …
Best Rifles For Bear Hunting - Wild Untamed Outdoors
Mar 17, 2024 · Selecting the right rifle for bear hunting is a decision that requires careful consideration of factors such as caliber, action type, build quality, and intended usage. Each of the rifles featured in this guide offers unique strengths tailored to the demands of bear hunting, from rugged reliability to precision engineering and advanced technology.
Best Guns for Black, Grizzly and Alaskan Brown Bears
Mar 4, 2024 · One of the rifles I have used with great success on bears, which also includes grizzly and Alaskan brown bear is a Ruger M77 Guide Rifle chambered in .375 Ruger, topped with a Trijicon AccuPoint and shooting Hornady’s 300 …