[gumboot458]

In response to your question about double verses bolt , a lot of very good info has been posted. I live and work in a sub artic rain forest that has the highest contrations of Alaskan Brown Bear , of any where "in my knowledge" out side the McNiel River area. There are true , impenatrable jungle conditions here, which are usually avoided,but occasionally have to be traversed on foot when sport/subsistance hunting for Sitka black tail deer or Moose or Mountain goats.. Bear hunting also. I have had to stand down bluff charges from brown bear a number of times and have needed to run off many bears . I have been very Blessed by God to never have gotten a bear on top of me nor been bit or hit by one . as I often work and hunt alone, this issue of which is best is more than acidemic for me. So far I have used the 458 win mag, hand loaded with 400 gr bonded core and X bullets and the 416 Taylor w/ 325 gr X bullets and both have stopped the bears imediately. One bear required 3,5oo gr factory sp bullets to drop.however I,m not too sure 1 of those shots was very well placed. All these bears were lion size or larger and I was by myself. I am convinced that under worst case senerios a 500 of 577 double would do what a large medium or large bore rifle will not. ther2 draw backs are cost and weight, However an 18,000$ Searcy 577 nitro double rifle is a lot cheaper than a few reconstructive surgeries. please reply essespecially if any one has used the 505 or the 500 A-Square on in bound game . gumboot ,out.