Lloyd Smale
Member
thing is to claim its good for bear is a pretty broad statement. Most bear around here go 200 or even a bit less. A 3030 or 762x39 loaded with a good bullet like a power point will kill them dead as hell. But theres allways the chance your going to run up against a 500lb bear and if a big one like that came strolling in 20 yards from me id want a bit more gun. Im sure the little 30 would get it done but youd best be placing that bullet with the skill of a surgeon. I dont claim to be an expert on the 762x39. Ive killed two deer one pig and one bear with it and it did well but i knew its limits and stayed within them. Ive killed a truck load of deer and quite a few bear with the 3030 and if you really want to hear my opinion it smacks things harder then the 762x39 and id rather be out there with a 3030 loaded with 170 corelocks then any 762x39 load you can dream up when that 500 lb bear shows up.