Hello Ethan, What do think about 7.62x39 Ruger ranch rifle with PPU Centerfire Ammunition 7.62x39 PSP 123 Grain. for tree stand Black bear hunting. Thanks.
Black bears aren't hard to kill at all. I've used 308, 30-06. 270 and 30-30...they dropped where they stood. Great bullet selection for all these cal's. If I had to pick one it would be the 308 hands down. Really no need for high recoil mag's.
If you take an ethical shot at vitals instead of trying to break shoulders you can take a black bear with 30-30 or even 762x39. Magnums to the chest or shoulders is some lazy hunting.
I’m in the Yukon. Totally agree with you. I’ve used 300 Win, 338-06, 45-70, 375 ruger and 58 cal TC big bore muzzle loader on bears. I taken both black and grizzly with these with great success.
I think some cartridges should be added to this list are tge 45-70 govt, the 44 mag, and even 45 colt in plus p loads like from buffalo bore have all taken black bear easily, with in the effective range of those cartridges. The 44 mag and 45 colt are best used in rifles for bear.
I hit a big bear in the point of the shoulder this year with my 270 at 100 yards.he spun in a circle n ran like he got hit with a pellet gun lol.buying a 7mm mag for next year n only going for lung shots.he was huge but I didn't expect him to shrug a 270 off like nothing with Hornady 140gr superformance sst
I've taken 4 black bear with a .270, one made the SCI record books and field dressed at 408 pounds. All 4 bears dropped in their tracks with 150 grain nosler partion. It's time for you to practice shot placement.
@@MetalStud I guess you didn't understand the idiot was shooting Hornaday SST bullet that is cheap garbage lead core target bullets that blow up on all game
@@sunnyztmoney they aren't. Half a dozen of the last bears I shot were with recurve with 40# limbs casting an arrow at 150fps. The last bear I shot was a dominant boar with a 45acp. 230gr xtp leaving the muzzle at 950fps and it went about 30yds. Of all the game I've shot bears go down the quickest/easiest. The issue lies in hunters that have a combination of inability to place their shot where and when it counts, and lack of knowledge of where the vitals are located. Basically for competent hunters they are very easy to kill. For incompetent hunters, they are hard to kill. Same animal, same toughness.
@@NorthRiverGuide elephants are strong and large too but if you shot one in the eye it would go down too. Bears are tougher game than deer is what I meant
@@sunnyztmoney if your plan was to take down an elephant, the eye would be a very poor spot to try and place your shot. When hit comparably, deer tend to travel a further distance than a bear and also take longer to die. Other than moose, bears have to be pound for pound the easiest to kill animals out there.
30-06 only out to 100-200 meters??? Brother, a 30-06 will do anything you ask it to do at much greater distance than those you referred to. While it does not shoot as flat as a 7mm Rem Mag, or 300 Win Mag, it is considered the best all around caliber for big game and has taken everything on the planet. Ask a large percentage of hunters, they will tell you a 30-06 would be their choice in a “if could only have one gun/ caliber” situation. And just for record, I am a 7mm Rem Mag guy, so I am not biased in favor of the 30-06.
With modern powders, the '06 gives up so little to the 7mm. Rem. Mag that any animal hit with it inside 500 yards will not know the difference. Trajectory and wind drift is also very close. If you have a reliable accurate rifle chambered in either of these cartridges, you can hunt anything on the North American continent with confidence.
Id rather have the 7mm Mag, but it really depends on the rifle. The 7mm Mag is the better cartridge of the 2, but the old 30-06 is a pretty good round. The recoil on the 7mm is stout, and fast follow up shots is not going to happen. A M1 Garand in 30-06 has very fast follow up shots and a larger magazine. I suppose if i were being charged by a bear id want the M1, and if i was in a stand waiting for the bear, then id take the 7mm Mag.
@@blueduck9409 My question is "Do I think it's entirely up to me, exactly when I might be charged by a bear? When I was in Svalbard, the guy who was guarding the camp at night, fell asleep. When we all woke up in the morning, we had a Polar bear circling the camp, and left tracks in the snow. We were hunting, and we only had a 12g pump shotgun with us.
No, the mid sized cartridges will not be overkill for deer. I myself shoot a 270 wsm and its my all round hunting rifle. I also shoot a 30-06 which is more then adequate for anything in North America. The 7mm Rem Mag is great as well. Remember all these rounds have different types of bullets and bullet weights available and those two factors will matter more then the caliber or cartridge. Pick a bullet style appropriate for the animal and youll be good.
Hard to go wrong with an '06. Modern powders have really increased the potential of this fine old cartridge. The recoil is manageable for most shooters, it can carry almost 1500 foot pounds of energy out to 500 yards, is relatively flat shooting, and it's available almost anywhere.
@Jess Hadlock Blood shot meat is caused by ignorant dumb asses using lead core bullets that blow up on impacting game. All meat damage can be stopped by shooting any of the all copper expanding bullets.
My choice 3006 I can take down any game with grains of bullet I'll shoot I got choice 3006 from 50 grain to 200 grains and more 220 grains.it's African cartridge also yes African hunting