* * * You're going to run across a lot of Grayling and Small trout.
colbad I am getting ready for a similar trip. In that I am driving I can pretty much bring whatever I want.* * *
T. O'heir said:"...Something us Alaskans can never seem to agree on..." Isn't just ya'll. snicker.
Your buddy's Mini is not a .308 Win. It might be an early Mini-30 that had an incorrect .308" barrel though. From back when the was little 7.62 x 39 ammo available. Any 7.62 x 39 123 or 125 grain bullet would just annoy Yogi.
Take the shotgun and use slugs. Mind you, the chances of you ever being fast enough to recognise a threat, get the shotgun out, aimed and fired accurately before Yogi is on you, are slim.
How are you getting there? If you're driving, you will require Canadian licencing just to drive through. Not really as big a deal as it sounds though. Go here and comply with Option 1. http://www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca/cfp-pcaf/f...visite-eng.htm
Oh and in May it's not the mosquitoes. It's the black flies. Mosquitoes sip a bit of blood and make you itch. Black flies take out a chunk of your hide.
You do realize that the most common cartridge for poaching big game in Africa is 7.62x39?
Elephant, Lion, you name it, the 7.62x39 has killed it. Sure it was mag dump but it got the job done. 20 to 30rds of 7.62x39 is nothing to sneeze at.
Question: What firearms do you already own that you might consider taking?
Yup, the spread of the 7x62x39 makes it a common cartridge pretty much everywhere. And if you shoot enough of it at something eventually they will die of something, blood loss, infection, etc.
But that doesn't make it a good choice when facing an angry Alaskan Brown bear.
Would be better than harsh language though.
Are these bears armor plated? Telling me 5 to 10rds of 7.62x39 to a bear's head is not going to drop it?