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Offline Yankee Yelper

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lever action 35 cal. for bear?
« on: July 24, 2003, 03:34:00 AM »
How does this caliber stand up for black bear? My son will be using it this Sept. in Maine.
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« Reply #1 on: July 24, 2003, 04:46:45 AM »
Which 35 caliber round are you asking about?  Without know, I will say most 35 cals are adequate for bear.
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lever action 35 cal. for bear?
« Reply #2 on: July 24, 2003, 06:06:32 AM »
When you say lever action 35 cal, I will assume you mean the 35rem.

This is an excellant black bear caliber.

Best of luck to your son.
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« Reply #3 on: July 25, 2003, 03:14:13 PM »
Yankee,

The 35 Rem. is a fine cal. for blackbear. One of the fellows I had at my bait site took a nice 6' blackie with one well placed shot through the vitals at 50 yards. I believe he was shooting factory 200 grainers at about 1975 fps. The bear jumped in the air and stumbled forward; he died at about 10 yards! I was impressed with the results! His rifle put the bear down as fast as any other I've seen. 8)
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« Reply #4 on: July 26, 2003, 07:58:33 PM »
I would think that the 358 Winchester in a BLR or Savage 99 would also be good medicine for black bear. POW
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lever action 35 cal. for bear?
« Reply #5 on: December 12, 2003, 01:18:53 PM »
:oops: I guess I should have looked at all the post because I just asked just about the same question.Where areYOU planning on hunting?
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