lthomas7
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| 22 Apr 2012 10:25 AM |
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I am planning my first combination woodland caribou/black bear hunt in Newfoundland Canada. I have been very successful with shooting deer with my Browning A-bolt 30-06 loaded with 52 grains of IMR 4064 powder topped with a 150 grain Nosler ballistic tip bullet. Will this load be sufficient or should I use a Nosler Partition bullet and move up to 165 or 180 grain? For optics, I have a Bausch & Lomb Elite - 3000 3X-9X 50mm scope mounter on the rifle.
Lawrence Thomas Sr # 40271465
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Mr VJP
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| 22 Apr 2012 01:24 PM |
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Your current load is fine for Caribou. But for Black Bear I'd prefer the Nosler Partition in 180 grain.
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mjgonehunting
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| 22 Apr 2012 04:22 PM |
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I killed 2 caribou with 30-06 150 grain Hornady Boat Tail Spire Point bullets,and wouldn't hesitate to take bears with the same load if everything was perfect!
I however would probably change to a 165 grain Partition in your situation.
I tested many loads in all available bullet weights, before an elk hunt several years back.
My 30-06 seems to like the 165 grainers better,so thats all I use now in it.
You should have no problem at all with your current setup. |
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handloader1
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| 22 Apr 2012 06:01 PM |
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180 gr. Nosler Partition. Good luck. |
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TOM IN TENNESSEE
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| 23 Apr 2012 01:04 PM |
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Shoot straight, your current load works but I would go with the 180gr personnally as I believe that what Ruark left unsaid was use enuff bullet! |
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gehee
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| 23 Apr 2012 04:15 PM |
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I'd use a harder bullet for bear. I wouldn't worry as much about the weight on black bears |
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hutschig
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| 22 Dec 2012 02:30 PM |
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anything from a 270 to a 338 should work fine. I would stick with your 30-06 |
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