22-250 for longer range? or 308?

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Originally posted by Lone Star


OTOH, the .22-250 is hardly protection against large bear. I hunted Kodiak most of the 27 winters I lived in Alaska, and I'm appauled that you considered it prudent to shoot a "charging" bear at 40 yards. I've been false charged many times, and they all stopped by 20-30 yards - not that yours would have stopped. I wasn't there and things may have been different in your instance, but this sounds too much like the fisherman who shot and wounded a sow on the Russian River this year because he "thought" it might cross the river and attack him. This kind of thing gives hunters a bad name. If you really want bear protection, get a .338.

Been camping back woods BC for 4 years now, north south central and kinda north. Saw a bear at lest once on every trip, and every time we did the bear horn would send they running into the woods, this one started running instead. I have never hunted bear or anything bigger then a yote, I had no idea what this bear was going to do, all I knew I had a point at which I didnt want it any closer, and after my shot he didnt get much closer in the sliding roll I put him in. Do I feel I did the wrong thing? No. I felt we did what we had to in order to protect ourselves and our gf's. I didnt even have an idea what my round would do to a bear, I needed to make sure i could get a second shot if I needed it. If we were in a clearing and could have driven off we would have, but it was a 2 track in the bush. If it would have stopped then I am sorry for it. We marked it on the GPS and gave the location to a game and wildlife officer in a small town on our way home.



My main objective is not cost, but it is in my mind.
So a different round like a 25-06? or 6mm or something?
(Seems I will be buying a second rilfe to carry while camping, or see if I can get my pops 300 win mag, its like 20 years old, but I am sure it works, might just need a bit of tlc from a gunsmith.)

I have only ever shot a 308 and a .22
My 308 had the heavy barrel, choate stock and I usually shot from a bipod. And I didnt feel the recoil was that bad.

The glass I had was a Leupold Vari X III 8.5-25x50mm, and I liked it, although others thought it was to strong for their personal taste.

Doesnt seem the 22-250 is really what I want if its not that good past 400 yards.
To tell you the truth I have never really look at other calabers, except the 300 win, but thats really overkill I think.

I'll have to find more info on the 6mm, 243, and 25-06
I assume the 223 would suffer the same problems as the 22-250?