Bear slug

[mpow66m]

Based on your exp.( i am new to hunting bear)what is a good slug for Blk. Bears.Im chambered up to 3.5''.

[paynter2]

What ever you use for deer will work well on bear. Shoot what you're comfortable with.

[noway]

What type of bear would be my 1st question?

A would stray away from any foster type of slug and a sabot or a stepped bukchammer should be okay for hunting a black bear of moderate size.

[mpow66m]

ok,thnx.Ihave a smoothbore too.

[paynter2]

ok,thnx.Ihave a smoothbore too.No rifled slugs.

From your last post, I'm not sure if you realize that you shoot rifled slugs through a smooth bore shotgun. The rifling are on the slug itself. The slug imparts the spin - not riflings in the barrel (as in a rifled barrel).

Look around on the internet - maybe search for 'rifled slugs' to get started. Black bear are tough and smart - but they are thinned skinned like a deer. Hit with a 12 ga slug in the proper place they will not move.

[mpow66m]

paynter2,
yes i know thnx.i made a mistakei was thinking of saboted slugs,even tho u can shoot them through a smoothbore.fixed.Dont shoot slugs much,only a few times.Tho out here you can use 00/000 for deer hunting.
what size and weight slug would you suggest.
doing a search now.


Buckhammer looks good,ill buy a few different brands and try them out.ill be using a 16.5'' barrell,so i figure 25 -35 yrds.

[Ironbar]

My vote would be for a 20mm cannon. You just can't imagine how much caliber you're going to need to bring down a bear.

http://analiseindiscreta.files.wordpress.com/2010/07/thunderbolt-and-lightfoot.jpg

[vafish]

My vote would be for a 20mm cannon. You just can't imagine how much caliber you're going to need to bring down a bear.

http://analiseindiscreta.files.wordpress.com/2010/07/thunderbolt-and-lightfoot.jpg

Do you really think that .05" is going to matter that much?

12 ga is .73" 20MM Cannon is .78"


OP,

Since you have a smooth bore shotgun I would recommend you look at the Brenneke slugs, they have a reputation as being a deeper penetrating slug then the normal foster type.

[noway]

Do you really think that .05" is going to matter that much?

12 ga is .73" 20MM Cannon is .78"


OP,

Since you have a smooth bore shotgun I would recommend you look at the Brenneke slugs, they have a reputation as being a deeper penetrating slug then the normal foster type.

ditto

A KO, MP or the original brenneke magnum 2 3/4" slug should do wonders on a bear.

[mpow66m]

Lol,gonna check out Brenneke.The grandaddy of slugs.