05-13-2024, 11:54 AM
I’d look at Barnes Or 90 grain Nosler Accubonds.Albeit those aren’t big bears. Bears are built heavier than deer. Those bullets will hold up better, penetrate better, especially if you hit bone and more likely a pass through.
I’ve used 95 grain BT for deer in .243, they are great deer medicine. But were I hunt now has a substantial bear population. I had a hunting parter who two years in a row shot bears with 165 BT out of a 30-06: both bears we had to track, both bears should have been DRT or only went a short distance. I finished them off with 165 accubonds and they folded like a cheap suit. One bear was about 250 pounds, the other was a bruiser that we weight at 506 pounds.
Short story: bullet construction matters for different game: BT, SSTs etc are great for deer…..for bear id step up to a stouter bullet, that will also work well for deer
I’ve used 95 grain BT for deer in .243, they are great deer medicine. But were I hunt now has a substantial bear population. I had a hunting parter who two years in a row shot bears with 165 BT out of a 30-06: both bears we had to track, both bears should have been DRT or only went a short distance. I finished them off with 165 accubonds and they folded like a cheap suit. One bear was about 250 pounds, the other was a bruiser that we weight at 506 pounds.
Short story: bullet construction matters for different game: BT, SSTs etc are great for deer…..for bear id step up to a stouter bullet, that will also work well for deer