454

[punisher]

Looking for a good deer/bear load for my 454 Encore pistol, any suggestions ?

[Grumulkin]

How about H110/Win. 296 and 300 grain Hornady XTPs?

[punisher]

Sorry, forgot to mention that I do not reload.

[quickdtoo]

I put off handloading for so many years due to infuence from my dad's bad experience with handloaded ammo made by someone else. I wish I had started many years ago! It's never too late to start!

Tim

http://www.beartoothbullets.com/tech_notes/archive_tech_notes.htm/51

[MePlat]

I find it difficult to comprehend that it would be hard to find a factory load that would be bad for deer and bears since the 454 has killed all the major game of the world.
Me,  I would buy a couple boxes of the Cor-Bon 300 gr loads or 335 gr loads and sight in and go hunting.  It really isn't rocket science.  Maybe a box of Hornady 300 gr XTP loads or some from Grizzly Ammo or somewhere.
I assume that since cape buffalo and rhino have been killed by the 454 deer and bear wold be no problem.

[STJ]

For deer go with Hornady's 300gr or 240gr xtps, they are around $20 for 20 and will work very well.  For black bear use the 300s

[EdK]

Is there a "best" combination deer/bear load? Is seems more and more that heavy-for-caliber cast is recommended for bear  (penetration) and mid-weight hollowpoints for deer (partly for expansion/partly for better trajectory).

I highly recommend reloading. In fact, reloading steered me toward TCs - not the other way around.

[poncaguy]

Corbons............