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kaboom
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I just got back from Washington on a spring bear hunt. Took this one with a S&W 29DX.
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Lloyd Smale
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Thank God i thought this was another one of those what to use for a charging bear posts. Its a good lookin bear you got there with your smith. A trophy to be very proud of!
 
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bfrshooter
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Very nice. What boolit and load did you use?
 
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kaboom
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I used a Speer 270gr. soft point over 21.5gr. of Lil'Gun, does about 1270fps out of this gun.
It left no blood trail as the bullet didn't exit. The bear went maybe 25yds after being hit. If I did this again I think I'd go with a heavy hard cast WFN.
 
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bfrshooter
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I have had great performance with the WLN and WFN boolits. I love two holes in game.
It does look like you found that the S&W likes a little heavier bullet but some just open too fast.
 
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Nicely done! And OH MY GOSH! You didnt need a .700 Huge Magnum Zinc Plated Alloy Revolver!


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Posts: 273 | Location: Kentucky | Registered: 20 January 2005Reply With Quote
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Originally posted by kaboom:
I used a Speer 270gr. soft point over 21.5gr. of Lil'Gun, does about 1270fps out of this gun.
It left no blood trail as the bullet didn't exit. The bear went maybe 25yds after being hit. If I did this again I think I'd go with a heavy hard cast WFN.


Congradulatios........ thumb


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If I did this again I think I'd go with a heavy hard cast WFN.


Highly recomended........ beer


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Originally posted by kaboom:
I used a Speer 270gr. soft point over 21.5gr. of Lil'Gun, does about 1270fps out of this gun.
It left no blood trail as the bullet didn't exit. The bear went maybe 25yds after being hit. If I did this again I think I'd go with a heavy hard cast WFN.


Congradulations........ thumb


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If I did this again I think I'd go with a heavy hard cast WFN.


Highly recomended........ beer


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A 9mm may expand to a larger diameter, but a 45 ain't going to shrink

Men occasionally stumble over the truth, but most of them pick themselves up and hurry off as if nothing had happened.
- Winston Churchill
 
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cobrad
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Congrats on a fine bear. I took one last fall and used 320 gr. hard cast WFN over 22 gr. H110 for 1280 fps. My bear was estimated at around 500#, and the bullet traveled nearly length-wise through him. I'll be using this load again.
 
Posts: 866 | Location: Western CO | Registered: 19 February 2004Reply With Quote
collegekidandy
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Nice bear! Where in Washington were you hunting? I didn't think spring bear opened until April 15.


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Posts: 258 | Location: washington | Registered: 03 August 2003Reply With Quote
kaboom
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I got this one on the Quinault Reservation.
 
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Originally posted by kaboom:
I used a Speer 270gr. soft point over 21.5gr. of Lil'Gun, does about 1270fps out of this gun.
It left no blood trail as the bullet didn't exit. The bear went maybe 25yds after being hit. If I did this again I think I'd go with a heavy hard cast WFN.


Pardon my ignorance but what is a WFN?


Swede

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Posts: 1608 | Location: Central, Kansas | Registered: 15 January 2003Reply With Quote
loboman7x57
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http://www.graybeardoutdoors.com/lbt/index.htm


that link should help answer your question.


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Cobrad

Do you mind sharing where you got the mold for the 320 gr WFN I shoot the same load as you except with a 330gr WFN. That mould moved out of state with my friend who owned it and I'm looking foe another

Kaboom

Nice bear I've taken many but havent with a hand gun yet. You got me thinking.


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cobrad
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I am using Cast Performance bullets with gas checks.
 
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kaboom
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Swede,
Wide Flat Nose. Here are some sources.
http://www.beartoothbullets.com/
http://www.montanabulletworks.com/
 
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Swede,
Wide Flat Nose. Here are some sources.
http://www.beartoothbullets.com/
http://www.montanabulletworks.com/


Thanks, I keep telling my friend that likes to shoot hot 180gr 44mag bullets that slow and heavy is better.


Swede

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