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Offline brown-trout

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« on: April 14, 2004, 11:03:55 AM »
.gonna be after caribou this fall!
my 270 Lam Stock Handi will be up to the job, im sure...!
...no bolt action fan , here......nevr had a hoofed animal require more than one, whether it was a 12 ga. lead slug, a razor tipped arrow or  a 295 grain bullet from a front stuffer.
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any advice on a caribou hunt is welcome

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« Reply #1 on: April 16, 2004, 06:03:21 AM »
Where do you plan on going caribou hunting at?  I live in Alaska, and if you are coming up here to hunt you may want to rethink your decision on the .270.  Though it is plenty to take a caribou, you probably want something more powerful in case you run across a grizzly bear or more.

Also, you may not be a fan of bolt-action rifles, but they are less likely to jam on you.  That's the seller point there for me.  I don't know if you've ever seen a grizzly bear up close, but I sure wouldn't want my gun jamming up when I have one of those coming at me.


(Might I also recommend carrying a handgun for protection).

Happy hunting!   :-)
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« Reply #2 on: April 17, 2004, 07:04:25 PM »
Like he said: If you are coming to Alaska you better rethink that .270 thing.  The .270 is totally adiquate for Caribou, but is too light for Grizzly.  I carry a Handi quite often in the summer in .35 Whelen.  Totally adiquate for Grizz.  But in the fall during Moose and Caribou season I carry a .338 Win Mag.  Not for Moose and Caribou, but for the chance encounter with a Grizz.  When you are up to your elbows in Moose or Caribou, and a Bear of any type comes in you got a problem.  .338, .35, or 45-70, are all good at that time.
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