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Offline hansg/Ups

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25/06 loads for black bear?
« on: November 24, 2011, 08:00:25 AM »
Any suggested bolt action loads for black bear?If I resume hunting in western NY,I may use my 26" barreled bolt action for deer.If I encounter a black bear,what might be a dual purpose[deer/bear] load?
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Re: 25/06 loads for black bear?
« Reply #1 on: November 24, 2011, 08:51:13 AM »
 :) The only thing I would think with the fat on a fall bear, one might try 115 or 100 grain Nosler Part...All of my bear have been shot with bigger calibers...and they have been killed with far smaller calibers also....

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Re: 25/06 loads for black bear?
« Reply #2 on: November 24, 2011, 11:32:29 AM »
Either 52 grs H-4831 or 49 grs IMR 4350 with the 115 Nosler partition will shoot lights out in most 25-06s and pity anything that is shot with it in the vitals. 

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Re: 25/06 loads for black bear?
« Reply #3 on: November 24, 2011, 03:09:23 PM »
I personally use the 120 grain Nosler partitions with 51 grains of H4831.  Good shooter and will do the job on both.
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Re: 25/06 loads for black bear?
« Reply #4 on: November 24, 2011, 07:24:52 PM »
I love my 700 varmint .25/06,but man, aint you got a .30/06 for the bruin?

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Re: 25/06 loads for black bear?
« Reply #5 on: November 25, 2011, 04:18:48 PM »
My sons shoot deer, lope elk and black bears with there 257AI, I first start loading it with 115npt for deer, there where so impressed with the DRT that when I wanted to try 100gr npt they said no, when they went elk hunting I wanted to go to the 120npt and they said no, 1 shot kills on them and did not go more then 20 yards, when they took them black bear hunting in the fall, and with all that fat it can plug a wound and not leave much of a blood trail I again wanted to go to the 120's, and again they said "dad, dont mess with success" the bears went less then 50yds. We only put 1 into them to see how far they would go since I could keep them in sight of my 45-70. I just bought a 257Wm, and will use  the 115npt and try the Hornady 117 Interlocks and see how they group. I am sure the 100gr npt for deer and lope would be fine.

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