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Don't take this wrong but you really do need a bit larger caliber. If you can handle the 7-08 you can handle the 308. And there are lots of loads for the 308. Ol WDM Bell might have shot a lot of elephants with a 7mm..but he had the luxury of being able to set up all his shots for the most part..not many were comin after him. And ol Olive Fredrickson used the 25-35 for one simple reason..it was what she had. It wasn't the best for the job.. Get the best for the average use that you have. The 308 should fit the bill. I hunt around the nasty ol grizz and I now carry 'nuff gun myself..

BTW we had another kid attacked by a grizzly the other day..out in a sage brush flat where no self respecting grizzly would be. The boys were shooting jackrabbits with handguns when she knocked the one boy down and started in to chewing on him. He actually killed her with a 357 handgun from what I heard.. She did of course have some young'uns nearby. Last I heard he was in ICU in Billings. Not a good thing for certain.