Your favorite bear firearm & bullet

[bogwalker]

What is your favorite firearm for black bear over bait? Favorite bullet type?

[lichen fox]

Martin Firecat.....2219 easton's tipped with N.A.P.'s 100 grain expandable's...

[bogwalker]

Firearm?

[lichen fox]

Well, it fires....and it's name has "fire" in it...and I use my arms to operate it....and it's been so hot that my arms have actually started on fire after making a shot! No...it's archery equipment...I've only shot one bear with a rifle and I used a Remington, 760 pump in 30-06 with 150 grain hornandy's loaded at 2800 fps...at 12 yards it was plenty of gun...

[bogwalker]

Well, it fires....and it's name has "fire" in it...and I use my arms to operate it....and it's been so hot that my arms have actually started on fire after making a shot! No...it's archery equipment...I've only shot one bear with a rifle and I used a Remington, 760 pump in 30-06 with 150 grain hornandy's loaded at 2800 fps...at 12 yards it was plenty of gun...

Sounds good to me! In my opinion a bow in the hands of the right hunter is the best bear weapon there is. Many advantages over a firearm.

[pulleye16]

12 gauge / slug-a-thug

[remington 300]

30-06 165gr btsp for me, my son used a 30-06 w/125 grain with the managed recoil round last year and his bear only made it 25 yards from the shot/bait.

[Boar]

Muzzleloader, 150 grains triple 7 pushing 300 grain TC shock wave. Anchored an dead. Boar

[lakeshoremunster]

I use a Tikka T3, synt. stock, stainless barrel, in a 308.

Shot federal soft nose last year because it was the cheaper of the shells, and this year I have a connection to the federal plant so I get all of the ammo that federal makes for dirt cheap.

Just got 200 rounds of .40s&w for $20.

[jay83196]

Leaning towards 12gauge lightfield 600grain slug.