any bullet with a wide flat nose over 240 grains will kill a bear out of a 44 mag if hit right. I like my hunting bullets to be about 1-16 tin-lead
any bullet with a wide flat nose over 240 grains will kill a bear out of a 44 mag if hit right. I like my hunting bullets to be about 1-16 tin-lead
290 grain GC LBT bullet made short work of large Ontario black bear.
Nathan,
Your 44 load made short work of a nice bear!
Thanks, Dinny
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BP | Bronze Point | IMR | Improved Military Rifle | PTD | Pointed |
BR | Bench Rest | M | Magnum | RN | Round Nose |
BT | Boat Tail | PL | Power-Lokt | SP | Soft Point |
C | Compressed Charge | PR | Primer | SPCL | Soft Point "Core-Lokt" |
HP | Hollow Point | PSPCL | Pointed Soft Point "Core Lokt" | C.O.L. | Cartridge Overall Length |
PSP | Pointed Soft Point | Spz | Spitzer Point | SBT | Spitzer Boat Tail |
LRN | Lead Round Nose | LWC | Lead Wad Cutter | LSWC | Lead Semi Wad Cutter |
GC | Gas Check |