Best Bullet placement to take down Black bear

[WickedWillis]

Thnx alot. yes this a sport kill. i would like to hunt with my son when he is a little bit older. thanks again, there is nothing like the opinion from a skilled hunter

I am definitely not a skilled hunter lol, I just have lots of experience around black bears.

[100cop]

I am definitely not a skilled hunter lol, I just have lots of experience around black bears.

well thanks for your help.

[Beef15]

I wouldn't go under a 30 cal for a clean kill imho. I grew up around black bears. 99% of time they are skittish, and afraid of humans. Obviously you injure one, or get between a mother and it's babies it's a whole other story. The meat is garbage, and you will probably only want sausage out of it, so this is most likely a sport kill. Most of the guys I grew up with that hunted them used 308's or 30-06. Hide isn't crazy tough, but I still think a 223 is a bit underpowered for them.

The meat depends what they've been eating. Interior AK bears make pretty good BBQ and even roasts, but yeah mostly sausages.

I wouldn't take to the woods in pursuit of one with a 5.56, bad angle or bad shot on a med/big bear puts a lot of meat and heavy bone between you and the vitals, they are not fun to track wounded. The pics in that link are good.

[w squared]

I might use a .223 with really good bullets (monolithic coppers) for a bear hunt if someone made me...but I'd choose a rifle with a heavier projectil and more overall energy if at all possible. A .30-30, 6.8SPC, or even 7.62X39 would be a better choice by virtue of offering an substantially increased chance of a humane kill and a reasonable chance of anchoring the animal if your shot placement is less than perfect. Even better, step up a bit in terms of cartridge energy and run a .243.

Or, you can be a boring old Fudd like me and use a .308 for your grocery shopping. It ain't sexy....but I can buy ammo for it on the wrong side of the tracks in Smackover, Arkansas and with shot placement that is even reasonable it'll do a good job of anchoring black bear, feral hogs, mule deer, antelope, white tail deer, elk, moose....you get the picture.

[freejason]

put one in the neck, and it will go down

[SeriousStudent]

This thread was opened by a known thief and scammer, no point in replying to it.