.308 Win for hunting

Do you mean bears? Grizzly and Brown?

I think you meant the question to be "would you..?" Because I could, but I wouldn't.
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Ok. Thanks. Let's cut to the chase and close this thread out.
What would be the best rifle and the best round for hunting Grizzly Bears?
Or.. what would be some very good rifleS and roundS to do that kind of hunting?
 
I wouldn't hunt brown bears with anything less than a .338 win. mag. A Ruger Hawkeye alaskan in .375 would be just the ticket.
 
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Talk to your outfitter about what they would like to see, This is a good place to be over gunned than under.308??? NO. Bet a 338win mag would be a starting spot.
 
It really depends on how and where you're going to hunt the grizzly. It also depends on how good a shot you are.

It seems like most people plan on a grizzly that jumps up at 20yds and charges. If that's the norm, then you need a very big caliber. I'm not a grizzly expert so I can't challenge that perception. It just doesn't seem like that'd be the norm, especially on a guided hunt.

Last month someone posted pics of a guy with two mammoth bears that he'd shot with an M1 Carbine. I guess that guy didn't get the message
 
If was going grizzy hunting i would probably have a guide in front and with two big bores between us a 338 in all likelyhood is what i would carry but with barnes bullets. now at 20 yards , shot the guide and run ,,right?? hehehe Better hope you see him first and 2 quick shots do the job..
 
If was going grizzy hunting i would probably have a guide in front ...
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Yeah I think that would be the only way to go dangerous game hunting. I wouldn't want to do it by myself.
 
If I were going to buy a gun for grizzly it would be a .375 H&H. But I would probably just use my .338 b/c I already have it.
 
Of course it depends upon what you think of as dangerous. Whitetail deer are dangerous, as numerous people have discovered the hard way.
 
I have heard unconfirmed reports of grizzly in Sequoia National Forest. The Black bears in California can get sizeable. A world record for archery black bear was set in 2008 in Northern California. It's skull measured 23 13/16. That would put it's weight in the 700-800 pound range. California ranks behind only Alaska on the West Coast in the number of black bears submitted for records and 7th overall in the U.S. The last Grizzly killed in Southern California was back in the 1890's. They were a fairly common sight in the 1700/1800's in SoCal, frequently seen on the beach eating whale and seal carcasses...Coincidently, these same carcasses were a major food source for the California Condor.

See what happens when you save the whales? The frickin grizzlies and Condors go extinct!!!

A bumper sticker I have seen-"Nuke the gay baby whales"
 
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I have heard unconfirmed reports of grizzly in Sequoia National Forest. The Black bears in California can get sizeable. A world record for archery black bear was set in 2008 in Northern California. It's skull measured 23 13/16. That would put it's weight in the 700-800 pound range. California ranks behind only Alaska on the West Coast in the number of black bears submitted for records and 7th overall in the U.S. The last Grizzly killed in Southern California was back in the 1890's. They were a fairly common sight in the 1700/1800's in SoCal, frequently seen on the beach eating whale and seal carcasses...Coincidently, these same carcasses were a major food source for the California Condor.

See what happens when you save the whales? The frickin grizzlies and Condors go extinct!!!
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That's interesting.
 
The term "dangerous game" is generally taken to mean the larger bears of Alaska and the African critters such as the lion and buffalo. There is the issue of "stop" as well as that of "kill". A .308 is nowhere near the proper selection for these.

By and large, there are no huntable animals in the lower 48 which can't readily be dealt with via a .308.
 
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