Dakor, I agree with everything that Paul says as an experienced hunter. Take his words for advice. If you come up here and talk to hunters up here about shooting a bear at 200 yards you are definitely going to incite a riot with you being alone on one side. 300 mag with a 200 gr bullet will do for a griz if everything goes according to plan. Good luck with your trip.

Get close, makes for a more enjoyable hunt! Listen to these guys. They live there, the weather will kill you and not lose any sleep over it. Use 200 grain bullets in your 300. This one was killed with a 200 A-Frame from a 300 Weatherby. Make sure you are prepared for the weather. I personally like Gortex, but have used regular rainware as well. Make sure you have excellent wool or synthetic under garments. Good boots are a must. Did I mention to be prepared for the weather? There is nothing worse than 40 degrees or colder and it's raining. I'd rather be in below zero weather.









Shot at about 80 yards, watched it for about 20 minutes, it never moved, when we got over to it, it looked up at us...Never seen my brother move backwards so fast in my life

I wonder if I need to pick up a new rifle if it is always raining because my 300 is a Sako TRG-S and it has a syn stock but it isnt stainless. As for my shot I said I was going to try get to 100 yards and you know how that goes you prepare for a shot at a certain range the next thing you know you walk over a hill and it is 20 yards away. Where did you hit your bear on your first shot and after you walked up there and it lifted its head how many did you put in it after that?

It's not always raining, sometimes it snows

Seriously though, a blued rifle can be kept from rusting with proper care. Remove the barreled action from the stock and apply several coats of paste wax. Water will just bead up and drip off. Whatever you do, don't put a wet gun into a case! Been there, done that, won't do it again.

Stainless guns rust as well, some suprisingly quickly. The stainless steels used for making guns don't have the greatest stain resistance, so still require care to keep them from rusting.

If you just need an excuse for a new gun, than getting a stainless one isn't a bad deal. I hunt with both blued and stainless, and really don't see much of a difference. If I was looking for a gun to take maximum abuse with minimal care, then I would go with stainless.

Waxing the bottum of the reciever and barrel is a pretty good idea Paul thanks. As for the wet gun in a case I to learned that lession a long time ago. I always whipe my rifles off when I am done using them but sometimes you just cannot carry gun oil or spray with you that is why I like my stanless rifles they can take a little more abuse. As for buying a new gun I am try to avoid that I just bought one and money is a little tight Plus with all the other stuff I am going to need up there and the license it adds up quick. Hunting on a budget really sucks.

The first shot was dead center in the back, and out through the lungs. We spotted it, got out in front of it and waited for it to get close. At about 75 yards it spotted us or winded us and spun around to take off. I shot it as it took off. It was on a very steep hill, and when it finished rolling it was in a tight ball, so I shot it again in the shoulder, just to be sure. We waited, and then approached it. The snow was deep, and we kept sinking up to our crotches. We got up above it, and my brother reached down to look at it's head. That's when it looked at us. He jumped straight back, and I shot it once more from about 4 feet right into the hump. Amazing how tough they are. My first one was killed at about 250 yards, shot it dead on the shoulder from the left side. Bullet went out and broke it's back. That was a 180 grain CoreLokt, 300 Weatherby.

Dakor, the first time I did an Alaskan bear hunt I was amazed how quick my rifle rusted. Alaska will challenge your equipment like no place on earth. I have since had all my rifles coated with a teflon type finish. I recomend Robar in Phoenix (www.robarguns.com). I have also used a company called Bearcoat in Colorado. The finishes work amazingly well in bad weather and look real nice also. It usually costs about $250 to get a rifle done. Combine a teflon finish with a synthetic stock and your weapon should be able to handle just about anything mother nature has to offer.