If you wanted to take a black bear this year, which of these two rifles would you choose for the job. A Remington 700 LSS in 7mm Ultra Mag or Marlin 1895M in 450 Marlin. I will be using factory ammo with both rifles. The Ultra Mag would either be a 140gr. Nosler Partition or a 160gr. Nosler Partition. I have chronoed the 140gr. NP at about 3500fps/3800+ft/lbs. I haven't tested the 160gr. yet. The Marlin pushes a 350gr. Hornady JSP to just under 2000fps/3050ft/lbs. I would be hunting in PA.
What do you think?
What do you think?