Cosmoline
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I'm mulling over doing a Roosevelt-Browning black bear hunt this fall (IF I have time and a working truck) or next Spring with the ancient .30 WCF. It's not exactly a popular Alaska cartridge these days, but back before everyone was terrified of giant brown bears it took its share of sitka deer, black bear and moose. And yes, even a fair number of brownies. My target will be plump Chugach Nat'l Forest black bear, shooting a 26" long rifle. The loads I'm looking at are standard 170 SP handloads at about 2,300 fps, 150 grain Barnes X at about 2,400 fps or the 160 grain leverevolutions at 2,350 fps. The 170 SP's are tried and true. The Barnes X I haven't heard much about. The leverevolutions are very new and the only field reports so far have been from the paid press, so I'm not too sure about them.
What do you think I should focus on?
What do you think I should focus on?