Originally Posted by Kurt505 (Post 3884698)

Why does it always have to be an Alaskan brown bear?

How many grizzlies were shot in Alberta last year? How many of you even had a tag???

You guys do realize this is about penetration, at least that’s what I got from the op.

Fwiw, I doubt anyone would choose a 6.5 Grendel over a 300 magnum if they were grizzly hunting, but being that most of us on the forum live in Alberta I don’t understand why it always has to come back to grizzlies. I’ll bet 99% of the people on this forum haven’t even seen a grizzly in real life. I’ve seen a total
of 5 in my life, and one was in the park. Never once did I wish I had a 300 magnum when I came across a grizzly.

The topic is about penetration, maybe leave the grizzlies alone since they’re protected. :sHa_shakeshout:

Originally Posted by Xbolt7mm (Post 3884706)

The grizzly or brown bear issue came up because the op compared a great large /dangerous animal round to a nice solid deer cartridge and tried to say they were equal. Thus the comparison sane people brought forth. It does not matter if they have or have not seen one, only that they know what cartridge they would want if they needed one, but you already know their line of thought as well as the reasoning behind it, but gotta love ANOTHER CM thread with a different twist, BTW,,,where’s Charlie

Originally Posted by Jeron Kahyar (Post 3884703)

You have to be trolling. Nothing else explains how you justify this as fact.

Originally Posted by MountainTi (Post 3884696)

The other 2 amigos should be along shortly to help answer your question :sHa_shakeshout:

Originally Posted by Stinky Coyote (Post 3884616)

The only thing that carries energy is your shoulder and sometimes that little spot between your eyes.

Originally Posted by Stinky Coyote (Post 3884712)

You have some catching up to do.✌️

Originally Posted by Kurt505 (Post 3884698)

Why does it always have to be an Alaskan brown bear?

How many grizzlies were shot in Alberta last year? How many of you even had a tag???

You guys do realize this is about penetration, at least that’s what I got from the op.

Fwiw, I doubt anyone would choose a 6.5 Grendel over a 300 magnum if they were grizzly hunting, but being that most of us on the forum live in Alberta I don’t understand why it always has to come back to grizzlies. I’ll bet 99% of the people on this forum haven’t even seen a grizzly in real life. I’ve seen a total
of 5 in my life, and one was in the park. Never once did I wish I had a 300 magnum when I came across a grizzly.

The topic is about penetration, maybe leave the grizzlies alone since they’re protected. :sHa_shakeshout:

Originally Posted by MountainTi (Post 3884724)

Nailed it haha
Well half right anyways.....so far

Originally Posted by elkhunter11 (Post 3884732)

I am likely in the minority of the posters, but I have held a grizzly tag in NW BC. and I have had to stop a charge. The .338" bullet struck the throat, and lodged in the rear hip, after traveling the length of the bear. The second shot broke both front shoulders as the bear turned. There is no way that I would have traded my 338x8mmremmag for any 6.5 cartridge. I have also taken shots on elk with my 7mmstw , that I would not have taken with my 6.5x55. My 6.5x55 might have done the job at those shot angles, but I knew the 7mmstw would do the job.

Originally Posted by Xbolt7mm (Post 3884741)

Nothing new will come from this thread, might as well be politics or indians harvest rights.

Originally Posted by Kurt505 (Post 3884750)

Prime example of when to use a magnum rifle. I’d use my Creedmoor on elk while still hunting, which is the intent I had for the rifle when I bought it, still hunting. If I were to come across a charging grizzly while still hunting I’d much rather have my Creedmoor than a can or seasoning spray.

A 26 Nosler hits like the hammer of Thor, and will easily break the shoulders of a moose, it’s a 6.5 projectile.

With these 6.5 threads, common sense plays as an important roll as it does when using any other caliber. It’s best to leave the what if’s out, especially if they don’t apply.

Originally Posted by Stinky Coyote (Post 3884712)

You have some catching up to do.✌�

Originally Posted by Kurt505 (Post 3884750)

Prime example of when to use a magnum rifle. I’d use my Creedmoor on elk while still hunting, which is the intent I had for the rifle when I bought it, still hunting. If I were to come across a charging grizzly while still hunting I’d much rather have my Creedmoor than a can or seasoning spray.

A 26 Nosler hits like the hammer of Thor, and will easily break the shoulders of a moose, it’s a 6.5 projectile.

With these 6.5 threads, common sense plays as an important roll as it does when using any other caliber. It’s best to leave the what if’s out, especially if they don’t apply.

Originally Posted by Xbolt7mm (Post 3884706)

The grizzly or brown bear issue came up because the op compared a great large /dangerous animal round to a nice solid deer cartridge and tried to say they were equal. Thus the comparison sane people brought forth. It does not matter if they have or have not seen one, only that they know what cartridge they would want if they needed one, but you already know their line of thought as well as the reasoning behind it, but gotta love ANOTHER CM/Grendel thread with a different twist, BTW,,,where’s Charlie

Originally Posted by Kurt505 (Post 3884698)

Why does it always have to be an Alaskan brown bear?

How many grizzlies were shot in Alberta last year? How many of you even had a tag???

You guys do realize this is about penetration, at least that’s what I got from the op.

Fwiw, I doubt anyone would choose a 6.5 Grendel over a 300 magnum if they were grizzly hunting, but being that most of us on the forum live in Alberta I don’t understand why it always has to come back to grizzlies. I’ll bet 99% of the people on this forum haven’t even seen a grizzly in real life. I’ve seen a total
of 5 in my life, and one was in the park. Never once did I wish I had a 300 magnum when I came across a grizzly.

The topic is about penetration, maybe leave the grizzlies alone since they’re protected. :sHa_shakeshout:

Originally Posted by Skytop B (Post 3884773)

I love my 6.5 but every deer I have shot with it has ran at least 50-100yds before going down, 300 Win mag, not so much. I hate following blood trails through the bush...

Originally Posted by Jeron Kahyar (Post 3884762)

Okay let's try an easy explanation. If I gave you the choice of getting hit with a baseball bat made of balsa wood or one made of Maple (same guy swinging both) Wich would you choose? This making sense at all?

Originally Posted by elkhunter11 (Post 3884765)

Yes a 26 Nosler will break the shoulders on a moose or elk, but a 26 Nosler isn't a 6.5 CM. or 260rem, or a 6.5x55, which all have comparable ballistics, and perform similarly on game. I personally like to carry a cartridge that will handle any game that I encounter, and pretty much any situation that I might encounter, so while I feel comfortable carrying a 260rem, or 6.5x55 for deer or or moose where I am not likely to run into a grizzly, I carry my 7mmstw even when hunting sheep, because if I am ever charged by another grizzly, I feel confident that it will stop a charge. And I don't mind carrying the extra weight, in that situation. And I have seen a couple of dozen grizzlies while hunting sheep or elk in the mountains.

Originally Posted by chuck (Post 3884777)

If I’ve seen five grizzlies this year alone, all within rifle range, all while packing a rifle, none of which were in a park, does that make my opinion more credible than those that haven’t? Cause I have. And it was a pretty normal year.

Originally Posted by Xbolt7mm (Post 3884785)

It was a what if, so nope, no more credible but we all missed you Charlie

Originally Posted by Kurt505 (Post 3884698)

Why does it always have to be an Alaskan brown bear?

How many grizzlies were shot in Alberta last year? How many of you even had a tag???

You guys do realize this is about penetration, at least that’s what I got from the op.

Fwiw, I doubt anyone would choose a 6.5 Grendel over a 300 magnum if they were grizzly hunting, but being that most of us on the forum live in Alberta I don’t understand why it always has to come back to grizzlies. I’ll bet 99% of the people on this forum haven’t even seen a grizzly in real life. I’ve seen a total
of 5 in my life, and one was in the park. Never once did I wish I had a 300 magnum when I came across a grizzly.

The topic is about penetration, maybe leave the grizzlies alone since they’re protected. :sHa_shakeshout:

Originally Posted by chuck (Post 3884789)

There is no what if. If you want to start tallying up grizzly sittings I’m game. You start. This discussion is garbage. It’s guessing at its finest.

And none of them were further than 200 yds and two of them were within bloody bow range.

Originally Posted by Xbolt7mm (Post 3884795)

Musta seen that CM and run for their lives

Originally Posted by Jeron Kahyar (Post 3884762)

Okay let's try an easy explanation. If I gave you the choice of getting hit with a baseball bat made of balsa wood or one made of Maple (same guy swinging both) Wich would you choose? This making sense at all?

Originally Posted by Stinky Coyote (Post 3884800)

I’ll take the one with the least amount of sd please! Do you know which one that is?